Dinosaur National Monument · Colorado, Utah

Cold Desert Trail

0.3 mi of trail, end to end · 20 ft of descent · 5,931 ft–5,953 ft · earth surface · hiking

Visitor centers

5,949 ft 5,934 ft · 0.3 mi high 5,953 ft

Along the way Canyon Visitor Center

Trailhead Cold Desert Trailhead 5,951 ft Drive there

On the parks map

All 35 trails in Dinosaur National MonumentFind a trailOn the parks mapPark on nps.gov

About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.