Dinosaur Valley State Park -- Glen Rose TX
N 32° 14.784 W 097° 48.827
14S E 611747 N 3568365
Dinosaur Valley State Park is famous for its many well-preserved theropod and sauropod trackway in the bed of the Paluxy River, which also is a great place to cool off in the hot Texas summers! You can swim with dinosaurs here without being eaten.
Waymark Code: WMG77D
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/23/2013
Views: 15
Dinosaur tracks were discovered in several areas of exposed limestone in the Paluxy River in the 1930s. Some were cut out of the rock and shipped off to museums. One decorates a gazebo in downtown Glen Rose. To preserve the world's first dinosaur trackway for the public, the State of Texas bought the land around the tracks and created the Dinosaur Valley State Park.
Blasters love Love LOVE Dinosaur Valley SP -- we have lost count of the numbers of visits we have made here. What's not to love about walking in the footsteps of the dinosaurs, and swimming in the Blue Hole (which also has dino tracks in it)? :)
From the Dinosaur Valley State Park website: (
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"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. There are two fiberglass models, a 70-foot Apatosaurus and a 45-foot Tyrannosaurus Rex. They were built, under commission of the Sinclair Oil Company, for New York World's Fair Dinosaur Exhibit of 1964 - 1965. Other activities include camping, picnicking, hiking, mountain biking, equestrian use in a separate 100-acre area, river swimming and fishing, and wildlife observation."
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