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Colorful rock formations at John Day Fossil Beds preserve a world class record of plant and animal evolution, changing climate, and past ecosystems that span over 40 million years. Exhibits and a working lab at the Thomas Condon Visitor Center, as well as scenic drives and hikes at all three units, allow visitors to explore the prehistoric past ...
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument consists of three units: Clarno, Painted Hills, and Sheep Rock. These three locations are dispersed through east-central Oregon. Because of the winding roads, visiting all three units is difficult to do in a single day, but is possible with an early start.
The John Day Fossil Beds preserve plant and animal fossils from most of the Age of Mammals and Flowering Plants, covering a time period from 44 million years ago until 7 million years ago. With such a vast span of time covered in one place, this area provides unparalleled insight into how the world as we know it came to be.
Colorful Layers. The Painted Hills Unit is located about 10 miles northwest of the town of Mitchell, Oregon. Distinguished by varied stripes of red, tan, orange, and black, this area preserves a sequence of past climate change.
Area Overview Map. The three units of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument are located in north-central Oregon, approximately halfway between Portland, OR and Boise, ID. They can only be reached by car on secondary roads. Travel time between the units varies between one and two hours.
Colorful rock formations at John Day Fossil Beds preserve a world class record of plant and animal evolution, changing climate, and past ecosystems that span over 40 million years. Exhibits and a working lab at the Thomas Condon Visitor Center, as well as scenic drives and hikes at all three units, allow visitors to explore the prehistoric past ...
Explore each of the fossil bearing assemblages of the John Day Basin and imagine how much life and the landscape has changed in the past 50 million years.
Planning a trip to John Day Fossil Beds National Monument? We've got you covered! Here are some helpful tips to Plan Like a Park Ranger!
Location: Sheep Rock Unit. Duration: 15–30 Minutes. Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall. Time of Day: Any Time. The mostly level Story in Stone Trail loops through dramatic pillars of blue-green claystone rocks that make up the Turtle Cove formation of John Day Fossil Beds.
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument protects one of the longest and most continuous records of evolutionary change and biotic relationships in North America. Here, scientists have unearthed fossils of land plants and animals dating back from 44 million to 5 million years old, as well as evidence of dramatic climatic changes.