Rocky Hill / Connecticut
Dinosaur State Park
Fossil footprints bring deep time into focus in Rocky Hill.
Get to know the place
A reason to wander.
Fossil footprints bring deep time into focus in Rocky Hill. Dinosaur State Park combines an indoor trackway exhibit with outdoor trails and an arboretum, so a visit can move between the prehistoric story and the living landscape outside.
Look for, learn about, or try
- Field Trips
- Visitor Center
- Interactive
- Geology
- Hiking
- Historic
- Museums
- Nature Center
- Nature
- Picnicking
- Winter
Sources & visitor updates
Guide reviewed September 8, 2026. Hours, access and programs can change. Use the official sources below for the latest details.
Stay a little longer
There is a whole place around this place.
Keep exploring the landscapes, streets and everyday life nearby.
Get to know Hartford County →Continue the day
More in the area.
Bloomfield · Hartford County
Auerfarm State Park Scenic Reserve
Open farmland gives Bloomfield a different kind of outdoor escape.
Open the guideBerlin · Hartford County
Lamentation Mountain State Park
A steep section of Connecticut’s traprock landscape rewards hikers with elevated views.
Open the guideSimsbury · Hartford County
Massacoe State Forest
Two separate forest blocks offer different outings around Simsbury.
Open the guideBloomfield · Hartford County
Penwood State Park
A wooded ridge above Bloomfield offers a nearby escape from the Hartford area.
Open the guideEnfield/East Windsor/Somers · Hartford County
Scantic River State Park
River corridors and traces of former industry link this park’s separate sections.
Open the guideSimsbury · Hartford County
Stratton Brook State Park
A former railroad corridor passes through a wooded park in Simsbury.
Open the guide