Maps and Location Information

Mailing Address:

Dinosaur Ridge

16831 W. Alameda Parkway 

Morrison, CO 80465

From I-70 in Colorado: 

Take Exit 259 (Morrison / Golden exit) and go south (towards Red Rocks Park) on Jefferson County 93 / Colorado Highway 26.  After approx. 1 1/2 miles you will come to an entrance to Red Rocks Park.  At this intersection, there will be a turn-off to the left - take a left a start up the hill (There should be a sign reading "Dinosaur Ridge National Natural Landmark").  Go around the hair-pin curve at the top of the hill and down the east side of Dinosaur Ridge. The road curves to the right at the bottom of the hill. The visitor center is on the left after this curve. There is parking at the visitor center and along the road over the ridge. If you park on the ridge, please observe "No Parking" signs and park only where it is safe, on the "mountain-side" of the road.

From C-470:  

Take the Morrison Road exit west towards the Town of Morrison for about 50 feet to South Rooney Road. Turn right onto South Rooney Road (just before the Conoco station) and proceed north to Alameda Parkway. Turn left (west) onto Alameda Parkway and cross over C-470. The visitor center will be on the right after approximately 1/4 mile.

NOTE for Dinosaur Discovery Days:

Because Colorado State Highway 26 (Alameda Parkway) is closed over the ridge on the Saturdays of Dinosaur Discovery Days, come to the visitor's center via C-470 (which you can enter from I-70). On any other day, the directions given above from I-70 are valid, because State Highway 26 is open over the ridge.  When are Dinosaur Discovery Days?

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This image was created by dem3d, a program produced by the Mid-Continent Mapping Center, United States Geological Survey, Rolla, Missouri (version 1.0)