Maps and Location Information

• From Interstate70 in Colorado: Take Exit 259 (Morrison / Golden exit) and go south (towards Red Rocks Park) on Colorado Highway 93 / Colorado Highway 26.  As you approach Red Rocks Park, there will be a turn-off to the left  where Colorado Hwy 26 is.  There should be a sign reading "Dinosaur Ridge National Natural Landmark".  Go around the hair-pin curve and down the east side of Dinosaur Ridge. State Hwy 26 (also called Alameda Parkway) curves to the right at the bottom of the hill. The visitor center is on the left after this curve. There is parking at the visitor center and along the road over the ridge. If you park on the ridge, observe signs, and park only on the north side.

• From Colorado Highway 470: Take the Morrison Road exit west for about 50 feet to South Rooney Road. Turn right onto South Rooney Road and proceed north to State Hwy 26 (Alameda Parkway). Turn left (west) onto Alameda Parkway and cross over C-470. The visitor center will be on the right.

NOTE for Dinosaur Discovery Days:

Because Colorado State Highway 26 (Alameda Parkway) is closed over the ridge on the Saturdays of "Dinosaur Discovery Days", come to the visitor's center via C-470 (which you can enter from I-70). On any other day, the directions given below from I-70 are valid, because State Highway 26 is open over the ridge.