Date: September 16, 2008
Contact:Carla Beasley, (435) 781-7700
Dinosaur National Monument announces the dates that drinking water will be turned off for winter season in campgrounds.
Split Mountain Campground: October 1
Deerlodge Park Campground: October 1
Green River Campground: October 14
Lodore Campground: October 14
Echo Park Campground: October 14
These dates are subject to change depending on weather conditions. Campgrounds will remain open, weather permitting, throughout the winter. Visitors should plan to bring drinking water if they plan to camp in monument campgrounds during the winter season. For more information, call Dinosaur National Monument at 435-781-7700.
Did You Know?
Paleontologist Earl Douglass first came to Utah looking for mammal fossils. He returned in 1909 and discovered an immense deposit of dinosaur bones, now protected at Dinosaur National Monument. Although made famous by dinosaurs, Douglass died preferring his beloved mammal fossils over dinosaurs.