Vernal is located in northeastern Utah on Hwy 40 near the Wyoming and Colorado borders Though the first explorers came through the area around 1776, no real settlement took place until 1876 when Pardon Dodds and his family arrived and built a log cabin in Ashley Valley. If you like dinosaurs, this is dinosaur country with Fossil Bone Quarry and various exhibits. Best Western Vernal Utah.

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