Ogden's George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park

We’ve been to our share of dinosaur exhibits. This one was big and outside. It’s rather old but still fun for the kids! Real Dino bones found and also all the replicas were huge and cool. There was also a gift shop you could even buy Dino eggs that you crack open and they were geods. The first part is a museum like facility then you enter the outdoor portion to walk around and see everything else they have to offer.

Fun for the whole family. My kid loved it, and there are also a lot of cool dinosaur facts for us adults who are into paleontology. The place is also very big, so you can spend a LOT of time here. I'd recommend doing the outside exhibits first and then going inside to warm up and see the museum.

We went to the Halloween event and it was great. The only issue we had was knowing where to go exactly. The map was a bit confusing and there were some people not at their post yet for the first "show" time. I heard it was better later in the night. We did like the little area where kids could go trick or treat. We thought there was going to be little stations set up everywhere, but we were wrong. As for the park itself on a non-event day... super fun and a good place to take dino loving kids

We love this place. The rock and crystal collection is especially fun to see. Most of the dinosaurs look really cool and I guess they are redoing the funny looking T-rex that has been there forever. I kind of miss the old playground but the new one is good too. And they still have the giant cement triceratops skull. They host a 5k in the fall, I think it would be so fun to run a dinosaur themed race with the kids!

My dinosaur obsessed son BEGGED to see a dinosaur for his birthday, so after looking into some different places in Utah we planned on this museum. Boy were we blown away! They not only had the amazing dinosaur sculptures that you could walk with, but they also had an all abilities park which was a BLAST for my kiddos. Then they have the animatronics inside as well as some incredible fossils. This museum is truly PERFECT for the whole family. We love, love, love the Ogden St. Eccles Dinosaur Museum.

It is a nice place to go with the kids. Have a picnic and enjoy the outdoors. When we went the playground was not open so it did limit the exploring part but it was still fun. The dinasours do need a face-lift but the younger kids did not mind. Would be nice if they would incorporate like a scavenger hunt of facts or clues to make it for interactive.

We had a great visit to this park! It’s located near the canyons, far from the busy city, making for a nice, quiet getaway. The museum section had plenty to explore, and outside, the life-sized dinosaurs were a big hit with the kids. My 8-year-old twins loved it, though my 12-year-old felt a little too old for some of the attractions. Some of the dinosaurs could use a fresh coat of paint, but overall, it was still a fun and educational experience. We visited in the winter, so it wasn’t too crowded, which made it even more enjoyable. The park has lots of outdoor benches, so we brought our own snacks and had a little picnic near the dinosaurs. There’s also a pond where you can feed the ducks, and the playground was a fun bonus, with dinosaur-themed structures for the kids to climb on. If you go, I’d recommend bringing your own drinks and snacks to make the most of the visit. Overall, it was a nice day out, especially for younger kids!

This dinosaurs park was awesome for our kids. I personally enjoyed the indoor museum exhibits a lot. Looked like if parking was full you can park in the ski buss area across from the normal parking. Has tons of dinosaurs outside with trails, a large gem exhibit, and also a fossil room full of many large and small dinosaurs. Also there is picnic tables, benches, and a park with slides and swings inside the outdoor section.

Great for kids 5 and under or older kids that are interested in dinosaurs. Staff was friendly and greets you when you walk in. Per staff guess spends anywhere from 2-3 hours at this place. There is a kids playground. With us being older and only wanting to see the park and museum it took us less than an hour. Both indoor and outdoor sight seeing. Admissions is $8.00

Rawr! Did I scare you? If so, beware of this dinosaur park in Ogden. While the dinos on display are not alive, they are life-like and some of the them move and make noise. Possibly a little too scary for some audiences-usually those that are shorter than a yardstick. The indoor area of the museum is very well done with lots of displays and exhibits that educate guests on the different pre-historic beings. There were far more than I could have named on my own with my basic "Land Before Time" dinosaur knowledge. Upstairs, you'll find rocks and gems, which is well done although maybe less interesting to some folks. However, take a peek at the dinner rocks-there's a whole display of rocks that are in the shape of food. I got a kick out of that. Outside, there's lots of wide open space with paths that wander throughout the trees. There are dinos dispersed throughout the property, and a few benches to sit on. Lots of the grounds were covered in weeds, which may have been what the dinosaurs preferred to eat. However, in modern day, it just looks unkempt. For a kiddo-or adult-that has a fascination with dinosaurs, this could be a fun place to spend an afternoon. For the rest of us, an hour or two is probably plenty.

