Park Visitor Centre & Self-Guided Adventures Staying Safe in the Park DINOSAUR Royal Tyrrell Museum Field Station Public Loop Road tThe badlands can be very hot! Hike with plenty of Open year-round. Check website for hours of opera- This 3.2 km gravel loop road begins at the water, a hat and sunscreen. tion. Admission fees may apply. campground bridge. Provincial Park The badlands can be extremely slippery. Be sure to # t Information Fossil Houses wear sturdy footwear. UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE # Exhibits Accessible from the public loop road, # Gift Shop these structures exhibit dinosaur bones tCacti have sharp spines. Be careful where you step # Programs in the ground. or sit. # Administration Boat Launch tNatural caves and sinkholes form in the badlands. Programs & Tours A public boat launch is located near Watch closely for these when hiking and avoid Available seasonally. Reserve tickets at Visitor Centre the day use area. standing or walking directly over them. Close or online at www.DinosaurPark.ca. Fees may apply. Interpretive Trails supervision of children is required. # Bus Tours Prairie Trail tPrairie rattlesnakes are venomous, but their bite is # Guided Hikes Loop length: 300 metres rarely fatal. Leave them alone and they will leave you # Family Programs Walking time: 15 minutes alone! Stay on trails, avoid rock piles, ledges and long # Back-country Excursions At the park entrance viewpoint explore grass, and walk in groups. # Dinosaur Digs grasslands that form the outer edge of the park’s land base. Wheelchair accessible. tScorpions and black widow spiders also have ven- Concession & Convenience Store om. Since they rest underground during the day, you Open seasonally. Check website for hours of operation. Coulee Viewpoint Trail likely won’t encounter them. For your safety, don’t # Loop length: 0.9 km put your hands or feet in cracks, holes or crevices. Restaurant Walking time: 45 minutes MAP & INFORMATION # Groceries & Camping Supplies # Starting by the Visitor Centre, the path Bathrooms & Showers climbs to ridge tops with beautiful views. Pets in the Park # Laundromat Pets must be on a leash not more than two metres www.DinosaurPark.ca # Pay Phone Badlands Trail long, always under control, and kept a safe distance Loop length: 1.3 km from wildlife. information 403-378-4342 Camping Walking time: 45 minutes programs 403-378-4344 Available year-round. Lower winter rates with Adjacent to the public loop road, this Natural Preserve camping 1-877-53PARKS self-registration on site. Reserve sites at trail leads you through a badlands landscape. A large portion of the park is a natural preserve ac- www.Reserve.AlbertaParks.ca or call 1-877-537-2757. cessible only through guided programs. To protect Trail of the Fossil Hunters # wildlife, landscape, fossils and yourself please respect Standard & Power Sites avail- Linear length: 0.9 km Located 48 km northeast of Brooks, Alberta, able these boundaries. # Walking time: 40 minutes Dinosaur Provincial Park is world renowned for its Firewood available onsite Begins at Fossil Display #2 on the public # General provincial parks information: abundant fossils, riverside cottonwood groves, Group Camp available, call loop road and ends at a historic quarry site. and stunning badlands. 403-378-3700 1-866-427-3582 Cottonwood Flats Trail www.AlbertaParks.ca Dinosaur Bones Loop length: 1.4 km Dinosaur Provincial Park has the best representation Walking time: 1 hour of late Cretaceous fossils in the world. Help us keep it Explore lush riverside habitat with tower- that way by respecting and protecting this important ing cottonwood trees and abundant ISBN: 978-0-7785-7859-8 resource. It is illegal to remove fossils! wildlife. Wheelchair-accessible. Printed February 2011