Mill Canyon Dinosaur Trail – blue lotus adventures

DETAILS

Directions:

Starting from the visitors center in Moab, drive north on Route 191 to Mill Canyon Road. The road is on the left, 15.4 miles from the center. Mill Canyon Road is a dirt road which is passable with a standard car. When the road forks, stay left until you reach the parking area.

Equipment:

Light hiking shoes
camera
sun protection

Hike Info:

easy interpretive trail.

This is an interpretive trail with signage of where to look for the fossils and a description of what type of dinosaur they belong to. There are several different types. Some are very easy to see and make out. Others, not so much. It is clear the fossils are different from the surrounding rock they are embedded in but you will only know the part of the body from the signage. This area was a marsh land 150 million years ago. If a dinosaur died in this marsh, the bones would eventually seep in minerals found in the water. These minerals solidified the bones over time which allows us to see them today. A very easy trail that is looped back to the parking area by way of a dry wash.