John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Blue Mountains, Oregon   Fun things to do are bountiful; there's always something to gratify everybody. The warmest time of the year at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument arrives with high temperatures in the 90's with nighttime lows in the 40's. For the period of the winter this place gets highs in the 40's, and night lows through the winter for John Day Fossil Beds National Monument tend to be in the 20's. John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is wonderful enough to spend more than a day at, Elkhorn Tavern and RV Park is a wonderful local campground; there's glorious     hiking along the Lone Pine Trail. At John Day Fossil Beds National Monument you find a load of outdoors recreation, so you can have a load of fun. The glorious attractiveness of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is there for you to enjoy. John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is a tremendous place for a tour when you have to spend some time in the wilderness. Waller Reservoir Number Four is a magnificent lake near John Day Fossil Beds National Monument; don't leave John Day Fossil Beds National Monument without first going for a hike along the Knob Trail. Sand Spring is a striking place to check out while you're at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, and if you came to camp Lepage Park - John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is a splendid site to do that. Yep, outdoors entertaining things truly is bountiful       hiking along the Lone Pine Trail. At John Day Fossil Beds National Monument you find a load of outdoors recreation, so you can have a load of fun. The glorious attractiveness of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is there for you to enjoy. John Day Fossil Beds National John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is a gorgeous place that everybody likes. John Day Fossil Beds National Monument gets very little precipitation; all through November this area sees the most rain, and the driest of the months is July. There's just no way somebody can get bored here at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. A short spree to Burnt Corral Springs is always worthwhile. 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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