Vernal’s Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo

The Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo presented by BHI is one of the best professional rodeos in North America today and one of the largest events in the Uintah Basin. Our rodeo has been nominated eight times as one of the top five large outdoor rodeos in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.

Our rodeo traces its roots back to 1924 when the rodeo was known as the Golden West Days. Throughout the years, the name changed a few times: the Blue Mountain Rodeo, the Uintah Basin Rodeo, the Vernal Rodeo, the Vernal Professional Rodeo, the Vernal Championship Rodeo, and finally, as it has been known for 60 years, the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo. Our rodeo was sanctioned as a professional rodeo for the first time in 1950 and has been a premier rodeo on the professional circuit every year since then.

Over the years, many of the top cowboys and cowgirls have won titles at the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo during their World Championship and Hall of Fame careers. Some of these champions include Lewis Field, Bruce Ford, Marvin Garrett, Mark Garrett, Will Lowe, Ote Berry, Jake Barnes, Clay O’Brien Cooper, Allen Bach, Mike Beers, Speed Williams, Rich Skelton, Tom Reeves, Robert Etbauer, Glen O’Neill, Dan Mortensen, Guy Allen, Joe Beaver, Fred Whitfield, Cody Ohl, Trevor Brazile, Stran Smith, Marcos Costa, Ryan Jarrett, Tyson Durfey, Sherry Cervi, Lane Frost, Terry Don West, Cody Hancock, and J.B. Mauney.