Dinosaur, Colorado

About Dinosaur

Dinosaur is a tiny community in northwestern Colorado, home to 247 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Dinosaur holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.93 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 266 residents per square mile.

📰 Dinosaur News Today

• Elk herd habitat near Dinosaur National Monument to open for drilling High Country News · Jun 1
• New Dinosaur Fossils Excavated at Dinosaur National Monument National Park Service (.gov) · Jan 15
• Newly discovered dinosaur fossil from 150 million years ago excavated at Dinosaur National Monument The Colorado Sun · Jan 16
• 5 Places You Can Still See Dinosaur Fossils in the US History.com · Aug 6
• Stage 2 Fire Restrictions announced at Dinosaur National Monument CraigDailyPress.com · Jun 29

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Dinosaur Unique

• The only place in America named Dinosaur — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northwestern Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Colorado — one of 482 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 21 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Dinosaur

• Bull Canyon Wilderness Study Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• City Park reviews ★
• Point of Pines Recreation Site reviews ★
• Willow Creek Wilderness Study Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Dinosaur

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