River Trail - Steamboat Springs, CO
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River Trail
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River Trail is a one-mile in length trail that connects the Green River and Split Mountain campgrounds. This is a great early morning or late evening moderate walk along the Green River. Visitors sometimes see beaver swimming in the river and it is common to see a variety of birds.
For those looking for a longer hike guests can take the River Trail to reach Split Mountain Campground and from there walk up the abandoned campground road to the Desert Voices Nature Trailhead. Guests can walk the Desert Voices trail and cut over to the Sound of Silence Trail a total walking distance of approximately 4 to 5 miles.


Facilities: There are no facilities available along River Trail. Drinking water and restrooms are provided at the visitor center. There are at least four camping areas that are within are close by the Dinosaur National Monument.

Best Time To Visit: River Trail is open all year, except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day. The Headquarters Visitor Center is open all year Monday through Friday, and weekends Memorial Day through Labor Day, closed on major holidays.

Fees: An admission fee is charged.

Accessibility: This trail is not accessible.

Rules: There are a variety of rules to consider when visiting a National Monument. Please check in at the visitor center for further information.

Directions: To get to River Trail from Vernal UT: The popular Fossil Bone Quarry area of the park is only a 30 minute drive east from Vernal, Utah. Take Route 40 (Main Street) east out of Vernal until a well marked turn left/north from Jensen, Utah onto Route 149, seven miles later you reach the park.

Map: Click here for a map to River Trail

Reservations: Reservations are accepted for the campgrounds located nearby River Trail.

 
Address
Dinosaur National Monument
4545 E. Highway 40
Dinosaur, Colorado 81610-9724
Phone
General: (970) 374-3000
Fax: (970) 374-3003
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