Explore Dinosaur Provincial Park UNESCO World Heritage Site through the eyes of those who came before; the First Nations people, the early 1900’s fossil hunters, and modern palaeontologists.
From the comfort and safety of the park bus, experience the stunning views and harsh environment of the largest badlands in Canada.
At stops throughout the Natural Preserve you will disembark from the bus, and your guide will introduce you to the landscape and its fossils, including a hadrosaur skeleton imbedded in rock.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Join us at Dinosaur Provincial Park our 2023 Speaker series!
When: 7:00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays from June to September
Where: Visitors Centre indoor theatre
What: Presentations by researchers and experts on topics of palaeontology, geology, ecology, and more.
Who: You! All ages welcome.
Look for posters around the park or contact us dinosaurpp@gov.ab.ca for weekly details
Explore the last home of John Ware, a larger than life personality in the ranching history of the Canadian west. Born into slavery on a South Carolina plantation around 1845, he rose to fame on the prairies because of his exceptional horsemanship skills. See personal artifacts and learn more about what life was like in the early 1900's.
Open 10:00am - 4:00pm, June 1 - September 30.
No need to book ahead.
Experience the exceptional concentration of fossils that make Dinosaur Provincial Park world-famous!
With a knowledgeable guide, you will trek up the steep sandy slopes of the badlands and across grassy valleys to a former dig site that contained the remains of hundreds of horned dinosaurs.
As you hike to the bonebed you will investigate what clues in the landscape reveal about Cretaceous Alberta, and uncover the science behind how so many dinosaurs were preserved at this site.
This route to the bonebed is perfect for those who enjoy a good hike.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Explore Dinosaur Provincial Park UNESCO World Heritage Site through the eyes of those who came before; the First Nations people, the early 1900’s fossil hunters, and modern palaeontologists.
From the comfort and safety of the park bus, experience the stunning views and harsh environment of the largest badlands in Canada.
At stops throughout the Natural Preserve you will disembark from the bus, and your guide will introduce you to the landscape and its fossils, including a hadrosaur skeleton imbedded in rock.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Hunting fossils: not just for kids!
Every year, exciting new fossils erode out of the rocks at Dinosaur Provincial Park. Once at the surface, these fossils offer an extraordinary window into the ecosystems of the past.
Join a 2.5km expedition through the badlands to a dense fossil site, where you will learn to identify fossils in the field and appreciate firsthand the huge diversity of Cretaceous life.
To protect our fossil resources, we do not allow digging on tours, but you will have the opportunity to handle real fossils in the field. Fossil Finders is geared for adults. If you are seeking a family-friendly experience, try our Fossil Safari program.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
This guided hike to the Centrosaurus bonebed is an engaging blend of outdoor adventure and scientific discovery!
You will travel by bus into the Natural Preserve before hiking through the badlands to visit an excavation site that once contained the remains of hundreds of horned dinosaurs.
What can we learn from their skeletons? What were these dinosaurs like in life? Explore these mysteries and more as you trek on the Bonebed Express Hike!
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Explore the last home of John Ware, a larger than life personality in the ranching history of the Canadian west. Born into slavery on a South Carolina plantation around 1845, he rose to fame on the prairies because of his exceptional horsemanship skills. See personal artifacts and learn more about what life was like in the early 1900's.
Open 10:00am - 4:00pm, June 1 - September 30.
No need to book ahead.
The stunning landscapes of Dinosaur Provincial Park are best admired in the optimal lighting conditions of those golden evening hours. Bring your camera and join us on a no-rush perusal of the park’s most scenic sites and striking landforms. Whether you are looking for sweeping vistas or like to focus on the macro details, this tour is an opportunity to take the time to capture those magical moments and compose the perfect shot.
No minimum skill level or camera quality required. All photographers (especially the aspiring) welcome.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Explore Dinosaur Provincial Park UNESCO World Heritage Site through the eyes of those who came before; the First Nations people, the early 1900’s fossil hunters, and modern palaeontologists.
