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Near Grand Junction. Rim Rock Drive and trail system through red sandstone pillars, arches and other strange rock formations that rise hundreds of feet above the Grand Valley.
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Near Mosca. Spectacular 2250 ft deep canyon of the Gunnison River.
Near Dolores. Contains more than 6,000 archaeological sites, representing Ancestral Puebloan and other Native American cultures.
Near Pagosa Springs. Ruins of an Ancestral Puebloan community of the Chaco Culture of 900-1100 CE.
Near Dinosaur. Massive bones of Jurassic era sauropods and allosauruses abound throughout this fossil-rich area. Also a great place for whitewater rafting.
Near Cortez. Protects six Ancestral Puebloan villages spread over a 20-mile (32-km) expanse of mesa tops and canyons along the Colorado-Utah border. Iconic to the monument are the multi-storied ruins.