Green RiverHistoryTicketedGood for kids
John Wesley Powell River History Museum
A Green River museum about river running on the Colorado Plateau, with a Boat Room on how riverboats in the region evolved and a River Runners Hall of Fame that has inducted more than 30 people and groups since 1990. The lower level holds fossil and dinosaur specimens, and other displays cover Green River melons, Range Creek archaeology and southeastern Utah geology. Its current exhibition, Kayak Revolution, opened October 3, 2026 and follows the early kayakers on the plateau's rivers.
What is inside
- Boat Room on river runners and riverboats
- River Runners Hall of Fame
- Lower-level fossil and dinosaur specimens
- Kayak Revolution exhibit (opened October 3, 2026)
Good for
- Kids
- Rainy days
- History buffs
- Dinosaurs
- Outdoors
- Road trips
From the museum's own site, checked October 2026. Something changed? Tell us.
Plan it
- Where
- 1765 East Main Street, Green River, UT 84525
- Admission
- Ticketed. Prices and details on the museum's site.
- Website
- johnwesleypowell.com
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