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#1 of 5 Hiking areas in JensenLocalGuideWorld score: 4.83
Rating breakdown
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Quick facts
- What is the rating of Fossil Discovery Trail?
- Fossil Discovery Trail is rated 4.9 out of 5 based on 13 reviews.
- How does Fossil Discovery Trail rank in Jensen?
- Fossil Discovery Trail is #1 of 5 Hiking areas in Jensen by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
- Where is Fossil Discovery Trail located?
- Jensen, UT 84035, United States — 0.0 km from the center of Jensen.
I absolutely loved this experience. We saw fossils at every place we were supposed to see fossils. I'm blown away by the quantity and quality of the fossils we saw on this moderate walk (I can scarcely call it a hike. I had no idea what to expect, but we were totally awed by the experience.
A little hot but that's to be expected on a desert trail. Other than that I loved this trail and all the unique formations and fossils
Short hike well worth skipping the shuttle back to the visitor center. The trail is all down hill and can be as short as .7 miles if you skip the side trails. But why skip the side trips? That’s where most of the interesting stuff is. Adding the side trips turns the total distance to about 1.2 miles. If the day is hot bring water and sunscreen.
Very easy hike.
Fun trail! If you look closely you can see dinosaur fossils sticking out of the rock!
This 1.2 mile trail, one-way, can be accessed from either the visitor center or the Quarry Exhibit Hall. When we visited in September it was pretty hot, so we choose to ride the shuttle up the hill to the Quarry Exhibit Hall and then hiked downhill back to the visitor center. The hike offers the opportunity to see a few large pieces of dinosaur bones in their natural state, just as the original explorers found them. Pretty cool.
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