Utah is known for being a hot bed of dinosaur fossils, and some of the best places to view these ancient creatures are here in Utah Valley! Come visit us and check out our world-class dinosaur educational facilities.
Hours: 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
Address: 1683 N. Canyon Road, Provo, UT 84602
Phone: 801-422-3680
Price: Free
The BYU Museum of Paleontology was founded in 1976 to showcase the fossil collection of Dr. James a Jensen, a.k.a Dinosaur Jim. Dr. James Jensen focused his research and archaeological digs on the Intermountain West, with many of his finds originating here in Utah. Before the Museum of Paleontology was built, these fossils were housed underneath the BYU football stadium. With the building of the museum, these fossils now have a permanent home.
If you’re looking for a great educational experience for you or your family, the BYU Museum of Paleontology is a great stop on your dino journey! Come in and peruse the collection of dinosaur bones, read facts about the dinosaurs and the time periods they lived in, or see fully assembled dinosaur skeletons from past era’s. A few of the displays are hands-on, letting you touch these ancient artifacts. One of the coolest aspects of the Museum of Paleontology is the prep lab. Giant windows from the inside of the museum overlook students and faculty of the paleontology program as they cut bones out of rocks in the prep labs. You’ll see them cleaning the bones, categorizing the fossils and preparing them for storage or to be shown on the museum floor. Here you get inside access to a day in the life of a Paleontologist.
Hours: 10 a.m.- 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday
Address: 3003 Thanksgiving Way, Lehi, UT 84043
Phone: 801-768-2300
Price: $15-$20
The Museum of Ancient Life at Thanksgiving Point is a dinosaur lover’s dream! This museum contains over 60 complete dinosaur skeletons on display, making it one of the largest dinosaurs exhibits in the world! Their working paleo lab gives you a sneak peak of the Barrosaurus the paleontologists are currently working on. Wander through and look on in awe at these beasts from another time!
This museum is great for little ones, as they have numerous hands-on activities, including their toy dinosaurs at their erosion table and a quarry dig, where you can practice digging for dinosaur bones. Their Jr. Paleo Lab allows children to create their own molds and casts of dinosaur fossils or teaches them the basics of fossil prep. Kids attending these classes leave with a fun memento of their time here.
Don’t forget to catch a movie on the Mammoth Theater while you’re here. The Mammoth Theater hosts multiple screenings of a variety of shows centered around science, geology, geography and nature. You can go on 3D adventures with ocean animals, roam the jungles with big cats, view the beauty of national parks and more!
Ashton Gardens at Thanksgiving Point
Thanksgiving Point has multiple other venues that are great for a day filled with fun. The Ashton Gardens will wow you with their 55 acres of gardens and largest man-made waterfall in the Western Hemisphere.
Farm Country gives animal lovers a chance to pet and feed cows, chickens, goats, pigs sheep and more. While here don’t forget to check out the incubation station with bunnies and chicks, or take a pony ride. 
The Museum of Natural Curiosity will satisfy your inner, or literal, child’s need for discovery! There’s so much to do at Thanksgiving Point, you’ll need a few days to explore it all!
Timpanogos Cave
Don’t forget some of the amazing outdoor offerings available as well. Timpanogos Cave National Monument has been a living ecosystem for millennia. During the Spring, Summer and Fall you can take cave tours and view some unique formations, including The Great Heart of Timpanogos. Utah Valley also has some stunning scenic drives in the area.
The Alpine Loop Scenic Backway, Provo Canyon Scenic Byway and Nebo Loop National Scenic Byway are must do drives. So come get your fill of dinosaur activities here in Utah Valley, and then stay to explore all of our other wonders!
Southeastern Utah – Utah’s Canyon CountryHours: 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday (open April 15 to October 15)
Address: 754 South 200 West, Blanding Utah 84511
Phone: 435-678-3454
Price: $3.50 for adults, $2.50 for seniors and $2.00 for children
The unique desert landscape, the beautiful Native American ruins and the abundance of dinosaur fossils are a few reasons why San Juan County is identified as the world’s largest outdoor museum. Traveling around the county, visitors have the opportunity to see and experience why the area has this reputation. Although San Juan is known as an outdoor museum, the indoor museums in the area highlight many of the greatest discoveries found in southeastern Utah.
