John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Blue Mountains, Oregon

  John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is a beautiful place where everybody has a great time. The wonderful loveliness of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is there for you to love. Why not take a refreshing hike along the Knob Trail. Lakes are glorious; Reservoir Number Three is a lake that's in close proximity to John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.
There is great outdoors recreation at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument that you could benefit from. Throughout the months of summer highs here at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
    reach the 90's; through summer nights temperatures are in the 40's. Highs through the wintertime are commonly in the 40's with winter lows in the 20's overnight here at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. It is very dehydrated here at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
generally; of all the months in a year November is the one with the most rain, and July is the month with the least moisture.
So many fun things to do here in the Blue Mountains, too magnificent to be true. John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is good enough to spend more than a day at, Lepage Park - John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is a good local campground It's always great to check out Sand Spring. There are so many entertaining things to do to please everybody. John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is a common place to spend time for
 
    reach the 90's; through summer nights temperatures are in the 40's. Highs through the wintertime are commonly in the 40's with winter lows in the 20's overnight here at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. It is very dehydrated here at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Monument. Put some time aside to spend at Burnt Corral Springs if you're here at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, and since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always have a look at nearby Waller Reservoir Number Four.
All year is a great time in the Blue Mountains if you fancy the outdoors. Burnt Corral Creek is in the neighborhood of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument and is always a bliss to pop by; not far from John Day Fossil Beds National Monument you'll discover Nash Reservoir which is a picturesque lake. John Day Fossil Beds National
 
Monument is a tremendous place for a journey when you must spend some time in nature. John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is right by the Lone Pine Trail, and unsurprisingly, this is a perfect vicinity for folks who like lakes, Waller Reservoir Number Two is a lake close at hand.


Within the heavily eroded volcanic deposits of the scenic John Day River basin is a well-preserved fossil record of plants and animals. This remarkably complete record, spanning more than 40 of the 65 million years of the Cenozoic Era (the 'Age of Mammals and Flowering Plants') is world-renown.

Authorized October 26, 1974, and established in 1975, this 14,000 acre park is divided into three widely separated units; the Sheep Rock Unit, Painted Hills Unit, and Clarno Unit. The monument's main headquarters is at the visitor center in the Sheep Rock Unit. There is also a park office located in John Day, Oregon.

   

CONTACTS

Email - JODA_Interpretation@nps.gov

Fax- 541-987-2336

Write to
32651 Highway 19
Kimberly, OR 97848-9701

Phone
Visitor Information - 541-987-2333
Visitor Information (TTY) - 541-967-2333

TRAVEL BASICS

Operating Hours, Seasons
Park trails, overlooks, and grounds, open during daylight hours. Fossil Museum/Visitor Center open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CLOSED: Weekends and holidays from Thanksgiving through February.

Accessibility
An accessibility brochure, listing accessible programs and facilities, is available upon request. The monument Voice/TTY number is 541-987-2333 or 2334. Brochure information includes; foreign language translations of brochure (German, Japanese, French, Hispanic); barrier free trails, overlooks, and visitor use facilities; touch exhibits; and audio-taped self-guiding trail tour.


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