Summary at a glance
Dinosaur National Monument is listed as National Monument in CO, UT in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 150 million years ago, dinosaurs roamed here. Their fossils are still embedded in the rocks. Today, mountains, desert, and rivers flowing in canyons support a variety of life. Petroglyphs reveal the lives and connections of Indigenous people to this land. Homesteaders and outlaws found refuge here. Whether your passion is science, adventure, history, or scenery, Dinosaur offers much to explore. Official NPS page Data snapshot: October 27, 2026: https://www.nps.gov/dino/index.htm.
Dinosaur National Monument is listed as a National Monument in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 5 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Listed month windows: July, August, and September.
Month-by-month
Month windows on this page: July, August, and September listed as the primary window; July, August, and June listed as peak months; September, October, and May listed as lower-crowd months.
Primary Window
Listed primary window: July, August, and September.
Peak months
Listed peak months: July, August, and June.
Lower-crowd months
Listed lower-crowd months: September, October, and May.
Getting there
Use the closest major airport and a regional drive plan for Dinosaur.
Dinosaur National Monument is located on the Colorado and Utah border with parts of the monument in both states. Dinosaur fossils are only visible in the Utah portion of the monument, not on the Colorado side. The Quarry Visitor Center and Exhibit Hall (where you see the dinosaur fossils) are located approximately 7 miles north of Jensen, Utah. The Canyon Visitor Center is located in Dinosaur, Colorado.
SERPRadio origin links provide flight-research entry points without replacing local route planning.
Clock, compare, and listen
Season and now
Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.
- Current hand
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Three listening lanes
Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.
Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.
Jamcorder: Shared station.
| Month | Visitability | Crowd pressure |
|---|---|---|
| January | 41 | 12 |
| February | 43 | 12 |
| March | 48 | 16 |
| April | 53 | 28 |
| May | 57 | 46 |
| June | 57 | 72 |
| July | 60 | 90 |
| August | 60 | 86 |
| September | 59 | 70 |
| October | 57 | 38 |
| November | 50 | 18 |
| December | 43 | 12 |
The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.
Methodology
This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for Dinosaur National Monument, the 5 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.
- Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
- Source cards: 5
Data Behind This Reading
Source provenance
NPS identity
highDinosaur National Monument is identified as National Monument with NPS code dino.
SourceNPS operations and access
highOfficial NPS page for Dinosaur, Data snapshot: October 27, 2026: https://www.nps.gov/dino/index.htm.
SourceWeather signal
mediumDinosaur coordinates 40.50739742, -108.9333714 map to the NWS points URL. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.
SourceActivities and visit modes
mediumDinosaur NPS snapshot lists activities including Astronomy, Stargazing, Biking, and Road Biking.
SourceHow this page is assembled
highplace page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.
Source