Beautiful Bear Creek flows through the center of downtown Morrison providing water for Denver, Englewood, and Morrison, as well as towns upstream, and has been a primary attraction for residents and visitors alike. Today, Morrison is a small but thriving town whose major industries are tourism, especially in the summer. Visitors come for the restaurants, rocks, and/or rock concerts in the world famous Red Rocks Ampitheatre. They may be passing through on their way to and from the spectacular high peaks to the west, or they may come to Morrison for the day or a whole weekend away from the city, just as they did in Morrison's earliest days.

Morrison is also famous for the large number of dinasaur remains found in the area. Dinosaur Ridge, a geologically famous National Natural Landmark, is located along the Front Range just north of Morrison. This location features historically famous Jurassic dinosaur bones, such as Stegosaurus and Apatosaurus, discovered in 1877, and over 300 Cretaceous dinosaur footprints, attributed to ornithopod and theropod dinosaurs.

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