Just 1.5 hours from the city of Bend, tucked away in Eastern Oregon, is the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. This site has made it onto Oregon’s 7 Wonders list, and as soon as you catch ...

John Day Fossil Beds provides backup plan when river trip goes awry (photos) Steins Pillar a lot like Smith Rock State Park, but stuck by its lonesome in Ochoco National Forest ...

There are various hikes people can explore at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument and a total of five trails at the Painted Hills unit. Trails include: Carroll Rim Trail - 1.6 miles round-trip ...

The John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is a small... Terry RichardThe Painted Hills can be stunningly beautiful in the right light. This photo was taken in mid-May 2007, about 5 p.m. when the ...

Celebrate 50 years of John Day Fossil Beds in Eastern Oregon Friday and Saturday with special events including a reunion ...

Painted Hills, one of the three units of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, is located in Wheeler County, about 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Mitchell, Oregon. Spanning 3,132 acres (12.67 km²) ...

Over 30 million years ago, iron-rich volcanic ash fell on what's now the Painted Hills landscape of the John Day Fossil Beds. You can take a short, accessible walkway tour of these rust-red hills.

The John Day Fossil Beds National Monument will reopen its trails and outdoors spaces on Friday as the state enters a phased reopening. The park had been closed in the widespread effort to limit ...

Some 54 million years ago, this entire region of Oregon lay beneath the Pacific Ocean. Within the striated rock, scientists have found fossilized evidence of more than 2,200 plants and animals and of ...

A wildfire sparked by lightning last week is moving closer to the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Eastern Oregon. The Jennies Peak Fire has grown rapidly to 36,000 acres and is located ...

Road closures due to wildfires in the areas north of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. (Oregon Department of Transportation File: The Painted Hills, one of Oregon’s “7 Wonders ...