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One Park, Three Units
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Your Guide to John Day Fossil Beds National Monument: One Park, Three Units The ultimate science road trip park!
A map of eastern Oregon John Day Fossil Beds is made up of three separate units: Clarno, Painted Hills, and Sheep Rock.
A map of the Clarno Unit. The Clarno Unit is closest to the town of Fossil, OR. It is about 3.5 hours from Portland, OR and 2 hours from Bend, OR.
This rocky outcrop is called the Clarno Palisades. They are destructive mudflows called lahars that cemented together semi-tropical forests over 44 million years ago.
A map of the Painted Hills Unit. The Painted Hills Unit is closest to the town of Mitchell, OR. It is about 2 hours from Bend, OR and 4 hours from Portland, OR.
The red and tan hues that make up the colorful hills called the Painted Hills are fossil soils from deciduous forests, about 33 million years ago.
A map of the Sheep Rock Unit. The Sheep Rock Unit is closest to the town of Dayville, OR. It is about 2.5 hours from Bend, OR and 4.5 hours from Portland, OR.
The state of the art Thomas Condon Paleontology and Visitor Center is located at the Sheep Rock Unit. This is the only visitor center at the park and the best place to experience fossils.
Thank you for visiting John Day Fossil Beds and while you are here, Don’t Hurt the Dirt and Stay on trails. For more information call us at 541-987-2333 or e-mail us at joda_interpreation@nps.gov. You can follow us on Facebook Twitter, and Instagram
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This video is an overview of the three units of John Day Fossil Beds: Clarno, Painted Hills, and Sheep Rock.
Duration
2 minutes, 2 seconds
Date Created
03/27/2020
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