Ivie Creek Petroglyphs

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 1.9 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 5913 - 6056 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 2 hrs. 45 mins.
Trailhead: Hidden Valley Mine Rd.
Fee: none
Attractions: petroglyphs

The Ivie Creek Petroglyphs are located south of Emery, Utah off of the Hidden Valley Mine Road. The site boasts several panels of petroglyphs that include various Fremont era rainbow iconography typical of the area. Hiking in the area is very primitive but the close proximity to a paved road make the petroglyphs worth searching out.

Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.5 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 4497 - 4425 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 1 hr.
Trailhead: Mill Canyon
Fee: none
Attractions: Dinosaur tracks

The Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite is located north of Moab, Utah. The site, which contains more than 200 prints, was discovered in 2009. Since then paleontologists have been mapping the area and uncovering tracks. The BLM has built an interpretive trail with an elevated platform from which visitors can get a close look at the tracks without damaging them.

Moab Giants Dinosaur Trail

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 1 mile
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 4485 - 4515 feet
Cellphone: 2-4 bars
Time: 1-3 hrs.
Trailhead: Moab Giants
Fee: Varies by age and package
Attractions: Life size dinosaurs

Moab Giants Paleo Safari is located at the junction of Highways 191 and 313 about 9 miles north of Moab, Utah. Among the many things to see and do are a museum, 3D theatre, gift shop, cafe and the Dinosaur trail where visitors can walk among the more than 100 life-size dinosaurs that are on display in lifelike settings along the trail. So likelike are the dinosaurs that visitors will feel like they have been transported back through time millions of years and are walking among actual dinosaurs.

Zorro

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 2.1 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Elevation: 6050 - 6458 feet
Cellphone: 3-5 bars
Time: 1 hr.
Trailhead: William Hayden
Fee: none
Attractions: Dakota Ridge connector

The Zorro trail is located in the Dinosaur Ridge area near Morrison, Colorado. The trail begins at the William F Hayden Green Mountain Park trailhead off of Rooney Road and climbs to a saddle where it joins with the Dakota Ridge trail.