Utah Field House of Natural History
| Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum | |
| Utah State Park | |
| Country |  United States |
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| State |  Utah |
| County | Uintah |
| Location | Vernal |
| - elevation | 5,300 ft (1,615 m) |
| - coordinates | 40°27′19″N 109°31′9″W / 40.45528°N 109.51917°WCoordinates: 40°27′19″N 109°31′9″W / 40.45528°N 109.51917°W |
| Area | 2 acres (1 ha) |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Management | Utah State Parks |
| Visitation | 44,290 (2011) |
| IUCN category | V - Protected Landscape/Seascape |
  Location of Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum in Utah
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The Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum is a museum in Vernal, Utah, United States.
The Utah Field House of Natural History State Park consists of a 22,000-square-foot (2,000 m2) structure on a 2-acre (8,100 m2) property. The museum displays prehistoric geological, anthropological, and natural history items found near the Uinta Mountains and within the Uinta Basin.
The park has a picnic area, and camping is available at nearby Red Fleet State Park Steinaker State Park and Dinosaur National Monument.
The Utah Field House of Natural History contains a rotunda, three exhibit halls, a classroom, a theater, and an outdoor garden.
The Geology Hall displays algae, dinosaur, and mammal fossils spanning more than 600 million years of history. There are also artistic representations of these life forms along with paintings of the geology of the region.
The Anthropology Hall features the human history of the area. This includes Fremont Indian artifacts along with reproductions of local petroglyphs. There are also more modern Ute handicrafts and other cultural items.
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