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Location
Parking
small parking area, paved roads access
Best time
Visit on weekday mornings (like Thursday morning) to have the site nearly to yourself. This is especially important since the footprints can be hard to spot and require careful observation without distractions.
Visitor tip
Plan to visit both Dinosaur Tracks and Parowan Gap Petroglyphs together as a combo outing—they're only a few miles apart on paved roads. This creates a more complete prehistoric experience and makes the trip more worthwhile.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Dinosaur Track Recreation Site
- Highlights
- Ancient hadrosaur footprints, marked trails, stunning rock formations
- Admission
- Free
- Location
- 11 miles off I-15, near Parowan Gap Petroglyphs
What visitors say
Just found this place right after we visited the petroglyphs few miles away. This is an amazing place. One can actually see dinasour footprints. The walls of the mountain holds anlot of story to tell. Just be very careful walking…
Cool little stop that is not far (about 11 miles) off of I-15. It's all on paved roads and has a small parking area. There are stanchions that mark where the hadrosaur tracks can be seen, but you still have to look carefully. Keep in…
The name makes it seem like there are more fossils than there are and the map says there are X amount of trails but doesn't show them on the map. BUT it was very well maintained it seems to be and absolutely beautiful and definitely…
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Did You Know?
- The site features hadrosaur dinosaur footprints embedded in boulders, representing prehistoric tracks from an ancient sea bed, making it a direct geological window into dinosaur behavior and movement patterns
- The attraction is located approximately 11 miles off Interstate 15 near Parowan, Utah, with immediate proximity to Parowan Gap Petroglyphs just a few miles away, creating a combined prehistoric learning experience spanning both dinosaur and human history
- The site is completely free admission with self-guided exploration via marked metal dinosaur post signage, accessible via paved roads with a small parking area, making it an economical archaeological site for public education
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