Colorado National Monument

  • Fruita, Colorado
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1 (970) 858-3617, 9708583617, +1

Website:

www.nps.gov

This monument, 23,000 acres of canyons, plateaus and massive towers of naturally sculpted monoliths, ... more on TripAdvisor

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If you are fortunate, you may be able to sign up to help out the Museum of Western Colorado in their local excavations. more on Epinions.com

We plan to return next year in the Spring when temps. more on TripAdvisor

Their Dinomation museum in Fruita is entertaining, but there are a couple of prominent displays there that are really gory (I'd give them an R rating), which disturbed our daughter. more on Epinions.com

The views are spectacular and there are some cool hiking trails ranging from short to long. more on TripAdvisor

There are a couple of interesting burger places downtown, and the Hilton restaurant is good enough. more on Epinions.com

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You know how it is: If too many people find out about a good thing, it will soon be overrun. So let's keep Colorado National Monument a secret, OK? Good. Anyway, we camped there in early June (see my ... more on TripAdvisor

If you're in the area this is a must. We went when the weather was cold and it had been snowing so it was even more beautiful. It was only $7 per car and this was valid ... more on TripAdvisor

If you have been to the National parks in Utah, this will be a disappointment, but it is worth a visit. The drive is cheap ($7) and takes about two hours, if you stop at about half of the lookouts and ... more on TripAdvisor

We were hesitant to go because it had been raining that morning, but decied to go anyway, and I am glad we did. It was one of the highlights of ... more on TripAdvisor

Spectacular drive and scenery. We drove it our last morning on our way out. It took about 2 or 3 hours. We stopped at every pull-off and took pictures. The road is very curvey and if you are proned to ... more on TripAdvisor

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We spent 2 weeks in the Colorado National Monument area 2 years ago, and it was a truly memorable vacation. This may seem like a long time to spend in such an off-the-beaten-track area, but it was truly a world-class vacation. First, ... more on Epinions.com

Colorado NM is probably the National Park System's equivalent of a sleeper movie. After spending a summer at this small (~20,000 acres) monument I believe that the area is a must visit for climbers, hikers, and slickrock enthusiasts. ... more on Epinions.com

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