Parks in Fruita, Colorado

Its lifesize fossil reconstructions of Dilophosaurus, Utahraptor, and Tyrannosaurus rex are animated so vi... More on Moon Handbooks: Colorado

Enter a virtual time machine to journey back to the age of dinosaurs, where you'll encounter the 18-foot f... More on Frommers

This collection of rambles through Colorados high desert leads to overlook points that most kids say are really cool. Alcove Nature Trail, one of the few trails in Colorado National Monument far fr... More on Trails

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Containing the second-largest collection of natural arches in the countrybehind only Arches National ParkRattlesnake Canyon is as nice a slickrock wonderland as any to be found in Colorado. While t... More on Trails

Difficult to find camping away from the biotic crust, to leave low impact. More on Trails

This sandstone canyon country includes views of the Uncompahgre Plateau, Grand Mesa, the national monument, Grand Valley, the Book Cliffs, the Colorado River and the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness ... More on Trails

This is an easy, yet pretty drive through the canyon country. We ran short More on Trails

Have you ever played the game Marble Madness? This trail is my favorite trail on planet Earth. It's by far the most fun I've ever had on a mountain bike. This is a wakeup call to everyone: Drive to... More on trails.mtbr.com

After that it's more flow all the way to a fire road where you can hit Kessel and jam down to the lower parking lot. More on trails.mtbr.com

A LONG 30 mile loop. Begins on great singletrack (similar to Joe's Ridge), then drops you onto some jeep trails. You stay on the Jeep trails for approximately 14 miles until you have climbed about ... More on trails.mtbr.com

If you want to ride a long dirt road followed by two track gas roads and then rutted out, beat to death trails, go for it... More on trails.mtbr.com

This hike takes you into an easily accessible canyon in the new Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness area. The trail first crosses open high desert country of rabbitbrush, junipers, and other thorny plan... More on Trails

7 miles, not too strenuous, beautiful. Round trip took us 4 1/2 hours with More on Trails

Close to Colorado National Monument and Western Slope attractions. Enjoy river access, trails, fishing and swimming. ... More on Colorado.com

This park follows the Colorado River through Grand Junction and the Grand Valley at Colorado's western border. Spread out over 35 miles, the park's five sections will eventually be linked by hiking... More on LLBean.com

Spectacular scenic opportunities abound in one of the largest and flattest alkaline playas in the United States. The Playa is a now-dry remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan; it is 44 miles long (oriented north-south), and averages 7 miles ... More on recreation.gov

The Black Ridge wilderness totals 75,500 acres and features the largest concentration of natural arches in Colorado. Canyons vary in length from several miles to 12 miles in length and may contain interesting side canyons. Geological ... More on LLBean.com