EXPLOREJOHN DAY FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

TYPE
National Monument
ESTABLISHED
1974
AREA
14k acres
STATE
OR
ECOSYSTEM
Valley

Painted hills, colorful badlands, and 40 million years of plant and animal fossils preserved across three units in central Oregon.

OFFICIAL LINKS
NPS Official Site ↗Recreation.gov ↗AllTrails ↗
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