The interpretive center is free and open to all. Walk-in visitors are welcome to attend during normal public hours. Scheduled tours and educational programs available upon request and approval.
The Atomic Legacy Cabin includes an exhibit hall space and one classroom. A native plant garden with outdoor benches and a picnic table welcomes visitors to the site. Parking is able to accommodate large buses. Walkways are flat, solid surfaces accessible to all visitors.
Monday to Friday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Closed on federal holidays.
The Atomic Legacy Cabin is located at 2597 Legacy Way, behind Orchard Mesa Municipal Cemetery on 26 ¼ Road and U.S. Highway 50 in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Enter the cemetery via 26 ¼ Road. At the intersection, turn right on Legacy Way. The cabin is located directly ahead on the north side of the U.S. Department of Energy office site. Convenient visitor parking is available in front of the cabin.
The Atomic Legacy Cabin is one of many legacy sites across the nation that played a critical role in America’s nuclear history. STEM and historical programs bring to life the awe-inspiring and world-changing advancements and events of the nuclear age, remedial actions, and beneficial transformations of sites across the region for teachers, students, and groups. The Atomic Legacy Cabin is committed to supporting local STEM education efforts in local Grand Junction area schools, as well as developing programs that connect teachers with experts in many fields.
Presentation topics include:
- Energy
- Groundwater
- Soil science
- Hydrology/hydrogeology
- Geology
- Mining and milling
- History
- Environmental management and beneficial reuse
- Nuclear science
- Boy Scout and Girl Scout Merit Badges
Both on- and off-site programming can be created and adjusted for grade levels and customized to fit your class’s curriculum. Call (970) 248-6251 or email atomiclegacycabin@lm.doe.gov to schedule your program.
By authority of Title 41 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 102-74, packages, briefcases, and other containers in the immediate possession of visitors, employees, or other persons arriving on, working at, visiting, or departing from federal property may be inspected. Persons in and on the property must at all times comply with official signs of a prohibitory, regulatory, or directory nature. All persons entering in or on this property are prohibited from the following:
(A) Loitering and exhibiting disorderly conduct.
(B) Improperly disposing of rubbish, willfully destroying or damaging property, stealing property, creating hazards, throwing articles from or at a building, or climbing upon any part of the building.
(C) Gambling.
(D) Being under the influence of any drug or alcohol, other than prescription medication.
(E) Operating a motor vehicle on the property while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
(F) Soliciting, with the following exceptions: funds authorized by 5 CFR Part 950; employees on authorized bulletin boards; or labor organizations authorized by the Civil Reform Act of 1978.
(G) Distributing free samples of tobacco products, as mandated by Section 636 of Public Law 104-52.
(H) Posting, affixing, or distributing materials, such as pamphlets, handbills, or flyers, except as authorized in 41 CFR Part 102-74.410, or when these displays are conducted as part of authorized government activities or by official permit.
(I) Photographs of workspace for commercial or non-commercial purposes without permission.
(J) Animals, other than authorized service animals.
(K) Blocking entrances, driveways, walks, loading platforms, or fire hydrants.
(L) Parking without authority, parking in unauthorized locations or in locations reserved for other persons, or parking contrary to the direction of posted signs.
(M) Carrying or possessing explosives or items intended to be used to fabricate an explosive or incendiary device, either openly or concealed, except for official purposes.
(N) The possession of firearms or other dangerous weapons by all persons not specifically authorized by 18 United States Code 930. Violators will be subject to a fine and/or imprisonment for periods up to five (5) years.
A person found guilty of violating any rule or regulation in this subpart while on any property shall be fined under Title 18 United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both.
Atomic Legacy Cabin
2597 Legacy Way
Grand Junction, CO 81503
(970) 248-6251
AtomicLegacyCabin@lm.doe.gov