Dinosaur Park

Dinosaur Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Dinosaur Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Dinosaur Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.36404, -111.43815. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dinosaur Park

• Silly Mountain · viewpoint · Pinal · ~5 km · Must-see
• Superstition Mountains · viewpoint · Pinal · ~9 km · Must-see
• Peralta Canyon · viewpoint · Pinal · ~9 km · Must-see
• Weaver's Needle · viewpoint · Pinal · ~12 km · Must-see
• KVIT-FM (Apache Junction) · attraction · Pinal · ~14 km · Must-see
• KZON-FM (Gilbert) · attraction · Pinal · ~19 km · Must-see
• KVVA-FM (Apache Junction) · attraction · Maricopa · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mormon Flat Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~26 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~28 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~28 km · Must-see
• Saguaro Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~29 km · Must-see
• Stewart Mountain Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~30 km · Must-see
• Horse Mesa Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Reavis Falls · waterfall · Maricopa · ~34 km · Must-see
• Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch · lake · Maricopa · ~35 km · Must-see
• Boyce Thompson Arboretum · sanctuary · Pinal · ~35 km · Must-see
• Picketpost Mountain · viewpoint · Pinal · ~36 km · Must-see
• Granite Reef Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dinosaur Park

Other parks near Dinosaur Park

• Rendezvous Park · park · Maricopa · ~46 km · Must-see
• Golfland Sunsplash · park · Maricopa · ~46 km · Must-see
• Carino Estates : Community - Green Belt · park · Maricopa · ~50 km · Must-see
• Chaparral Park · park · Maricopa · ~58 km · Must-see
• Papago Park · park · Maricopa · ~61 km · Must-see
• Margaret T. Hance Park · park · Maricopa · ~75 km · Must-see
• Steele Indian School Park · park · Maricopa · ~76 km · Must-see
• Phoenix Carnegie Library and Library Park · park · Maricopa · ~76 km · Must-see
• Enchanted Island Amusement Park · park · Maricopa · ~77 km · Must-see
• Encanto Park · park · Maricopa · ~77 km · Must-see

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