From the comfort and safety of the park bus, experience the stunning views and harsh environment of the largest badlands in Canada.
At stops throughout the Natural Preserve you will disembark from the bus, and your guide will introduce you to the landscape and its fossils, including a hadrosaur skeleton imbedded in rock.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Get out of the sun and enjoy a family friendly movie.
When: 2:30pm every Saturday June to October. Movies are shown in the Visitor Centre Theatre and are included with admission to the Centre.
Join us in the palaeontology lab in the Visitor Centre at Dinosaur Provincial Park to create an authentic fossil cast that will be yours to keep!
Can you identify which fossil you have replicated and what it tells palaeontologists about life in ancient Alberta?
Surrounded by the real tools of the trade, you will learn hands-on how casts are made, and you will discover how casts are used by palaeontologists and museums around the world to expand our shared knowledge of ancient life.
The casting portion takes place on a shady back porch, followed by a behind-the-scenes tour of the Paleo-Lab in the museums Field Station.
This indoor program can be modified to be wheelchair accessible upon request.
Explore the last home of John Ware, a larger than life personality in the ranching history of the Canadian west. Born into slavery on a South Carolina plantation around 1845, he rose to fame on the prairies because of his exceptional horsemanship skills. See personal artifacts and learn more about what life was like in the early 1900's.
Open 10:00am - 4:00pm, June 1 - September 30.
No need to book ahead.
Experience the exceptional concentration of fossils that make Dinosaur Provincial Park world-famous!
With a knowledgeable guide, you will trek up the steep sandy slopes of the badlands and across grassy valleys to a former dig site that contained the remains of hundreds of horned dinosaurs.
As you hike to the bonebed you will investigate what clues in the landscape reveal about Cretaceous Alberta, and uncover the science behind how so many dinosaurs were preserved at this site.
This route to the bonebed is perfect for those who enjoy a good hike.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Diva dinosaurs? Comedian cactus? Rapping rattlesnakes? Prancing palaeontologists? Be-bopping badlands? Superhero songbirds? You never know what kind of characters might show up at the Deadlodge Amphitheatre. Join us at 7:00pm for this 45 minute family-friendly interpretive event. We shine the spotlight on everything and anything in the Park; from rocks to ranchers, hawks to hoodoos and fishes to fossils. Who ever thought learning could be so much fun!
Explore Dinosaur Provincial Park UNESCO World Heritage Site through the eyes of those who came before; the First Nations people, the early 1900’s fossil hunters, and modern palaeontologists.
From the comfort and safety of the park bus, experience the stunning views and harsh environment of the largest badlands in Canada.
At stops throughout the Natural Preserve you will disembark from the bus, and your guide will introduce you to the landscape and its fossils, including a hadrosaur skeleton imbedded in rock.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
This guided hike to the Centrosaurus bonebed is an engaging blend of outdoor adventure and scientific discovery!
You will travel by bus into the Natural Preserve before hiking through the badlands to visit an excavation site that once contained the remains of hundreds of horned dinosaurs.
What can we learn from their skeletons? What were these dinosaurs like in life? Explore these mysteries and more as you trek on the Bonebed Express Hike!
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Explore the last home of John Ware, a larger than life personality in the ranching history of the Canadian west. Born into slavery on a South Carolina plantation around 1845, he rose to fame on the prairies because of his exceptional horsemanship skills. See personal artifacts and learn more about what life was like in the early 1900's.
Open 10:00am - 4:00pm, June 1 - September 30.
No need to book ahead.
Excited to get out into the badlands but short on time?
Join this family-friendly bus tour to see a fully articulated duck-billed dinosaur skeleton right where it was discovered by the Park's first Park Ranger. Learn about the forces that shaped the badlands and their rich fossil deposits. See the other-worldly landscape of Dinosaur Provincial Park up close while enjoying this short-but-sweet excursion into the Natural Preserve.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Join us on this contemplative evening program for the opportunity to experience the striking badlands in new ways.
