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National Monuments

A group of hikers peer into a red-rock canyon

Colorado's home to nine national monuments that highlight the state's ancient and more recent history.

 

Sandstone formations tower over the forests below at Colorado National Monument near Grand Junction and Fruita.
Colorado National Monument's sandstone formations near Grand Junction and Fruita
A bright yellow sun rises up over the horizon at Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado.
Sunrise in Colorado's Dinosaur National Monument
The snow-capped peak of Ute Mountain rises in the distance at Hovenweep National Monument.
Ute Mountain as seen from Colorado's Hovenweep National Monument
A rainbow appears and touches a white rock formation at Chimney Rock National Monument near Pagosa Springs.
Chimney Rock National Monument near Pagosa Springs, CO
Tall pines and deciduous trees with golden leaves stand on either side of the banks of a flowing river at Browns Canyon National Monument.
Browns Canyon National Monument, Courtesy of Bob Wick, BLM

Colorado's nine national monuments include Browns Canyon, Colorado National Monument, Chimney Rock, Canyons of the Ancients, Dinosaur, Florissant Fossil Beds, Hovenweep, Yucca House and Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument.

From hiking to fossil finding and wildlife watching, all the state's monuments offer unique experiences for visitors.

Read more about all there is to see and do at these nine monuments.

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