Picket Wire Canyonlands are home to North America's largest dinosaur track site, which showcases over 1,900 dinosaur prints across 130 separate trackways extending along more than a quarter-mile of bedrock on the banks of the beautiful Purgatoire River. The canyons, which are located within the beautiful Comanche National Grasslands, can be accessed via a 11.2-mile roundtrip hike beginning at the Withers Canyon Trailhead near the city of La Junta. Visitors can descend more than 250 feet into the canyons and pass points of interest such as the preserved historic Dolores Mission and Cemetery along their hike. Guided auto tours are also offered for an additional fee, taking participants to the track site in four-wheel-drive vehicles.

1420 E 3rd St, La Junta, CO 81050, Phone: 719-384-2181

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