CT State Parks and Forests Main Page Park Location and Contact Information Dinosaur State Park 400 West Street Rocky Hill, CT 06067 (Directions) (860) 529-8423 {Link to Purchase a State Park Season Pass}   {Symbol for Handicapped Accessibility} ACCESSIBILITY This park offers: {Symbol for Handicapped Accessibility} Bathrooms {Symbol for Handicapped Accessibility} Exhibit Center {Symbol for Handicapped Accessibility} Parking {Symbol for Handicapped Accessibility} Picnic Tables HOURS: The Exhibit Center  and park office are open year round except Mondays, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Years Day from 9 am  to 4:30 pm.  The park grounds are open at 9:00 am and close at 4:30 pm daily. The nature trails are closed at 4:00 pm. PETS: Pets on a leash are permitted on the park grounds, but are not allowed on nature trails or in the Exhibit Center. STATE PARKS CONTACT INFORMATION: Email: dep.stateparks@ct.gov Telephone: (860) 424-3200 (866) 287-2757 (Toll Free in CT) Fax: (860) 424-4070

{Dinosaur State Park} Dinosaur State Park Rocky Hill If you like dinosaurs, you'll love our 200 million-year-old fossil trackway, interactive exhibits and the chance to cast your own dinosaur footprint to take home.   Activities Facilities Directions Map History Activities {Arboretum} Arboretum {Picnicking} Picnicking {Exhibit Center} Exhibit Center {Public Programs} {Hiking} Nature Trail Hiking {Track Casting}  Track Casting (available May 1 - October 31)   Geocaching   Mining for Gems and Fossils (available May 1 - October 31)   School Group Programs (Offered September -June)   Webelos Workshop - Complete your Geologist Activity Badge at Dinosaur State Park!! Next workshop on March 13, 2010. **Please note that Park grounds and the museum will be closed on Presidents Day February 15, 2010.** Facilities Bathrooms, Exhibit Center, Bookshop, Picnic Tables, Picnic Pavillion {An exhibit at Dinosaur State Park} Dinosaur State Park, Rocky Hill Directions Exit 23 off I-91 in Rocky Hill.  Follow parks signs east on West Street for approximately 1 mile.  The park is directly off West Street.  Watch for signs and a large geodesic dome. Fees   Information on Season Passes There is a daily admission fee at Dinosaur State Park.  Adults ages 13 and up are $10, youth ages 6 - 12 are $4 and children under 6 are free.  Connecticut seniors over 65 years of age are eligible for a Charter Oak Pass (proof of residency is required).  More Information   The park accepts Visa, Master Card, and Discover Card for admission costs over $10. Admission costs less than $10 must be paid with cash or a check. Debit cards or American Express cards are not accepted. Heritage Passport The Heritage Passport allows the bearer to gain admittance to three facilities (Dinosaur, Fort Trumbull and Gillette Castle State Parks) for unlimited visitation until the end of the calendar year in which it was purchased.  The Heritage Passport cost is $100.00 and will allow a family (2 adults and up to 4 children) unlimited admittance to the three facilities. The Heritage Passport can be purchased at any one of the three facilities. Map Park Map    History The Connecticut Valley has a long history of fossil track discoveries. Outstanding specimens uncovered in 19th century brownstone quarries found their way into museums throughout the world. A new chapter in the history of such discoveries was written in 1966 when hundreds of tracks were exposed in Rocky Hill. This remarkable site became Dinosaur State Park. {Dinosaur State Park} Other Nearby State Recreation Areas Include: Wadsworth Falls State Park, Middlefield  Location: 2 miles southwest of Middletown on Route 157 Activities: Cross-Country Skiing, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Picnicking, Stream Fishing, Swimming Charge: Daily in season Related Links Connecticut Tourism Information Friends of Dinosaur State Park {Link to Top of Page}