Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway National Scenic Byway - Utah
Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway National Scenic Byway - Utah is a National Scenic Byway in Utah. Within Utah it covers roughly 320 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway National Scenic Byway - Utah with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
The Dinosaur Diamond is a National Scenic Byway tracing a roughly 500-mile, diamond-shaped loop across eastern Utah and western Colorado through one of the richest concentrations of dinosaur fossils on earth. The Utah leg links Vernal — gateway to the bone-studded quarry wall at Dinosaur National Monument — with Price and the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry, which has yielded more Jurassic dinosaur bones than any other single site. Between the museums and quarries the route crosses high desert, the Book Cliffs, and the canyon country around Green River and Moab.
- Dinosaur National Monument quarry
- Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry
- Vernal & Price museums
- Book Cliffs
- ~500-mile loop
Designated for its natural qualities
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Places to stop along Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway National Scenic Byway - Utah
Sego Canyon Petroglyphs
A canyon wall north of Thompson Springs layered with rock art from three cultures, including eerie, ghostlike Barrier Canyon-style figures thousands of years old.
Copper Ridge Dinosaur Tracksite
Sauropod and theropod footprints pressed into sandstone, a short walk from a dirt road north of Moab.
Mill Canyon Dinosaur Trail
A boardwalk over one of the richest Early Cretaceous trackways in North America, plus a short trail past bones still in the rock.
Moab Giants
A dinosaur park with a museum, a 5D theater, and a walking trail lined with life-size replicas, at the turnoff toward Canyonlands.
Arches National Park
More than 2,000 natural sandstone arches, including Delicate Arch. Timed-entry reservations are often required in peak season.
WebsiteMuseum of Moab
A small downtown museum covering dinosaurs, Ancestral Puebloan and Ute cultures, uranium mining, and early settlement.
Where to Stay along Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway National Scenic Byway - Utah
30 campgrounds and RV parks sit within about 5 miles of Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway National Scenic Byway - Utah.
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What is a National Scenic Byway?
National Scenic Byways are roads recognized at the federal level for at least one outstanding quality — scenic, natural, historic, cultural, archaeological or recreational — that gives travelers a reason to seek them out rather than just pass through.