Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center

Do you love dinosaurs? I do. If so, you will love Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center located in Woodland Park.


Woodland Park is a small town about 18 miles northwest of Colorado Springs. The center is loaded with cool dinosaurs. I could spend hours there each time I visit.

Your young children will love the Children's Learning Center. Guess what they get to touch and feel? Give up? Dinosaur number two...yes, dinosaur pooh! Can you believe that? The kids (and probably most of the parents) will think this is the coolest thing, and it is!

The Children's Learning Center also has a dinosaur dig site to keep children interested. This is a hands-on place for kids so you do not have to constantly tell the kids not to touch. They will learn and practice their digging skills. Maybe one of your children is a future paleontologist.

The dinosaur exhibits are so neat and, yes, there is a T-Rex. They have a good collection of not-so-common dinosaurs so you will learn a lot of new dinosaur names when you visit.

There is a theater with 20 seats that shows various types of dinosaur, geology, and paleontology videos throughout the day. You will learn all sorts of fun and interesting facts and see how the dinosaurs looked and moved when they roamed our Earth.

There is a large gift shop with all sorts of cool dinosaur items for you to buy. They have some of the best souvenirs.



The Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center is located at 201 S. Fairview St. in Woodlawn Park, Colorado. It is easy to get to from Colorado Springs. If you are on I-25, take exit 141, which is Cimarron Street. At the ramp light, turn onto West Cimarron Street which is also known as Route 24 West. Stay on this street for 18 miles. The Dinosaur Center will be on your left at the third traffic light which is South Fairview Street.

Admission prices for all that you get to see and do are very reasonable. Adults pay $11.50, senior citizens who are 65 or older pay $10.50. Children from ages 5 through 12 pay $7.50 and children 4 and under get in free.

The Center is open 7 days a week, year round from 9am to 6pm Monday through Saturday and from 10am to 5pm on Sundays. They are closed on New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.