Some of the best findings in the region include the prehistoric flying reptiles and feather-covered dinosaurs. These dinosaur discoveries, along with many others—including preserved bones, a mummified dinosaur replica, fossilized footprints and skeletal reconstructions—are featured at The Dinosaur Museum.
Located in Blanding, The Dinosaur Museum provides a comprehensive look at the dinosaurs that once lived in the region and throughout the world. With four different exhibits, many mysterious questions are answered, from the relationship of birds and dinosaurs to the hatching of dinosaur eggs. These exhibits also showcase dinosaurs from around the world and how the fossils were dispersed.
A few unique items on display include six 10-foot raptors, a 14-foot Therizinosaurus with a wing span of 20 feet and a mummified duck-billed dinosaur.
The raptors and the Therizinosaurus are life-size models that are based on the most current scientific information on what these dinosaurs looked like. The mummified dinosaur replica has a large patch of skin on its back, neck and hands and is one of only two casts on public display in the world.
An exclusive exhibit is “The History of Dinosaurs in the Movies.” This exhibit includes colorful original posters and memorabilia that display how dinosaurs have been depicted in movies based on the time’s scientific knowledge. 
The posters and memorabilia are from the U.S. and around the world and highlight movies from “Ghost of Slumber Mountain,” created in 1919, to “Jurassic Park,” created in 1993.
Now is the perfect time to come and discover for yourself the prehistoric life of dinosaurs at The Dinosaur Museum. You can learn more about The Dinosaur Museum as well as the greatest outdoor museum, at utahscanyoncountry.com.
St. GeorgeHours: 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Monday through Sunday
Address: 2180 East Riverside Drive, St. George, UT 84790
Phone: 435-574-3466
Price: $3-$6
Come visit the St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm to see thousands of dinosaur footprints from the Early Jurassic, that’s 200 million years ago! Uniquely, the museum was built directly over the initial discovery site, keeping the fossil track surface intact and undisturbed. Learn what St. George used to look like when these Jurassic creatures roamed the area, including the plants, animals and fishes that lived here and around the ancient Lake Dixie. 
The museum’s history began with local optometrist, Dr. Sheldon Johnson, clearing his alfalfa field for development in February of 2000. By chance, he turned over one of the massive sandstone blocks and that’s when he made his discovery, a three-toed dinosaur footprint! He and his wife, LaVerna, announced the discovery and soon had thousands of researchers gathering at the site. As excavations continued, it became apparent that Dr. Johnson’s find was a milestone in Jurassic research.
The St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site is operated by the DinosaurAH!torium Foundation, which focuses on updating the site through special exhibitions and major building projects each year. Past accomplishments include the addition of a fossil preparation laboratory, an outdoor Dino Park, five life-size restorations of Early Jurassic animals, and the Lake Dixie Discovery Trail boardwalk and accompanying Dinosaur Mural. 
Besides the exhibits, the St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site provides visitors with an introductory video and a self-guided tour translated into a variety of languages. For younger visitors, the museum provides a “Junior Paleontologist Scavenger Hunt” and prize, a dig-for-tracks sand box, and a hands-on activity room. The latter also houses the rotating special exhibits; activities reflect the theme of the current exhibit. 
There is plenty to see and learn about at the St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm; from dinosaur behaviors to ancient lake ecosystem, and from current fossil research to larger Earth science concepts. Visit the museum today!
Full Cast Skeleton of Gastonia-Museum of Moab
Moab Utah is part of the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, a National Scenic Byway that passes thought some of the worlds’ most significant locations for dinosaur fossils, track sites, and museums. Paleontologists have found a treasure trove of dinosaur remains in the rock formations of the Moab area.
The record for dinosaurs and the other ancient animals in the Moab area is one of the best in the country.
