John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · Oregon

Trail of the Fossils

0.2 mi of trail, end to end · about 60 ft of climbing · 1,487 ft–1,543 ft · gravel surface · trail class Developed · hiking

1,487 ft 1,504 ft · 0.1 mi high 1,543 ft

Trailhead Trail Of The Fossils, Clarno Arch Trail 1,476 ft Drive there

On the parks map

Other trails from the Trail Of The Fossils, Clarno Arch Trail

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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.