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Old 02-08-2006, 07:39 PM
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Well my 5yr old is really into Dinos. I was thinking it would be cool to take him on a trip to see some fossils and other dinosaur related stuff. I remember as a kid my parents took me to some place in arizona , im wondering if any of you guys know of some good areas to visit. As close to so cal as possible.

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I this the the hwt is 17 or 89, anyway it is north of Hubbell trading post. Dino tracks and a few fossils.

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A cool place to go is just west of Delta Utah (on old US 6). There are a range of mountains with trilobite fossils you can dig yourself, either in a commercial dig or along the road:



http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/Nevada/M...004/index.html

Or father east in Utah is Dinosaur National Monument: http://www.nps.gov/dino/
Otherwise, Petrified Forest NP is one closer place: http://www.nps.gov/pefo/
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Theres a place in Morrison, Colorado called Dinosaur Ridge, which has a group of footprints. I wouldn't say its worth a trip though, unless you happen to be in the area.
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Originally Posted by yoda92
Well my 5yr old is really into Dinos. I was thinking it would be cool to take him on a trip to see some fossils and other dinosaur related stuff. I remember as a kid my parents took me to some place in arizona , im wondering if any of you guys know of some good areas to visit. As close to so cal as possible.

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Aaron
Post up a new thread if you sort of want to make a trip out of this. I know AZ is a little far from SoCal but as long as there's good scenery, I'm happy to leave San Diego!
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