This museum is pretty cool, especially with snow. Loved the impressive rock and dinosaur collection. A must-visit!

hi of I am 8 I think it was a lot of fun Would come here everyday better then the Dino show

This is a nice spot for kids, it's entertaining, educational and interactive with a fun play area outside. I'd recommend this place for families with kids. It's good for a few hours. Parking is easy too.

So fun for I'm family,they were so excited About the park the dinosaurs were scary and cute for kids

Amazing park, great staff! We had no much fun! Definitely recommend a stop here. Bring coins for the penny press machine!

This is a fabulous place to take your kids. We've had a membership for years! My kids still love it. There is a great indoor museum where you can see the dinosaur bones. Upstairs they have a cool animatronic, they also have a great display of gems. Outside there is a ton more to do. There is a lot of walking trails, with dinosaurs on it. There are some activities like digging up dino bones and there is a playground made with dinosaurs. It's very unique. They have picnic areas you can reserve. There are multiple bathrooms and drinking fountains. There are some huge fish you can feed in the river that flows through the park. They also do random activities during the year.

Great activity for kids who like dinosaurs. The park is bigger and better than I remember as a child. When I was here last (30 years ago) it was small and there was no shade. The park is so much better now! I was really impressed. I stayed outside the entire time with covid still going on. There's a museum inside, but I didn't go through it. It can get hot in the sun, so wear sunscreen and a hat, if you go during hot times since the dinosaurs are outside. You can purchase a small book about dinosaurs you see thought the park for $1 at the information desk. There's also a few places for kids to play such as the dinosaur bone dig are and play areas with slides. The play area is more separated from the park but the way the they incorporated the dinosaurs into the play area so definitely worth a look. I will definitely be bringing my kids back when it gets cooler. One thing to know- if you bring a stroller, you will need to be asked to let out of the gate since they all visitors to exit through a small gate that doesn't have enough room for strollers.

My kids LOVE dinosaurs so we took a day trip to Ogden to go to this Dinosaur Park. One of my kids loves geodes so he loved how many they had to see. There were so many different beautiful rocks made out of different minerals. We were impressed with how many they had! We appreciated the indoor section had dinosaur bones and the outside section had real-looking dinosaurs. My younger kids especially enjoyed it. We appreciated how many different dinosaurs they had. There was also a really fun play area outside they enjoyed! We were excited to check out the gift shop but were highly disappointed with the lack of items for sale. We ended up not buying anything. Hopefully, in the future, they can get more items and more products that are interesting to young kids. We had a great time and will be back!

This place is so fun! What a great thing for the community. It isn't HUGE, but it's big and a great way to spend a few hours with your kids. The information accompanying the dinos are very informative and interesting. The displays are placed well in the natural surroundings. There are play areas for kids, or just a nice walk for adults. I'm very impressed. Families with kids in the area should grab those annual passes.

My two-year-old had so much fun visiting the dinosaur museum, walking around inside, looking at fossils and outside, looking at the interactive, dinosaur statues!

When you're on the drive to this Museum for a minute I'm like where's the entrance! This museum is huge! Right as you walk in you're greeted with super nice staff that just make sure it's known they're there to help you in any manner of needs. The inside of the museum may seem small but is has so much spectacular history that it's a lot to take in on the amazing stuff our plant has held on it. The outside is where kids can be kids and roam around and just have fun!

Wish they had places like this when I was a kid. Gallery of gems, museum of fossils and the best part of it all are the tons of life-sized dinosaurs outside the building. As if that wasn't enough, there is also a playground with slides and swings. This place was amazing and a lot of fun!! The kids enjoyed it thoroughly too.

Went to Dino park for Halloween event on October 20th this year 2023 was much better for the event , then last year event 2022.. more things to see and enjoy, staff was very nice and awesome.. they were real sweet and nice to my kids... I'd have to say things have updated it looks awesome and clean and more open space for them and us to visit, we will be back to enjoy this year Christmas event, I heard from the staff that they will be doing more exciting and awesome learning curves for the kids this year.. I'm down!

The park is great and in a nice location. The exhibits put the dinosaurs in a prehistoric life-like situation, just they should add more marine reptiles and pterosaurs.

This is such a fun place to bring kids! They have so much to look at and so much to do. There is a digging pit for "bones" where they get to pretend like they are paleontologists. There is an entire floor upstairs of beautiful gems and rocks and crystals. I took my class on a field trip there and they loved the moving dinosaurs. There is a lot to learn and a lot of fun to be had. There is even a park outside that includes huge dinosaurs. Very fun place!

Our Grandkids love Dinosaurs so this place was amazing. When driving through Utah again we will definitely stop by.

