Go Strollers !!

• The Adventure
  Explore Sheep Rock, Painted Hills and Clarno units preserving layers of fossil plants and animals that lived in the John Day River basin area for 40 million years.

• Getting There
  Palisades Picnic Area, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
  Fossil, OR 97830
  https://www.nps.gov/joda/planyourvisit/directions.htm

• Distance and Travel Time:
  1) From John Day, OR: 117 miles (2h 21m)
  2) From Bend, OR: 93.2 miles (1h 56m)
  3) From Eugene, OR: 201 miles (3h 58m)
  4) From Portland, OR: 165 miles (3h 19m)
  5) From Seattle, WA: 305 miles (5h 12m)

• Trip Type: Short trip

• Parking
  Use the parking lot in the park

• Admission
  No entrance fee to the park
  https://www.nps.gov/joda/planyourvisit/fees.htm

• Map of the Park
  https://www.nps.gov/joda/planyourvisit/images/sheep-rock-all-joda.jpg

• Trail Map of Clarno Unit
  https://www.nps.gov/joda/planyourvisit/upload/PH-Clarno-Trails-2015.pdf

• More Info
  Check the below link for more information.
  https://www.nps.gov/joda/planyourvisit/clarno.htm

• When to Go
  Spring or Fall is best for family trip.(The park opens year round but it’s pretty hot(up to 110 degrees) in summer and mildly cold(single digits) in winter.)

• Things to Do
  Explore fossils, historic structures, archeological features, rocks, plants, flowers and animals around the park. Enjoy the easy and well-maintained trails

• Tips
  1) John Day Fossil Beds National Monument consists of 3 units in eastern Oregon.
  2) Distance and travel time from Clarno Unit to Sheep Rock Unit is 77.5miles (1h 39min) and to Painted Hills Unit is 66.9miles (1h 41min).

• Other Areas
  – [Short Trip to Eastern Oregon, April] Sheep Rock Unit, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
  – [Short Trip to Eastern Oregon, April] Painted Hills Unit, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

• Guidebook
  Family Trip to National Monument 01 – John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
• ISBN :
  9780998985367(paper),
  9780998985374(eBook)
• Language : English
• Publication Date : Mar 30 2018
• Page Count : 74 pages
• Get the Book
  [Paperback] : $14.99
  Barnes & Noble, Amazon
  [ebook] : $7.99
  Apple iBooks Store, Amazon

Palisades Picnic Area

Geologic Time Trail

Trail of Fossils

Arch Trail