Allosaurus & Tyrannosaurus Rex - Prehistoric Forest - Onsted, MI
N 42° 03.380 W 084° 08.959
16T E 735888 N 4659963
The Prehistoric Forest was built around 1963.
Waymark Code: WM5GC0
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 01/03/2009
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In 1997, the place was put up for sale and new owners took over two years later. But the park closed soon after that and remains so as of 2008.
The Prehistoric Forest had a safari train that took visitors around the 8-acre property, past a volcano and a waterfall.
There are dinosaur bones, serpents, pterodactyls, a dinosaur egg nest, cavemen, strange giant flowers and cacti, and 15 life-size dinosaurs.
These creations were the work of James Q. Sidwell who also made the statues for the Prehistoric Forest in Marblehead, OH and Dinosaur Land in White Post, VA.
After the ride, there was a dig site with fossils, footprints and bones. There was also a waterslide (added in the early 1980s) and a crazy maze - both now gone.
Although it's been closed for several years it is still there and many of the dinosaurs and whatnot can still be seen from the parking lot.
Location:
8203 US 12
Onsted, MI USA
49265
Type of Dinosaur: Allosaurus in foreground, Tyrannosaurus Rex in Background
Web Address or URL: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Have someone take your picture with your GPS in front of the Dinosaur.
If your by yourself try to get yourself if you can. If not take a picture of your GPS and the Dinosaur.