Alt Text Map of the Sheep Rock Unit at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Oregon. Park areas are shown as green rectangular shapes along the John Day River, which is shown in blue. A road runs parallel to the river and stops at a highway that runs across the bottom. Extended Description The Sheep Rock Unit comprises three distinct shapes: the small rectangular Foree Area, the small square Cathedral Rock, and the larger elongated rectangle containing the Blue Basin Area, James Cant Ranch Historic District, and Thomas Condon Paleontology Center and Visitor Center. A detail of a section of the Paleontology Center and Cant Ranch Trails is inset on the right side of the map, below the legend. This description will start at the top to include each area and its features, then will focus on the inset detail map, followed by a transcription of the legend. Foree Area and Cathedral Rock The Foree Area sits at the top of the map on the east side of the river and State Route 19, below Branson Creek. Text at the top next to the road reads “To Kimberly and Spray.” The park area is shaped like a set of three steps and contains a Picnic Area and two Self-Guiding Trails: the Flood of Fire Trail and the Story in Stone Trail. Below this area is Cathedral Rock, a small green square on the west side of the river and road, above Johnny Creek. Farther south is the rest of the park area, a long rectangular shape straddling the river and highway down to US Highway 26, which cuts across the bottom left corner of the map, from Mitchell west to Dayville southeast. Blue Basin Area, Cant Ranch, Paleontology Center At the top, jutting out below Dick Creek on the east side of the river is the Blue Basin Area, which has the Island in Time Self-Guiding Trail and the Blue Basin Overlook Trail, which circles around this area. Farther south, below Goose Creek is Goose Rock, below which is the James Cant Ranch Historic District with a Picnic Area and self-guiding tour and the Paleontology Center, which are outlined with a red rectangle and text that reads “Area shown at right.” Just below is Sheep Rock, elevation 3,360 feet (1,024 meters), and then Picture Gorge along the eastern leg of US Highway 26, which continues down toward the Mascall Formation Overlook and Self-Guiding Trail below Rattlesnake Creek. From its junction with State Route 19, the western leg of 26 follows along Rock Creek off the lower left edge of the map. Paleontology Center and Cant Ranch Trails detail map State Route 19 swoops from top to bottom, and the John Day River hangs down near the right edge. From the top on the east side, there is Parking near James Cant Ranch, as well as a barn and corrals, the Orchard Picnic Area, and two trails. River Trail hooks down and right toward the river, and the Sheep Rock Overlook Trail goes from the Parking area down past the paleontology center. Farther down the road, the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center and Visitor Center sit off west of the road. Below the center is Parking, and from there the Thomas Condon Overlook Trail creates an L shape toward the road. Legend The legend has symbols for Picnic Areas, Self-Guiding Trails, Parking, Ranger Stations, Ranger Station, wheelchair accessibility, and Restrooms. A scale shows distances of 0.5 mile and 1 mile and 0.5 kilometer and 1 kilometer. A scale in the inset map shows distances of 500 feet and 250 meters.