Morrison is a small town of about 400 souls nestled in the Front Range foothills of the Denver Metropolitan Area in the U.S. state of Colorado. The town is located 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Denver in Jefferson County. Besides its spectacular geology and rich paleontological history, Morrison is the home of Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre, a world famous music venue.

Get in

See this Colorado travel map. Colorado is on Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07) in the winter and on Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-06) in the summer.

By air

• 1 Denver International Airport (DEN ^IATA), 8500 Peña Boulevard, Denver CO (About 41 miles and 42 mintues by car from Morrison), ☏ +1 720-730-4359. One of the ten busiest airports in the world.  
• 2 Centennial Airport (APA ^IATA), 7565 South Peoria Street (About 27 miles and 28 mintues by car from Morrison), ☏ +1 303-790-0598. General aviation and flights to Grand Junction  
• 3 Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC ^IATA), 11755 Airport Way, Broomfield CO (About 24 miles and 31 mintues by car from Morrison), ☏ +1 720-730-4359. General aviation.  

By road

Morrison is served a U.S. highway and three state highways:

Interstate Highway 70 is 3.4 miles (5.5 km) north of Morrison.

See

A replica of an Iguanodon graces the front lawn of the Dinosaur Ridge Museum near Morrison.

• 1 Dinosaur Ridge, 16831 West Alameda Parkway, ☏ +1 303 697-3466. Explore fossils from Dinosaurs and walk along trails with guided or self guided tours. 

Do

• 1 Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre, 18300 W Alameda Pkwy, ☏ +1 720 865-2494. Concert venue where lots of music artists and bands come to play and you can hear the natural acoustics from the rocks surrounding it.  

Eat

• 1 Morrison Inn, 301 Bear Creek Avenue. Popular Mexican restaurant with entertainment. 
• 2 The Fort, 19192 Highway 8. The Fort is possibly the Denver area's most famous restaurant. It sits just on the edge of suburban Denver and is perhaps most famous for hosting a dinner during the G7 conference in 1997. Reservations highly recommended. 

Sleep

• 1 Cliff House Lodge, 121 Stone Street, ☏ +1 303 697-9732. Bed and breakfast cottages. 

Go next

Routes through Morrison

Denver ← Lakewood ←	N  S	→ Fairplay → Buena Vista
Ends at ←	W  E	→ Lakewood → Ends at
Ends at ← Evergreen ←	W  E	→ Ends at
Ends at ← Golden ←	W  E	→ Lakewood → Ends at