Park
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
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Very educational about the fossils found here. Nice interpretive center. Well known.
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is a 14,000 acre park near Kimberly, Oregon. Located within the John Day River Basin, this monument is world-renowned for fossils of plants and animals.
Over 14,000 acres found in 3 units: the Sheep Rock Unit, near Dayville, featuring Blue Basin and Foree areas; the Painted Hills Unit, ten miles from Mitchell; and Clarno Unit, 15 mi south of Fossil.
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is a U.S. national monument located in east-central Oregon, an hour and 14 minute drive from the home. Located within the John Day River basin and managed by the National Park Service, the park is known for its well-preserved layers of fossil plants and mammals that lived in the region between the late Eocene, about 45 million years ago, and the late Miocene, about 5 million years ago. The monument consists of three geographically separate units: Sheep Rock, Painted Hills, and Clarno.
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is a U.S. national monument located in east-central Oregon, an hour and 14 minute drive from the home. Located within the John Day River basin and managed by the National Park Service, the park is known for its well-preserved layers of fossil plants and mammals…
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Location
32651 OR-19
Mitchell, OR