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Dinosaur National Monument
Plug Hat Trail

Length: 1/4-mile loop.

Difficulty: Easy.

Trailhead location: About five miles north of Canyon Area Visitor Center on Harpers Corner Auto Tour road.

Brochure: None. Signage along trail.

Description: A level trail on top of a butte. It affords an excellent view of the surrounding landscape and provides an introduction to the pinyon pine-juniper community.

Special considerations: Trail is paved and wheelchair accessible. Wheelchair-accessible picnic area is across the road from the trailhead.


 

 
View of butte and colorful rock layers from Plug Hat Trail.
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View from Plug Hat Trail.

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Picture of dinosaur skull.

Did You Know?
Dinosaurs were a remarkably successful group of animals. They lived on the Earth for 160 million years. The fossils at Dinosaur National Monument represent only 10 of the many dinosaur species that existed during that long era.
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Last Updated: October 07, 2010 at 12:54 MST