Last updated: 11/23/2024
155 East Main Street
Vernal, UT 84078
155 East Main Street
Vernal, UT 84078
Monday - Friday
9 AM - 5 PM
Monday - Friday
9 AM - 6 PM
Free admission -- donations greatly accepted
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Malory Ericksen
phone: 435-789-7399
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Lana Fullbright
phone: 435-789-7399
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Alycia Luke
phone: 435-789-7399
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The Uintah County Heritage Museum is an educational institution that curates and preserves a collection of historical objects from the time of the first peoples to the present. It offers an enjoyable family experience that chronicles the activities of all of the peoples of the Uinta Basin, teaching visitors the values of a diverse and dynamic populace. The museum engages the community and promotes cultural heritage programs through a series of tours, workshops, themed art shows and exhibitions.
Over 30 years later, the Heritage Museum is telling stories of the past, connecting them to the present, and illustrating how even in the future we will be part of history. We are deeply grateful to the families who have donated artifacts and shared stories that help make our exhibits relevant to today's audience.
We tell the stories of the Ute People, many of whom were forced to adapt to a harsh environment after others took over their homelands, and the Fremont people, who left no one behind to share their history. We highlight the entrepreneurs who built a thriving community, those who found wealth by tapping into the Basin's natural resources, and the ranchers and homesteaders who divided the land into what the Basin has become today
The Uintah County Heritage Museum features displays of the individuals and groups who traveled to the Uinta Basin and chose to stay. It is a story of resilience and transformation. We share the histories of outlaws like the infamous Butch Cassidy and lawmen such as "The Sheriff to the Outlaws," John T. Pope.
Come in and explore the journey of the people who made this high mountain desert their home.
The Uintah County Heritage Museum preserves and promotes the heritage of the Uinta Basin region from the time of the first peoples forward, by presenting an excellent educational museum experience to the community and its visitors, connecting the past, present, and future to the world around us.
The Uintah County Heritage Museum opened its doors on June 29, 1991, within Uintah County's Western Park Complex. In 2014, the Museum celebrated its relocation to 155 E. Main Street in Vernal, Utah. This move played a pivotal role in shaping the Museum into what it is today.
First People's Exhibit, Local History Exhibits, First Lady Dolls Exhibit, Gun Collection, Art Galleries, Gift & Book Shop
First People's Collection
School Tours
Museum Kids Program
The Uintah County Heritage Museum is governed by Uintah County, Utah, and its commissioners.
Our museum collaborates with the Uintah County Regional History Center to provide a semi-annual magazine: The Outlaw Trail Journal
Guided tours are available to be scheduled.
Audio tours and electronic displays (to allow for more control over font and size) are undergoing construction.
The Uintah County Heritage Museum Gift Shop has a wide variety books, toys and souvenirs for everyone! Our books cover many topics ranging from local and regional history, the Ute Tribe, the American West, Outlaws and Lawmen, historical figures and more!
The website outlines a manual purchasing process without requiring a visit to the museum. There is no direct purchasing available online.
Gift Shop
Group Tours
Parking is accessed through the County's lot behind the building, or the Uintah County Library parking lot. There is a small lot for visitors that has accessible parking spots for visitors to use. The ramp is not directly in front of the parking spots, it is located opposite, or to the left, of the parking spots with the yellow truncated dome mat.
Elevator available to reach upstairs level/
Staircase has railing/
No steps on main floor or upstairs level besides stair case and emergency exit route upstairs./
Emergency exits on main floor are both flush to the sidewalk.
Upon request staff can provide closer up experience for vision impaired.
Wheelchair Accessible
Parking
Restrooms
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