I read about this place on Roadside America and being a lifelong dinosaur fan, decided to check it out. I'm so glad I did! This is a fantastic little museum and outdoor park and is a must see for fans of roadside attractions and especially dinosaurs. Note that it's easy to miss the entrance, as it's pretty quick after you turn off the main road (it's directly across the street from a little white shop). If you bypass the main drive, turning around isn't too easy so stay alert. The admission fee is reasonable ($7 for adults) and I think it's well worth it. Note that you can add on a few kid friendly activities, including digging for "gems" in a "mine" and panning for gold. I was super tempted by the counter where you can buy a real geode and they'll slice it open for you on the spot (for an additional cost). Even without purchasing these extras, there is a ton to see. I never felt as if I was being nickel and dimed here. The museum portion of the park is fantastic. It's not fancy and the display cases are simple and mis-matched, but the artifacts are top notch. There are fantastic displays of sparkling quartz, rocks and gems, and some truly cool trilobite fossils and more. Inexplicably, there are a couple of cases filled with junk like old quilts and muskets that'll make you scratch your head and say "huh?" Ditto for the bizarro giant clock crafted out of grenades and bullets! The museum has a great collection of dinosaur bones and skeletons on display, and they are beautifully curated with surprisingly thorough educational information and interactive touch screens. There's even a windowed area where you can watch volunteers working and cleaning new fossil finds. If you or your kids love dinos, do not miss the robotic dinosaurs on the upper level. It's a very small area but is pretty rad and features animatronics that are just as good as the ones at Disney World. After exploring the museum, make your way outside for the huge park! This part is so much fun as there are long, winding paths that meander all over the property. It's kind of easy to get lost, so take a map. Best of all? Along the paths are giant concrete dinosaurs! The paths aren't very shady so bring sunscreen and a good hat. The park has several nice picnic areas too, and a little pond where you can feed the fish and ducks (bring quarters for the food machines). There's a small snack bar and a gift shop with great dino themed gifts for cheap. Parking is easy in a paved lot out front. The one huge negative of this place is that is it not air conditioned, which means it can get really hot inside the museum on warm summer days. I visited on a 100 degree day and it was sweltering and very unpleasant. They do have fans strategically placed but it's h-o-t. I totally loved this place and spent two hours here! Then again, I have been dinosaur obsessed since I was four years old. Highly recommended.

It was super awesome. Are kids dug for gems and enjoyed the outdoor exhibit. Would highly recommend.

This Dinosaur Park was amazing it is perfect for your family to go and have fun for the day. This park can also be a great learning opportunity. With each dinosaur there is some facts that you can learn. There is also a park that you kids can go play on. I recommend going to this park.

Dinosaur Park holds a sentimental place in my heart, as it was a spot I visited a lot as a child with my family and my late grandmother. So this is always a spot sparks great memories, and a nice summer getaway from SLC. Though this place is always fun to walk around, it is definitely more fantasmagorical as a kid; there is always the slight air of fear of the lifeless statues outside, horror by the "blood" and dead dinosaurs being feasted upon by carnivores, and... I mean come on, Dinosaurs!!! This spot is a necessity for children to spark their curious natures and learning of ancient lizard-hipped and bird-hipped creatures. For Adults, you can gain something too, and for the cheap entry fee: $7 per adult, it's worth it. On top of all the reading materials one can read at each dino outdoor set up, there is also a small-scale exhibit and museum inside! Just be aware, especially at 11am on a Saturday... over Memorial Day weekend... y'all gonna be surrounded by children. Within the last 10-15 years, a lot of money has been put into the park -gem and robotics display inside, with a exhibit with fossils and dino bones...but it seems the outside has been neglected a little. The Dinosaurs definitely need to be repainted. But, it's still fun to dive into the world of Dinosaurs, and learn something new. Now for my animal-loving soap box speech: There is a sad... SAD area near the back East side of the park - where there is a turtle and the saddest iguana I've ever seen in a small building with viewing rooms. They are in separate rooms that have linoleum floor (the worst type of flooring for ANIMALS - give them sand or grass or something!) and a scattering of branches. Please for the love of god give these animals a better home. This current set up is inhumane, and is seriously unnecessary for this park.

My boyfriend works here and he's super cute. His name is Garrett Taylor. He knows a ton about dinosaurs, make sure to say hi to him at the park. You'll see him- he's hot. Also I learn so much when I come here, the park really opened my eyes to the whole dinosaur world. I definitely recommend!

This place is kinda neat, kinda quirky. When we went there were tons of families with little kids playing on the playground. I think this is one of those places that if you live in the area, you get a membership pass. There are lots of huge dinosaurs all through there gardens/trails. There are speakers that play animal noises, cries, growls, etc. The playgrounds are pretty good, kept my kids busy for a few hours. I would go through the museum first and check out the exhibits of dinosaurs and the gems and geodes. Then finish off the visit with a walk around the trails and play at the playgrounds. It's a bit pricey for a one-time visit but it is a good spot for kids to get some energy out.

