National Monument · Oregon
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
The candy-striped Painted Hills
TypeNational Monument
StateOregon
Best seasonSpring & fall
Don’t missThe Painted Hills
Three units of central Oregon high desert holding 40 million years of fossils — and the surreal, banded Painted Hills that glow at golden hour. One of the most photogenic landscapes in the Northwest.
What to see
- Painted Hills
- Blue Basin
- Sheep Rock
- Thomas Condon center
- Clarno palisades
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