Canyon Pintado
Phone: (970) 878-3800
Canyon Pintado National Historic District encompasses over 16,000 acres of public land along 15 miles of State Highway 139. Canyon Pintado (Spanish for "Painted Canyon") received its name in 1776 when Fathers Dominguez and Escalante noted numerous examples of ancient Native American rock art as they traveled through the Douglas Creek Valley.
Directions
From Rangely, Colorado (junction of State Highways 64 and 139), travel south on Highway 139. The District begins about 3 miles south and continues for 15 miles.
More info at http://www.co.blm.gov/wrra/c_pintado1.htm
Online Colorado Parks
Dinosaur River Guide (Book) by Laura Evans and Buzz Belknap
188 miles of the Green River, from Flaming Gorge Reservoir to Split Mountain.; 46 miles of the Yampa, from Deerlodge Park, Colorado to Echo Park; mile-by-mile info, geologic notes, photos and text. 64 pages.
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