Photo Gallery

The images below are available for public use. Because these photos are in the public domain, all images may be used without reservation.

Any photos that are used should credit "National Park Service."

• 

  Fossils and Paleontology

  13 Photos

  The rock layers at Dinosaur NM preserve many ancient worlds and the fossil record here goes back over 500 million years. Fossils discovered at Dinosaur NM help scientists piece together what life was like in the deep past and how it’s changed over time.
• 

  Petroglyphs and Pictographs

  17 Photos

  Approximately 1,000 years ago, Dinosaur National Monument was home to the Fremont people. They left evidence of their presence in the form of petroglyphs—patterns chipped or carved into the rock—and pictographs—patterns painted on the rock.
• 

  Wildlife

  19 Photos

  Dinosaur NM is home to more than 400 different species of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians.
• 

  Green River in Dinosaur NM

  24 Photos

  The Green River extends 730 miles from its headwaters in Wyoming to its confluence with the Colorado River in southern Utah. For 58 of those miles, the Green River is within Dinosaur National Monument.
• 

  Yampa River in Dinosaur NM

  22 Photos

  The Yampa River extends for nearly 250 miles from its source in the mountains of Colorado to its confluence with the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument. For the last 47 of those miles, the Yampa River is within Dinosaur National Monument.
• 

  Construction: Quarry Visitor Center

  37 Photos

  A new visitor center was built on the Utah side of the monument between March 2010 and September 2011. The Quarry Visitor Center opened to the public on September 28, 2011. (Updated October 25, 2011)
• 

  Construction: Quarry Exhibit Hall

  34 Photos

  Between March 2010 and September 2011, the Quarry Exhibit Hall underwent a major rehabilitation. The Quarry Exhibit Hall, with it famous wall of fossils, reopened to the public on October 4, 2011. (Updated October 25, 2011)
• 

  Quarry Construction 1957-1958

  10 Photos

  Construction on the original quarry began in the spring 1957 & the grand opening was held on June 1, 1958. All photos are used by permission of the Uintah County Library Regional History Center & may not be reproduced without permission from the library.
• 

  Animal Tracks

  7 Photos

  Sometimes the best evidence of the animals that live at Dinosaur National Monument are the tracks those animals leave behind in mud, snow, and dirt.