Enjoy the diminishing rays of evening light on the hoodoos. Learn about the history of human presence on the land, and come to appreciate the diversity of ways this landscape has been known and valued through time. The slower pace and smaller group size offers a tailored, tranquil experience with more time to enjoy the serene beauty of the Natural Preserve.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Join us for a badlands safari! Alongside your trusty guide, travel into the natural preserve and discover real dinosaur fossils.
Use your eagle-eyes to spot surface fossils on the expedition. Take some cool photos with 75-million year old creatures (and your family).
In order to protect our fossil resource we do not allow digging on tours but you will get to touch and hold real fossils.
If you are looking for a more in-depth fossil hunting experience try our Fossil Finders program as Fossil Safari is designed for families with young children.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Stomp back in time and learn about the marvelous Cretaceous creatures that once roamed these lands on this family-friendly hike.
As you meander through the valleys of the badlands, exploring the wonders of the ancient past and discovery of the present, you will learn about how palaeontologists uncover the dinosaurs that are lying just beneath the hills, and try your hand at fossil finding in the field!
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Explore the last home of John Ware, a larger than life personality in the ranching history of the Canadian west. Born into slavery on a South Carolina plantation around 1845, he rose to fame on the prairies because of his exceptional horsemanship skills. See personal artifacts and learn more about what life was like in the early 1900's.
Open 10:00am - 4:00pm, June 1 - September 30.
No need to book ahead.
Experience the exceptional concentration of fossils that make Dinosaur Provincial Park world-famous!
With a knowledgeable guide, you will trek up the steep sandy slopes of the badlands and across grassy valleys to a former dig site that contained the remains of hundreds of horned dinosaurs.
As you hike to the bonebed you will investigate what clues in the landscape reveal about Cretaceous Alberta, and uncover the science behind how so many dinosaurs were preserved at this site.
This route to the bonebed is perfect for those who enjoy a good hike.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Join us for a badlands safari! Alongside your trusty guide, travel into the natural preserve and discover real dinosaur fossils.
Use your eagle-eyes to spot surface fossils on the expedition. Take some cool photos with 75-million year old creatures (and your family).
In order to protect our fossil resource we do not allow digging on tours but you will get to touch and hold real fossils.
If you are looking for a more in-depth fossil hunting experience try our Fossil Finders program as Fossil Safari is designed for families with young children.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Explore Dinosaur Provincial Park UNESCO World Heritage Site through the eyes of those who came before; the First Nations people, the early 1900’s fossil hunters, and modern palaeontologists.
From the comfort and safety of the park bus, experience the stunning views and harsh environment of the largest badlands in Canada.
At stops throughout the Natural Preserve you will disembark from the bus, and your guide will introduce you to the landscape and its fossils, including a hadrosaur skeleton imbedded in rock.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
This guided hike to the Centrosaurus bonebed is an engaging blend of outdoor adventure and scientific discovery!
You will travel by bus into the Natural Preserve before hiking through the badlands to visit an excavation site that once contained the remains of hundreds of horned dinosaurs.
What can we learn from their skeletons? What were these dinosaurs like in life? Explore these mysteries and more as you trek on the Bonebed Express Hike!
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Join us at Dinosaur Provincial Park our 2023 Speaker series!
When: 7:00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays from June to September
Where: Visitors Centre indoor theatre
What: Presentations by researchers and experts on topics of palaeontology, geology, ecology, and more.
Who: You! All ages welcome.
Look for posters around the park or contact us dinosaurpp@gov.ab.ca for weekly details
Explore the last home of John Ware, a larger than life personality in the ranching history of the Canadian west. Born into slavery on a South Carolina plantation around 1845, he rose to fame on the prairies because of his exceptional horsemanship skills. See personal artifacts and learn more about what life was like in the early 1900's.
