Dinosaur Valley State Park
Glen Rose, Texas
April 2008
I went tent camping with my son on a Scout trip. We stayed in a RV spot that had electric and water. The space was good size with a nice flat paved pad. We were able to park several cars on the pad. We had a stoned in fire pit with a grill. Picnic table and lantern hook was also part of each site. The Dinosaur models and tracks were a decent walk from our campsite. We also made use of our bikes on some of the trips up to the exhibit by the main entrance and by the stand alone park store / gift shop.
Some of the loops were pretty tight and I saw several big rigs brush some tree branches while making a couple of turns. So beware of tree branches.
Unfortunately, it had rained prior to our visit and the Paluxy river was up enough so that we could not view the dinosaur tracks very well. Once of the few instances where you want the river to be down.
Pros
- Cool dinosaur exhibit, models and tracks.
- Nice Stone fire pits.
- Park store for ice cream treats and souvenirs.
- Awesome covered shelter overlooking the tracks and Paluxy river.
Cons
- tree branches around the road could be trimmed back some.
7.5 out of 10
Glen Rose, Texas
April 2008
I went tent camping with my son on a Scout trip. We stayed in a RV spot that had electric and water. The space was good size with a nice flat paved pad. We were able to park several cars on the pad. We had a stoned in fire pit with a grill. Picnic table and lantern hook was also part of each site. The Dinosaur models and tracks were a decent walk from our campsite. We also made use of our bikes on some of the trips up to the exhibit by the main entrance and by the stand alone park store / gift shop.
Some of the loops were pretty tight and I saw several big rigs brush some tree branches while making a couple of turns. So beware of tree branches.
Unfortunately, it had rained prior to our visit and the Paluxy river was up enough so that we could not view the dinosaur tracks very well. Once of the few instances where you want the river to be down.
Pros
- Cool dinosaur exhibit, models and tracks.
- Nice Stone fire pits.
- Park store for ice cream treats and souvenirs.
- Awesome covered shelter overlooking the tracks and Paluxy river.
Cons
- tree branches around the road could be trimmed back some.
7.5 out of 10