Hours: Summer: 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday (April 15-Oct. 15) | Winter: 12 p.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday (Oct. 15-April 14)
Address: 118 E. Center Street Moab, UT 84532
Phone: 435-259-7985
Price: Adults $5, Under 17-free with adult admission, Families $10, Active Military & Seniors (62+) $4
The best way to start your dinosaur journey is in downtown Moab at the Museum of Moab. Check out a full cast skeleton of Gastonia, one of the armored dinosaurs that lived in this area during the Early Cretaceous period. 
A walk with interpretive panels along the trail and boardwalk. Includes eight different types of dinosaurs and a crocodile resting trace.
Heading back in time! Hike to this site, the trail branches off following rock cairns to the Jurassic age track site.
Get a glimpse of an era when huge creatures roamed the earth. Dinosaur bone still encased in rock may be viewed in Mill Canyon by following this short self- guided interpretive trail.
Moab Giants Dinosaur Park & MuseumHours: Spring-Fall: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Winter: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Beginning Nov 1st) | Closed December 4, 2017-February 14, 2018 for maintenance.
Address: 112 West SR-313, Moab, UT 84532
Phone: 435-355-0288
Price: $16-$22
Moab’s Giants takes you on a journey back through time. A 3D Cinema that introduces you to the prehistoric world of Dinosaurs, then make your own tracks on a half-mile hiking trail populated with state-of-the-art, life-size dinosaurs. The Tracks Museum features interactive learning touch screens, games to play and visually stunning exhibits. 
The Bull Canyon Overlook site is northeast of Moab. It features the tracks of at least one theropod (meat eating dinosaurs). Stride length measurements at the site indicate one or more dinosaurs moving at different speeds, this makes Bull Canyon Overlook unique. These tracks are located in the late Jurassic Entrada Sandstone.
To find more information to plan your Dinosaur Hunt, go to www.discovermoab.com
Hunting Dinosaurs…in Dinosaurland!Utah is known for its paleontological history dating back as far as 150 million years. Dinosaurland, Vernal, Utah is the Capitol of the State when it comes to hunting for dinosaurs. You might even have a license to prove it if you have visited the area in the last 55 years that our authentic “Dinosaur Hunting License” have been around. If not, make sure and ask for one at the dinosaur museum on Main Street in Vernal.
A Dinosaur Hunting License is a Special Permit issued to you, the visitor, to explore all the dinosaur rich history, recreation and beauty that can be found in Northeastern Utah! The top spot is Dinosaur National Monument.
Hours: click here for schedule
Address: 11625 East 1500 South, Jensen, UT 84035
Phone: 435-781-7700
Dinosaur National Monument Quarry-Wall of Bones
The only place in the world you can view and touch over 1500 dinosaur bones left partially exposed in the mountain they were discovered in. The “Wall of Bones” Quarry is truly a breath-taking, life changing experience that will leave you the visitor in awe over the experience.
After viewing the bones, take the fossil discovery trail back to the visitor’s center.
Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Dinosaur MuseumHours: Spring Hours (March – Memorial Day Weekend) 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily | Summer Hours (Memorial Day Weekend – Sept. 3) 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. daily | Fall Hours (Sept. 3 – Oct.) 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily | Winter Hours (Oct-March) Mon. – Sat.: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Closed Sundays
Address: 496 E Main St, Vernal, UT 84078
Phone: 435-789-3799
Price: $7 adults, Seniors & children (six to 12 years): $3.50, five & under: free
A MUST stop when visiting Dinosaurland. With a name that BIG and the 14 life size dinosaurs you will feel like you have stepped into Jurassic World! 
Enjoy hands on exhibits, a paleontology lab with observation window, and a history of the rock formations and fossils in the area.
Make sure and stop for a picture with our famous Dinah the Pink dinosaur on the east end of town and Rex the green dinosaur on the west end of town, pictures all your friends will be buzzing about on social media for weeks. Dinosaurland is full of fossils, adventure and recreation. Plan your Hunt for Dinosaurs in Dinosaurland by visiting our website at www.dinoland.com FB Visitdinosaurland or calling 800-477-5558.
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