Open 10:00am - 4:00pm, June 1 - September 30.
No need to book ahead.
Explore Dinosaur Provincial Park UNESCO World Heritage Site through the eyes of those who came before; the First Nations people, the early 1900’s fossil hunters, and modern palaeontologists.
From the comfort and safety of the park bus, experience the stunning views and harsh environment of the largest badlands in Canada.
At stops throughout the Natural Preserve you will disembark from the bus, and your guide will introduce you to the landscape and its fossils, including a hadrosaur skeleton imbedded in rock.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Explore the last home of John Ware, a larger than life personality in the ranching history of the Canadian west. Born into slavery on a South Carolina plantation around 1845, he rose to fame on the prairies because of his exceptional horsemanship skills. See personal artifacts and learn more about what life was like in the early 1900's.
Open 10:00am - 4:00pm, June 1 - September 30.
No need to book ahead.
Experience the exceptional concentration of fossils that make Dinosaur Provincial Park world-famous!
With a knowledgeable guide, you will trek up the steep sandy slopes of the badlands and across grassy valleys to a former dig site that contained the remains of hundreds of horned dinosaurs.
As you hike to the bonebed you will investigate what clues in the landscape reveal about Cretaceous Alberta, and uncover the science behind how so many dinosaurs were preserved at this site.
This route to the bonebed is perfect for those who enjoy a good hike.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
This guided hike to the Centrosaurus bonebed is an engaging blend of outdoor adventure and scientific discovery!
You will travel by bus into the Natural Preserve before hiking through the badlands to visit an excavation site that once contained the remains of hundreds of horned dinosaurs.
What can we learn from their skeletons? What were these dinosaurs like in life? Explore these mysteries and more as you trek on the Bonebed Express Hike!
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Join us at Dinosaur Provincial Park our 2023 Speaker series!
When: 7:00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays from June to September
Where: Visitors Centre indoor theatre
What: Presentations by researchers and experts on topics of palaeontology, geology, ecology, and more.
Who: You! All ages welcome.
Look for posters around the park or contact us dinosaurpp@gov.ab.ca for weekly details
Explore the last home of John Ware, a larger than life personality in the ranching history of the Canadian west. Born into slavery on a South Carolina plantation around 1845, he rose to fame on the prairies because of his exceptional horsemanship skills. See personal artifacts and learn more about what life was like in the early 1900's.
Open 10:00am - 4:00pm, June 1 - September 30.
No need to book ahead.
Join us for a badlands safari! Alongside your trusty guide, travel into the natural preserve and discover real dinosaur fossils.
Use your eagle-eyes to spot surface fossils on the expedition. Take some cool photos with 75-million year old creatures (and your family).
In order to protect our fossil resource we do not allow digging on tours but you will get to touch and hold real fossils.
If you are looking for a more in-depth fossil hunting experience try our Fossil Finders program as Fossil Safari is designed for families with young children.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Explore Dinosaur Provincial Park UNESCO World Heritage Site through the eyes of those who came before; the First Nations people, the early 1900’s fossil hunters, and modern palaeontologists.
From the comfort and safety of the park bus, experience the stunning views and harsh environment of the largest badlands in Canada.
At stops throughout the Natural Preserve you will disembark from the bus, and your guide will introduce you to the landscape and its fossils, including a hadrosaur skeleton imbedded in rock.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Explore the last home of John Ware, a larger than life personality in the ranching history of the Canadian west. Born into slavery on a South Carolina plantation around 1845, he rose to fame on the prairies because of his exceptional horsemanship skills. See personal artifacts and learn more about what life was like in the early 1900's.
Open 10:00am - 4:00pm, June 1 - September 30.
No need to book ahead.
Experience the exceptional concentration of fossils that make Dinosaur Provincial Park world-famous!
With a knowledgeable guide, you will trek up the steep sandy slopes of the badlands and across grassy valleys to a former dig site that contained the remains of hundreds of horned dinosaurs.