As a man with a young family (four kids under 8), we thought this would be a good way to spend Labor Day. It is nice that it was open on the Holiday. Now, why the 3 stars? It is always fun to get out if the house with family. I was hoping that we could spend a few hours look at exhibits. But the museum has about an hour worth of exhibits and that's about it. It doesn't take very long to look at the exhibits, read the captions, and walk around the park. We dragged it out and got just under 2 hours of entertainment with the price of admission. The indoor exhibits were in good shape and you were able to see some cool fossils. They have an exhibit upstairs with 4 animatronic dinosaurs that do some really basic movement. Some of the exhibits outside were missing parts of the dinosaurs, like toes, nails and horns. The benches all looked like slivers waiting to happen. They had a play ground on the park, but it was run down and why go to a museum to play on a run down park? For some extra money, your kids can do a dig or pan for gold. Maybe it was worth the price of admission to learn a little about dinosaurs and see some fossils. I'd recommend taking kids with a passion for dinosaurs or who are a little older.

Such an amazing facility and had a huge variety of dinosaurs. The outdoor park was so much fun and very kid friendly.

Great way to spend a few hours with the kids. Very affordable- thank you! But please, buy new brushes for the outside sand pit where kids can uncover buried bones. They are mostly shreds of a brush. The Mystery Trail has seen better days. Broken dinosaurs, and garbage and debris inside a nest of eggs. Many dinos in the park need a paint job. I used to love the fun of walking the trail and hearing the stomps of a dino and thinking one was just around the corner. But, the speakers weren't working. Sad! I had not been here with my daughter in about 5 years. Just overall doesn't seem like money has been put back in the park in many years.

Our family had a great time at the Dinosaur Park! Lots of amazing things to see and fun learning for everyone!

My niece and nephews had so much fun! Such a cute museum with tons of fun for the day!

Liked all the dinosaurs and the pond and taking pictures!

I would have given this place five stars, but my son wanted to do the gem dig and it put a damper on the whole experience. The deal was $7 for 10 minutes to "dig" for gems. The sign for the task was very misleading. If we would have known what we really would have gotten for $7 we would not have done it. My son dug for 10 minutes to get 6 rocks and an inked stamped burlap sack instead of picture inserted. Bottom line... buy the rocks at the gift shop for $4.50 and have an amazing time at the park.

This place was fun! Even for adults. The kids loved it and the little Park was way cute. Lot of shaded places, benches, and tables. The staff was very nice. The price was great!

A hidden gem in the east benches of Ogden! Lots of fun for the kiddies and adults too. If you're looking for a fun couple of hours, check out this fascinating look into pre-historic times! 6/30/18 update - The park is even better than last year! They have added even more dinosaurs outside and remodeled the museum inside to make the experience even better! If it's been a while, come down and see it again. Fun and affordable for the whole family!

Nice dinosaur park for kids and even adults. We very much enjoyed our visit there. Good variety of dinosaurs to look at. The employees take the safety precautions seriously. Only a few can enter the gift shop at a time. Masks are required in door of course, but not necessary outside. It's recommended but you're so far away from anyone in an open space, I think you'll be fine without one.

Great park for smaller kids. The gem search was awesome and they enjoyed walking around the outdoor area. Our kids (5 and 7 years old) loved it!!

I used to bring my kids here. They loved the park, especially my son. We visited often because my niece and her kids live in Ogden so they would meet us here. I don't remember the museum (maybe it's new the past few years), but we love fossils, rocks, and gems. They should be open later than 5:00 so families can come after work. It's nice that it's across from the rose garden if you want to visit that too.

really cool fun place for the kids, we can spend hours here. always good to have picnics and hang out

It was fun to go and see it, take the kids, but not as much as I expected it to be. There is only one animated display (my kids loved it!) Everything outside was statues. The kids love the sand digging, play area, but weren't interested in any of the outside dinosaurs. Outcome- happy we went, it's definitely a one time experience.

Geared more toward younger kids this park has been around for a long time educating children about dinosaurs, fossils and other prehistoric treasures. Great job guys!

Every time we go, the staff gets more & more rude. It's just not worth dealing with their bad attitudes anymore. They really ruin the experience. They always act annoyed that you are there, spending money, wasting their time. It's obvious they don't want to be bothered, so we won't bother coming anymore.

My nephew is obsessed with dinosaurs and we had such a good day at this museum! Fun for all ages!

