Take a trip though time with DinosaurLand

This year hubby and I have been talking about trying to do something different with the kids this summer.    We have done the typical Michigan Vacation spots… Gone to Ohio… All the way to Florida… But I think this year we are wanting to do something a little different.   Something that is fun, yet educational.  So, I’ve been thinking about take a road trip to Vernal, Utah.  Imagine now, if you could just take a few steps back into time.  Not 100 years…. Not 1000 years… but over 200 Million years ago.  Back to the days where Giant Creatures ruled the earth.   Welcome to Vernal, Utah – home of Dinosaur Land.  Did you know that you can get a ‘Dinosaur Hunting’ license while in Dinosaur Land that is signed by Al O’Saurus, Deputy Lizard Warden. Make sure to pick one up while in town.  But, there is so much more to DinosaurLand then just a Fossil Wall.

There are plenty of things to do when you visit DinosaurLand.

If you love Natural History, make sure to visit some of these stops.

• Visit Dinosaur National Monument, especially the Quarry.
• Drive the Dinosaur Diamond National Scenic Byway.
• Swing by the Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum.
• Drive the historic Flaming Gorge-Uintas National Scenic Byway.
• Birdwatch Flaming Gorge.
• Explore the Sheep Creek/Spirit Lake Scenic Backway and its dramatic rock formations.
• Visit the Jones Hole National Fish Hatchery.

Or are you more of an Outdoors Person?

• Boat, hike, fish Flaming Gorge.
• Cast a line or take a boat onto the reservoirs of Red Fleet and Steinaker State Parks.
• Take an ATV onto the Red Cloud Loop Scenic Backway.
• Raft the Green River.
• Hike or bike Dinosaur National Monument.
• Snowmobile in the Ashley National Forest.

Or if you’re more of a history buff, make sure to check a few of these places off your bucket list.

• See the Indian petroglyphs at Dry Fork Canyon.
• Visit the sites of Outlaw Country – Crouse Canyon, Brown’s Park, Jarvie’s Ranch and Jessie Ewing Canyon.
• Stop by the Western Heritage Museum.
• Take the Vernal Walking Tour.

And if you’re looking for a place to eat – you will be sure to find something.  They have something for everyone.  If you’re looking for something fast, they have all the usual stops; Mc Donalds, A&W, Pizza Hut, Little Caesar’s and much more.  Or if you’d like to sit down a little longer you can take a stop at restaurants like Red Canyon Lodge, Ichiban Sushi, Ute Crossing Grill, Canton City and Betty’s Café of Jensen.

If you’re looking for a place to stay while you’re visiting Dinosaur Land in Vernal, Utah

There are many options.    If you’re a camper, they have plenty of campgrounds to choose from.  I personally think that Dinosaur National Monument Campgrounds is where we’d want to stay.   But if you’re not into camping, there are a few different hotels that you can choose from.  There are even a couple Bed & Breakfast’s.   I’ve never been to a Bed and Breakfast.  Have you?

 

This post was brought to you by DinosaurLand.  All thoughts expressed are 100% my own and were not influenced in any ways.