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September 14th Full Day Dig

Dinosaur Journey Museum 550 Jurassic Court, Fruita, CO, United States

Meet at: Dinosaur Journey Museum, Fruita at 8:00AM Minimum Age: 7 (guests ages 16 or under must be accompanied by a paying adult) Difficulty: Easy. No hiking is required on this expedition, but participants should expect to be outside all day, in the heat and bugs, working on open, rocky ground. We will provide some […]

$175

Jurassic National Monument Full-Day Trip

Dinosaur Journey Museum 550 Jurassic Court, Fruita, CO, United States

Meet at: Dinosaur Journey Museum, Fruita at 8:00AM Minimum Age: 8 (guests ages 16 or under must be accompanied by an adult) Description: Discover one of the largest dinosaur bone beds of the Jurassic Period, the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry. Here, as many as 46 individual Allosaurus were buried. Did the large pack die all at […]

$105

Corona Arch Hike Full-Day Trip

Dinosaur Journey Museum 550 Jurassic Court, Fruita, CO, United States

Meet at: Dinosaur Journey Museum, Fruita at 9:00AM Minimum Age: 8 (guests ages 16 or under must be accompanied by an adult) Description: Hike the canyons and cliffs of Moab's slickrock with curator Dr. Julia McHugh. Discover the power of wind and erosion as you explore two magnificent arches in the Moab area - Bowtie […]

$90

Dinosaurs of Moab (Full Day Adventure)

Dinosaur Journey Museum 550 Jurassic Court, Fruita, CO, United States

Meet at: Dinosaur Journey Museum, Fruita at 8:00AM Minimum Age: 7 (guests ages 16 or under must be accompanied by an adult) Description: Walk in the footsteps of giants! Travel with us to scenic Moab, UT and find where dinosaurs once roamed. We’ll see tracks from small stalking raptors to colossal sauropods, and even stop […]

$180

Fall Lecture Series: Mysteries of Texas Tyrannosaurs

Dinosaur Journey Museum 550 Jurassic Court, Fruita, CO, United States

Join us via Zoom or at Dinosaur Journey on October 16th at 12:00 PM (MT) for a special National Fossil Day presentation by Dr. Thomas L. Adams, Chief Curator and Vice President of Research at the Witte Museum. Dr. Adams will dive into the fascinating "Mysteries of Texas Tyrannosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Big Bend […]

Free

Heritage Festival at Cross Orchards

Step back in time at our annual Heritage Festival, hosted at the historic Cross Orchards apple orchard in beautiful Grand Junction. Operated by the Museums of Western Colorado, this festival is a celebration of local history, heritage crafts, and agricultural traditions. Event Highlights: Ticket Information: We encourage you to buy tickets online to reserve your arrival time […]

$5 – $8

Fall Lecture Series: Haunted by Slavery

Dinosaur Journey Museum 550 Jurassic Court, Fruita, CO, United States

Join us on October 22nd at 5:30 PM at Dinosaur Journey for a thought-provoking presentation by Dr. Sean Gallagher, Assistant Professor of History at Colorado Mesa University, titled "Haunted by Slavery." This talk delves into the unsettling intersection of ghost stories and America's history of slavery, examining how supernatural folklore often reflects the hard truths […]

Free

Sensory Night at Dinosaur Journey

Dinosaur Journey Museum 550 Jurassic Court, Fruita, CO, United States

Do you or a person you know have a sensory processing need? Getting out to the museums can be overwhelming and overstimulating. We get it!! Our Monthly Sensory Friendly Events […]

$5

Fall Lecture Series: The Myth of Thanksgiving

Join us on November 19th at 5:30 PM at the Whitman Building on the Museum of the West Campus for an insightful presentation by Dr. Erika Jackson, Department Head and […]

$5

Museum Store Sunday

The Museums of Western Colorado invite holiday shoppers to participate in Museum Store Sunday on Sunday, December 1, at Dinosaur Journey, located at 550 Jurassic Court, Fruita, Colorado. From 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, visitors will enjoy a festive shopping experience filled with discounts, exclusive merchandise, family activities, and community fun. At this special event, […]