- 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.
- Distance and Travel Time:
1) From John Day, OR: 79.5 miles (1h 44m)
2) From Bend, OR: 85.6 miles (1h 59m)
3) From Eugene, OR: 195 miles (4h 35m)
4) From Portland, OR: 200 miles (4h 23m)
5) From Seattle, WA: 332 miles (6h 32m)
- Parking
Use the parking lot in the park
- 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 Painted Hills Unit to Sheep Rock Unit is 43.7miles (57min) and to Clarno Unit is 66.9miles (1h 41min).
- 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
Painted Hills Area
Painted Hills Overlook Trail
Painted Cove Trail
Red Scar Knoll Trail
