Colorado National Monument Visitor Center Complex

The Colorado National Monument Visitor Center Complex in Colorado National Monument is an example of the park services facilities designed and built as part of the Mission 66 program.

The complex includes the visitor center, designed by National Park Service architect Cecil J. Doty, the Bookcliff Shelter, designed by NPS architect Phil Romigh, and the Canyon Rim Trail, designed by NPS landscape architects Babbitt Hughes, and built between 1963 and 1965. The structures follow the precedent set by earlier park structures by using native sandstone laid in a random ashlar pattern.

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Katie W
27 August 2012
Some excellent picnic spots.
eric bornemann
29 January 2023
Small visitor center but with a nice view off the back. Some shade in the back where you can sit and eat.
Joanna Burton
27 July 2015
Allow a day to drive along Rim Rock drive, try some hikes and take in the viewpoints
Edward Narke
23 July 2018
All the trails
Vices I Admire
18 September 2011
Be excellent to each other
David Bernal
11 September 2023
Atención al sol, la mayoría de pistas tienen poca o ninguna sombra
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501-599 Rim Dr, Fruita, CO 81521, USA Get directions
Wed 9:00 AM–7:00 PM
Thu-Fri 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Sat 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
Sun 9:00 AM–7:00 PM
Mon 10:00 AM–5:00 PM

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