As you hike to the bonebed you will investigate what clues in the landscape reveal about Cretaceous Alberta, and uncover the science behind how so many dinosaurs were preserved at this site.
This route to the bonebed is perfect for those who enjoy a good hike.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Join us for a badlands safari! Alongside your trusty guide, travel into the natural preserve and discover real dinosaur fossils.
Use your eagle-eyes to spot surface fossils on the expedition. Take some cool photos with 75-million year old creatures (and your family).
In order to protect our fossil resource we do not allow digging on tours but you will get to touch and hold real fossils.
If you are looking for a more in-depth fossil hunting experience try our Fossil Finders program as Fossil Safari is designed for families with young children.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
The stunning landscapes of Dinosaur Provincial Park are best admired in the optimal lighting conditions of those golden evening hours. Bring your camera and join us on a no-rush perusal of the park’s most scenic sites and striking landforms. Whether you are looking for sweeping vistas or like to focus on the macro details, this tour is an opportunity to take the time to capture those magical moments and compose the perfect shot.
No minimum skill level or camera quality required. All photographers (especially the aspiring) welcome.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Work to excavate dinosaur fossils at one of the richest fossil localities in the world. On the Guided Excavation program, you will work alongside an experienced palaeontological technician to expose and collect 75-million-year-old fossils as part of an active bonebed excavation.
Your day will include training in palaeontological field techniques, hands-on work to expose and collect dinosaur fossils, and learning about current dinosaur research. Contribute to ongoing research done by the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology and find out firsthand why this exceptional landscape was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Sturdy running or hiking shoes are required for this tour.
Explore Dinosaur Provincial Park UNESCO World Heritage Site through the eyes of those who came before; the First Nations people, the early 1900’s fossil hunters, and modern palaeontologists.
From the comfort and safety of the park bus, experience the stunning views and harsh environment of the largest badlands in Canada.
At stops throughout the Natural Preserve you will disembark from the bus, and your guide will introduce you to the landscape and its fossils, including a hadrosaur skeleton imbedded in rock.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
This guided hike to the Centrosaurus bonebed is an engaging blend of outdoor adventure and scientific discovery!
You will travel by bus into the Natural Preserve before hiking through the badlands to visit an excavation site that once contained the remains of hundreds of horned dinosaurs.
What can we learn from their skeletons? What were these dinosaurs like in life? Explore these mysteries and more as you trek on the Bonebed Express Hike!
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Get out of the sun and enjoy a family friendly movie.
When: 2:30pm every Saturday June to October. Movies are shown in the Visitor Centre Theatre and are included with admission to the Centre.
Join us in the palaeontology lab in the Visitor Centre at Dinosaur Provincial Park to create an authentic fossil cast that will be yours to keep!
Can you identify which fossil you have replicated and what it tells palaeontologists about life in ancient Alberta?
Surrounded by the real tools of the trade, you will learn hands-on how casts are made, and you will discover how casts are used by palaeontologists and museums around the world to expand our shared knowledge of ancient life.
The casting portion takes place on a shady back porch, followed by a behind-the-scenes tour of the Paleo-Lab in the museums Field Station.
This indoor program can be modified to be wheelchair accessible upon request.
Explore the last home of John Ware, a larger than life personality in the ranching history of the Canadian west. Born into slavery on a South Carolina plantation around 1845, he rose to fame on the prairies because of his exceptional horsemanship skills. See personal artifacts and learn more about what life was like in the early 1900's.
Open 10:00am - 4:00pm, June 1 - September 30.
No need to book ahead.
Diva dinosaurs? Comedian cactus? Rapping rattlesnakes? Prancing palaeontologists? Be-bopping badlands? Superhero songbirds? You never know what kind of characters might show up at the Deadlodge Amphitheatre. Join us at 7:00pm for this 45 minute family-friendly interpretive event. We shine the spotlight on everything and anything in the Park; from rocks to ranchers, hawks to hoodoos and fishes to fossils. Who ever thought learning could be so much fun!
