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Driving Distances from Oregon cities to John Day Fossil Beds National Monument Visitor Center (located in the Sheep Rock Unit)

  • Portland - 240 mi.
  • Bend - 122 mi. Prineville - 80 mi.
  • Fossil - 63 mi. John Day - 41 mi.
  • Mitchell -35mi.                                                             
  • Long Creek - 50 mi.
  • Burns - 110 mi.

Driving distances between units:

  • Sheep Rock to Painted Hills-45 miles
  • Painted Hills Unit to Clarno Unit-75 miles.
  • Clarno Unit to Sheep Rock Unit-81 miles.

Road Conditions:

 The following phone numbers and websites will provide updates on winter road conditions and summer road construction projects:

Oregon (800) 977-6368

www.tripcheck.com

Washington (800) 695-7623

www.wsdot.wa.gov/traveler_info.htm

Idaho (888) 432-7623

www.state.id.us/itd/ida-road/index.asp

California (916) 445-7623 

http://www.dot.ca.gov/

Nevada (877) 687-6237

http://www.nevadadot.com/

Montana (800) 226-7623

www.mdt.state.mt.us/rdrpt/rdrpt.htm

 

 

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Image of a running rhino from the clarno formation

Did You Know?
Some of the earliest rhino fossils in the world were found in the John Day beds. We call these the "running rhinos".
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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 MST