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Feb 29, 2024 · Explore the beautiful, unique landscape on foot, take a guided tour and look for dinosaur bones, or enjoy a show at the amphitheatre. Whatever you like to do, camping in the badlands is an unforgettable experience.
Dinosaur PP. Information & Facilities; Activities & Events; Advisories; Park Research & Management; Education; Volunteering; Safety Tips; Rules ☰
The distinct landscapes of Dinosaur Provincial Park (badlands, riverside and grasslands) host a unique diversity of plants and animals. Towering cottonwood trees grow by the river where there is abundant water and fertile soil.
Jan 11, 2024 · Dinosaur Provincial Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated in the Red Deer River valley in southeastern Alberta. Full of iconic badlands scenery and just a two-hour drive east of Calgary, the site is best known for its renowned fossil assemblage and contains the richest collection of dinosaur fossils in the world.
Dinosaur Provincial Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated a two hour drive east of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; or 48 kilometres (30 mi), about a half-hour drive northeast of Brooks. The park is situated in the Red Deer River valley, which is noted for its striking badland topography, and abundance of dinosaur fossils.
In addition to its particularly beautiful scenery, Dinosaur Provincial Park – located at the heart of the province of Alberta's badlands – contains some of the most important fossil discoveries ever made from the 'Age of Reptiles', in particular about 35 species of dinosaur, dating back some 75 million years.
Its haunting hoodoos, isolated mesas and low-lying coulees are at the heart of Alberta’s badlands and contain the greatest concentration of Late Cretaceous dinosaur fossils yet found on Earth. More than 300 first-quality dinosaur skeletons have been pulled from a 27-kilometre stretch along the Red Deer River since digging began there in the ...
Dinosaur Provincial Park UNESCO World Heritage Site is located 48 km northeast (1/2 hour drive) from Brooks, Alberta (NOT at or near Drumheller). There is a campground, picnic area, walking trails, Public Scenic Loop Road with 2 outdoor fossil displays and Visitor Centre with museum, theatre, giftshop. Concession (food services) from May to mid ...
