Utahraptor State Park

Located just 15 miles northwest of Moab, Utahraptor State Park is the state’s 46ᵗʰ state park—a remarkable 6,500-acre landscape where you can walk among some of North America’s greatest dinosaur fossil beds, including the legendary Utahraptor.

Discover Ancient Giants & Living History

• Fossil treasure troves: Over 5,500 bones from more than ten dinosaur species—such as the fierce Utahraptor, armored Gastonia, and long-necked Moabosaurus—have been exhumed here, with estimates of upwards of 100,000 bones still waiting to be found..

• Cultural crossroads: Explore sites once used as a Civilian Conservation Corps camp and later a WWII Japanese American internment site, now preserved and interpreted at the Visitor Center.

Adventure Awaits

• 150 miles of trails: Whether you're into mountain biking, hiking, or OHV/ATV adventuring, the Sovereign Trail System and Dalton Wells/Willow Springs roads offer a thrilling redrock playground.

• Camping options: The park includes 60 modern campsites with hookups, showers, and dump stations, plus 27 improved primitive loops for a wilder experience. Primitive camping is available now ($15/night) while development continues.

• Dark skies & natural beauty: With minimal light pollution and sweeping 360° canyon vistas, it's a dream for stargazers and landscape photographers .

Visitor Center & Park Essentials

• Open daily, 9 am–5 pm (extended to 7 pm Fridays), offering Wi‑Fi, exhibits (including a full-sized Utahraptor skeleton), restrooms, and interpretive displays on paleontology and local history.

• Location: 13890 N US‑191, about a 15-minute drive from Moab. Coordinates: 38.70134, –109.69764.

• Fees & rules: $15 per vehicle per night for primitive camping (modern sites by reservation via Reserve America). Stay on designated trails to protect fragile biological soil crusts, and please leave fossils untouched.