Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center is a museum that focuses primarily on exhibiting fossil organisms from North America’s Late Cretaceous Period, including fish, marine reptiles, pterosaurs, and dinosaurs. The museum is located in Woodland Park, approximately 10 miles northwest of Colorado Springs. Visitors can check out the museum’s operating fossil laboratory, where recently discovered and important specimens are freed from rock matrices and restored. Children always enjoy the museum’s hands-on educational activities and play area. Visitors can enjoy guided tours of the museum, getting in-depth information on the fossil skeletons displayed. The museum is ADA accessible, offers group discounts, and is equipped with a gift shop.
201 South Fairview Street, Woodland Park, CO, Phone: 719-686-1820
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