Valentina D.
11/4/2023
A real dinosaur excavation site in the DMV area?! I'm in! First off, you should know that the excavation site is only open to the public twice a month. Check their website for the days and times....
Dinosaur Park
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13200 Mid Atlantic Blvd
Laurel, MD 20708
Dinosaur Park, a property of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, offers a unique educational experience in Laurel, Maryland, where visitors can engage in paleontological activities and assist staff in fossil exploration. Notably, the park is home to Astrodon Johnstoni, the Maryland state dinosaur, and features fossils dating back 115 million years to the Early Cretaceous period.
The park provides various public programs and educational activities every first and third Saturday of the month, allowing guests to learn about ancient environments and prehistoric life while practicing surface collection techniques with real fossils. Visitors contribute to the ongoing research by helping staff better understand the prehistoric ecosystem of Prince George's County.
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Pieter D.
7/25/2025
Unless you go to one of their interpretive programs on the first and third Saturdays of the month. (What they said) ...It was pretty much only a few fact boards to look at/read, and like one thing...
Austin G.
10/19/2020
In theory, it is so cool that the D.C. area has a dinosaur park. It's outside of Washington, D.C. in Laurel, Maryland. However, I wouldn't recommend it. I did go during the pandemic so it was...
Catherine V.
7/15/2021
Drove to Dinosaur Park from NYC to take my niece to a surprise visit. Was extremely disappointed to see it was just an extremely small outdoor park with 4 info stands, one imitation egg and a...
Mark H.
5/20/2023
Definitely not what you expect. You drove in among office buildings and an industrial park Our daughter loves dinosaurs, and we made a weekend of it, camping over at the Greenbelt Park, visiting...
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