From dinosaur fossils and petrified trees to canyon vistas and the sites of ancient Indigenous communities, Colorado's national monuments boast some of the country's most dramatic landscapes and ...

Visitors enter the Quarry Exhibit Hall at Dinosaur National Monument in Jensen, Utah, to see the hundreds of dinosaur bones in the rocks where they were found. A pair of hikers climb the dune field at ...

Visits to Colorado National Monument saw a minor drop last year, consistent with decreases also experienced at some other park sites in the region and nationally. The monument recorded 483,436 visits ...

Hooray for Bill Solawetz’s letter of June 20! I agree with his perspective 100 percent regarding what would be a disastrous change if Colorado National Monument became a national park. His statement, ...

Many aspire to check national parks off their bucket list, believing them to be the nation’s most spectacular landscapes. But before earning their more prestigious label, Great Sand Dunes and Black ...

These are the state's can't-miss destinations, according to a longtime local. Colorado is perhaps best known for the Rocky Mountains that stretch across the state, providing endless opportunities for ...

Visitation to Colorado National Monument last year continued to see the “gentle” growth it experienced a year earlier, according to National Park Service data. The monument recorded 488,038 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Parking lot construction at Colorado’s Dinosaur National Monument unearthed new fossils last fall, the first discovery at the monument in more than 100 years ...

Gary Kinn, from Longmont, snaps a photo of a large aspen grove of the hillside by Bear Lake Road on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, in Rocky Mountain National Park. Planning a road trip for fall colors around ...