The Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway runs through the best land in the world to learn about dinosaurs. Numerous sites are available to the public where bones and tracks are still visible in the ground. Many museums along the way add to the opportunities to see and learn about dinosaurs.

The Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway is located in eastern Utah and western Colorado. Three-quarters of the loop are within Utah. The segment within Colorado was designated the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic and Historic Byway by the Colorado Transportation Commission on October 27, 1997. The segment within Utah was designated the Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway by the Utah State Legislature in 1998.

Begin at any point along the loop. The best places to begin might be Vernal, Utah or Rangely, Colorado.

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• See American Antiquities Act of 1906.
• See Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979.
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• Arches National Park
• Canyonlands National Park
• Canyon Pintado National Historic District
• College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum
• Colorado National Monument
• Colorado Riverway
• Dead Horse Point State Park
• Dinosaur Journey Museum
• Dinosaur National Monument
• Dinosaur Welcome Center
• Fisher Towers Recreation Area

• Fruita, Colorado
• Indian Canyon Scenic Byway
• McConkie Ranch—Dry Fork Canyon Archaeological Site
• Moab, Utah
• Nine Mile Canyon National Backcountry Byway
• Rangely Museum
• Red Fleet State Park
• Upper Colorado Scenic Byway
• Utah Field House of Natural History
• Vernal, Utah

• Brown's Park National Wildlife Refuge
• Diamond Mountain Plateau
• Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
• Jones Hole National Fish Hatchery

• Ouray National Wildlife Refuge
• Sheep Creek Loop Scenic Backway
• Steinaker State Park

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