Dinosaur Ridge

Dinosaur Ridge is a sightseeing stop in Morrison, CO, part of the Denver & the Front Range guide. Cost: free.

16831 W Alameda Pkwy · Morrison, CO

Why you should go…

Dinosaur Ridge is a ridge west of Denver where fossils sit in the rock where they were found. A 1.1-mile paved road, closed to traffic, passes more than 250 Cretaceous tracks in the Dakota Formation on the east side, and on the west side you can see bones in the Jurassic Morrison Formation. The site yielded the first identified Stegosaurus fossils, after bones were found here in 1877. Walking the ridge on your own is free from sunup to sundown, and guided bus tours run for a fee.

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