A cool exhibit/museum. I think it is overpriced, for what they give you. Unfortunately, I missed the Groupon and Living Social deals this place put out. This is one of those places that you do once in your life and say "Been there, done that" and then never return. It is small and the majority of their exhibits are credited to the large dinosaur figurines on the open area of the property. Heck, you could probably just view this dinosaurs by walking along the perimeter of the fence and save the $7 admission price for adults and $5 for kids. The worse part was that when we were viewing the dinosaur figurines on the outside at about 11am, that is when the employees started mowing the lawn...you don't get any more tacky and unprofessional than that! You better off mowing the lawn before you open to the general public...that is just plain common sense! I would recommend going to the Museum of Paleontology and the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum located in Provo at the Brigham Young University Campus, which both offer "FREE" admission!

The Dinosaur Park and Museum in Ogden is a lot of fun. Inside they have a pretty standard exhibit of replicated dinosaurs ready to attack you as if you were their prey. They also have a lot of fossils, gem stones, polished rocks, and other pretty stuff to look at and enjoy. Outside the real fun begins with life-like dinosaurs scattered throughout the large, spacious outdoor park. Bring a picnic and enjoy a sunny afternoon with the dinosaurs or just go for a walk and check out all the replicas. Although most are not to scale it was fun to see what many of the dinosaurs may have looked like and how big they would have been when these giants lizards (or birds?) walked the earth. Is the park a little cheesy, sure, but is it still worth a visit? Yes, in my humble opinion if you enjoy natural history and like dinosaurs, visit this place.

What a fun place to spend a couple of hours. If you love dinosaurs, this is definitely worth visiting. They have a wide variety of life-size dinosaurs outside, to include a play area for children where they can climb on top of dinosaurs, slide down a pterodactyl, swing, etc. There is also a small museum inside the building that holds various dinosaur skeletons, fossils and more. A small robotic display can be found upstairs too. The Park offers free parking, $7 admission per adult, a small outdoor café for lunch, clean restrooms and a tiny gift shop also.

This is a great place to take kids. We had an 8 year old visiting who was dying to go to the dinosaur park. There are indoor exhibits of rocks, fossils and bones and an animatronic dinosaur exhibit that is cool. Outside you can wander around and see life sized sculptures of lots of dinosaurs. We also got some treats out of the machine and fed the giant fish in the pond for a while. It was a fun couple of hours. Would definitely go back to entertain more young visitors.

Nice little park. I wish there was more to do here - At most, you can really only spend a couple hours here. But the admission is pretty cheap - $7 for adults, $6 for 13-17/seniors, and $5 for kids 2-12. They also have group rates. There's over 100 dinosaur sculptures, which is pretty impressive. Some are better and more detailed than others, but it's fun to walk around and read about them nonetheless. The Eccles Museum is small but fun. There's tons of cool fossils, and several complete skeletons. This park is a fun place for kids, and even though you probably won't spend a long time here, it's worth it.

I really enjoyed this park! While this park is probably more advertised as a children's place, anyone who is past the age of a child but still a child at heart, or enjoy history about dinosaurs, will appreciate this park. The pricing is pretty fair for admission: $7 for adults, $6 for students (this includes college students with IDs). There is both an inside and outside portion. In the outside portion, you do kind of feel like you are in prehistoric times as the park isn't THAT close to a main road so you don't hear as much traffic as you would at other parks. On the inside, there are a few dinosaurs that move (this could scare small children, but could also fascinate them), which was just as exciting for me as it was to some of the kids. The gift shop is fairly priced too (the stuff keychain I got was $2.99 which would have easily been $6.99 at Disneyland), and there is also a restaurant that you can eat at (not sure on the prices or options). It's in a beautiful part of the state and surrounded by scenery you should also check out if you have the time, and the biggest gift shop in Utah is also across the street with some food options. Parking is free. If you have the time, I would highly recommend checking them out!

Pro Tip: Bring water and hats. There are no concessions to buy and few protections from The sun. Otherwise, super great dino museum. So many more fossils and rocks and exhibits than I thought there would be. My 3 y o dug it hard. Just seriously, you're gonna need that hat and a coupla bottles of water (if you go in August anyway).

What a wonderful place. It's a beautiful little gem surrounded by mountains. There are many different dinosaurs outside and a few inside. There is a very impressive collection of fossils, gemstones, and geodes, and agates and more. Staff was super friendly and informative. There are plenty of picnic tables to stop and eat a snack out. Restrooms are easy to find. There's a really cool slide inside of a massive tree... You really just have to see it. There's a pond where you can buy pellets to feed the fish. I like it so much I buy an annual pass. We will be back.