Overview

Hype:

Western Wyoming Community College is home to five life sized dinosaur displays, They are the largest easily accessible collection of dinosaurs along I-80 from Chicago to San Francisco. In-order to bring Wyoming dinosaurs back to Wyoming, a fund raising project began in 1989 to collect and display specimens native to Wyoming from throughout the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods of the Mesozoic Era. All the dinosaur displays are free and open to the public whenever the college is open.

Time:

Fees: None

Recommended Ages:

0-3
4-11
12-19
20-49
50-69
70+

Recommended Months to Visit:

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Features:
  • Dinosaur Fossils
  • Museums
  • Restrooms - Flush
  • Road Access is Paved
  • Access Road is 2WD Accessible

Links: https://www.westernwyoming.edu/about/visit/dinosaurs.html

Getting There

Navigate to 41.591730, -109.237722.

Location

Closest City or Region: Rock Springs, Wyoming

Coordinates: 41.591730, -109.237722

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April 3, 2019 Trip Report

By Tara Dye

Trip Members

Greg Dye, Laura Dye, Tara Dye, Savannah Dye, Madilyn Dye, Cooper Dye, Arianne Dye, Miller Dye, Ondylyn Wagner, Killian Wagner, Emerson Dye, Evelyn Dye, ,

Story

On our way through town, we stopped at the college and visited the dinosaur displays. They also had a number of sculpture and soem fossil rock slabs.

Pictures