Breathtaking scenery! I can’t imagine a place more spectacular that’s not beneath a warm ocean somewhere. This is a must see area if you can possibly get to it. You’ll feel like you’ve gone to Mars. We visited all three units: Sheep Rock, Painted Hills and Clarno. Each one is spectacular and very different. We highly recommend the Painted Hills Vacation Rentals in Mitchell, only a few miles from the Painted Hills Unit.
John Tollefsen
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An amazing place, only nature can make such a beautiful canvas, me as a norwegian to experience this nature..Thanks to Ron who showed me this magnificent scenery..Take good care of it, loved this place in Ct. Oregon
Connie Beck
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This is an out of the way location, but well worth it. Take the guided ranger tour of the short walking trail if possible. We went to the headquarters and exhibits at the Sheep Rock area. It is a somewhat similar to the set up at the La Brea tar pits exhibits in LA- there are murals of the various animals of the fossil eras, fossils, a lab, and a nearby walking trail to see some of the fossil strata, etc. However, John Day Fossil beds cover a huge amount of geologic time and much more diverse selection of ancient animals and plants. This is a go to place if your kids are interested in ancient mammals.We also toured the Cant Ranch House Museum and picnic’d on the grounds there. You should bring your own food for a day trip here, there not a lot of services in the area. We wanted to see the Kum Wah Chung building and museum in John Day also, but didn’t make it before closing time. The distances are long in Eastern Oregon though scenery is good. You can spend more than a day just in the Fossil Monument in this area.
Helen Fern
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Spectacular!
Bernd C
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Gewitter über den Painted Hills. Wahnsinns Stimmung!
Breathtaking scenery! I can’t imagine a place more spectacular that’s not beneath a warm ocean somewhere. This is a must see area if you can possibly get to it. You’ll feel like you’ve gone to Mars. We visited all three units: Sheep Rock, Painted Hills and Clarno. Each one is spectacular and very different. We highly recommend the Painted Hills Vacation Rentals in Mitchell, only a few miles from the Painted Hills Unit.
An amazing place, only nature can make such a beautiful canvas, me as a norwegian to experience this nature..Thanks to Ron who showed me this magnificent scenery..Take good care of it, loved this place in Ct. Oregon
This is an out of the way location, but well worth it. Take the guided ranger tour of the short walking trail if possible. We went to the headquarters and exhibits at the Sheep Rock area. It is a somewhat similar to the set up at the La Brea tar pits exhibits in LA- there are murals of the various animals of the fossil eras, fossils, a lab, and a nearby walking trail to see some of the fossil strata, etc. However, John Day Fossil beds cover a huge amount of geologic time and much more diverse selection of ancient animals and plants. This is a go to place if your kids are interested in ancient mammals.We also toured the Cant Ranch House Museum and picnic’d on the grounds there. You should bring your own food for a day trip here, there not a lot of services in the area. We wanted to see the Kum Wah Chung building and museum in John Day also, but didn’t make it before closing time. The distances are long in Eastern Oregon though scenery is good. You can spend more than a day just in the Fossil Monument in this area.
Spectacular!
Gewitter über den Painted Hills. Wahnsinns Stimmung!