Dinosaur Park
Dinosaur Park is a fossil digs & trails in Washington, D.C., United States, best suited for grade school and up. It is free to visit. A genuine active fossil site about 20 minutes from downtown D.C., where families can dig alongside real paleontologists for 115-million-year-old bones on open house Saturdays, no reservation required.
A genuine active fossil site about 20 minutes from downtown D.C., where families can dig alongside real paleontologists for 115-million-year-old bones on open house Saturdays, no reservation required. The surrounding garden and interpretive signs stay open every day, even when the fenced dig site itself is closed.
- Address: 13200 Mid-Atlantic Blvd, Laurel, MD 20708
- Hours: Garden open daily; fossil site open 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month, 12pm-4pm
- Official website
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Good to know
- Where is Dinosaur Park?
- Dinosaur Park is located at 13200 Mid-Atlantic Blvd, Laurel, MD 20708, in Washington, D.C., United States. Directions to Google Maps, Waze, and Apple Maps are on this page.
- How much does Dinosaur Park cost?
- Dinosaur Park is free to visit.
- Is Dinosaur Park good for kids?
- Dinosaur Park is best for grade school and up. A genuine active fossil site about 20 minutes from downtown D.C., where families can dig alongside real paleontologists for 115-million-year-old bones on open house Saturdays, no reservation required.
- What other dinosaur activities are near Dinosaur Park?
- Within 100 km you'll find 2 more dinosaur spots: Smithsonian's National Zoo: Dino Summer, Smithsonian Deep Time Fossil Hall. The map on this page shows them all.
Last verified August 2026 from official venue sources.