Dinosaur Valley State Park - Glen Rose Texas
N 32° 14.539 W 097° 49.287
14S E 611029 N 3567904
Dinosaur tracks located in the Paluxy Riverbed, In Dinosaur Valley State Park.
Waymark Code: WM70CT
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/13/2009
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History: Dinosaur Valley State Park, located just northwest of Glen Rose in Somervell County, is a 1524.72-acre, scenic park set astride the Paluxy River. The land for the park was acquired from private owners under the State Parks Bonds Program during 1968 and opened to the public in 1972.
Eastward-dipping limestones, sandstones, and mudstones, deposited from approximately 113 million years ago along the shorelines of an ancient sea, form the geological setting for the park area. Over the last million years or so, these layered formations have been dissected and sculpted by the Paluxy River which, in many places, has cut down to resistant beds and planed off sizable exposures of rock in the river bottom.
Activities: Dinosaur Valley State Park contains some of the best preserved dinosaur tracks in the world. The dinosaur tracks are located in the riverbed, so please call ahead to check on river conditions
The tracks are in several locations along the riverbed. The set I was able to see are located at Track site #1, the posted coordinates.
There is a $5.00 entry fee.