Dinosaur State Park

Dinosaur State Park

Parks Directory of the United States / State Parks / Connecticut

Location: 1 mile east of Exit 23 off I-91.
Facilities: Exhibit center (é), gift shop, picnic tables (é), arboretum, nature trails, bathrooms (é).
Activities: Interpretive programs.
Special Features: The park's geodesic dome exhibit center encloses a rock exposure that bears about 500 tracks made by dinosaurs of the Jurassic period (200 million years ago), an 80-foot-long diarama depicting the setting in which the tracks were made, and related interactive exhibits. From May 1 through October 31, visitors can make a cast of dinosaur tracks but must bring their own materials for this, including 10 pounds of plaster of paris.
Address: 400 West St
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Phone: 860-529-8423;
Fax: 860-257-1405;
Web: www.dep.state.ct.us/stateparks/parks/dinosaur.htm
Size: 60 acres.

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