Experience the exceptional concentration of fossils that make Dinosaur Provincial Park world-famous!
With a knowledgeable guide, you will trek up the steep sandy slopes of the badlands and across grassy valleys to a former dig site that contained the remains of hundreds of horned dinosaurs.
As you hike to the bonebed you will investigate what clues in the landscape reveal about Cretaceous Alberta, and uncover the science behind how so many dinosaurs were preserved at this site.
This route to the bonebed is perfect for those who enjoy a good hike.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Excited to get out into the badlands but short on time?
Join this family-friendly bus tour to see a fully articulated duck-billed dinosaur skeleton right where it was discovered by the Park's first Park Ranger. Learn about the forces that shaped the badlands and their rich fossil deposits. See the other-worldly landscape of Dinosaur Provincial Park up close while enjoying this short-but-sweet excursion into the Natural Preserve.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Join us for a badlands safari! Alongside your trusty guide, travel into the natural preserve and discover real dinosaur fossils.
Use your eagle-eyes to spot surface fossils on the expedition. Take some cool photos with 75-million year old creatures (and your family).
In order to protect our fossil resource we do not allow digging on tours but you will get to touch and hold real fossils.
If you are looking for a more in-depth fossil hunting experience try our Fossil Finders program as Fossil Safari is designed for families with young children.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Explore Dinosaur Provincial Park UNESCO World Heritage Site through the eyes of those who came before; the First Nations people, the early 1900’s fossil hunters, and modern palaeontologists.
From the comfort and safety of the park bus, experience the stunning views and harsh environment of the largest badlands in Canada.
At stops throughout the Natural Preserve you will disembark from the bus, and your guide will introduce you to the landscape and its fossils, including a hadrosaur skeleton imbedded in rock.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
This guided hike to the Centrosaurus bonebed is an engaging blend of outdoor adventure and scientific discovery!
You will travel by bus into the Natural Preserve before hiking through the badlands to visit an excavation site that once contained the remains of hundreds of horned dinosaurs.
What can we learn from their skeletons? What were these dinosaurs like in life? Explore these mysteries and more as you trek on the Bonebed Express Hike!
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Explore Dinosaur Provincial Park UNESCO World Heritage Site through the eyes of those who came before; the First Nations people, the early 1900’s fossil hunters, and modern palaeontologists.
From the comfort and safety of the park bus, experience the stunning views and harsh environment of the largest badlands in Canada.
At stops throughout the Natural Preserve you will disembark from the bus, and your guide will introduce you to the landscape and its fossils, including a hadrosaur skeleton imbedded in rock.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Hunting fossils: not just for kids!
Every year, exciting new fossils erode out of the rocks at Dinosaur Provincial Park. Once at the surface, these fossils offer an extraordinary window into the ecosystems of the past.
Join a 2.5km expedition through the badlands to a dense fossil site, where you will learn to identify fossils in the field and appreciate firsthand the huge diversity of Cretaceous life.
To protect our fossil resources, we do not allow digging on tours, but you will have the opportunity to handle real fossils in the field. Fossil Finders is geared for adults. If you are seeking a family-friendly experience, try our Fossil Safari program.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Experience the exceptional concentration of fossils that make Dinosaur Provincial Park world-famous!
With a knowledgeable guide, you will trek up the steep sandy slopes of the badlands and across grassy valleys to a former dig site that contained the remains of hundreds of horned dinosaurs.
As you hike to the bonebed you will investigate what clues in the landscape reveal about Cretaceous Alberta, and uncover the science behind how so many dinosaurs were preserved at this site.
This route to the bonebed is perfect for those who enjoy a good hike.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Join us for a badlands safari! Alongside your trusty guide, travel into the natural preserve and discover real dinosaur fossils.
Use your eagle-eyes to spot surface fossils on the expedition. Take some cool photos with 75-million year old creatures (and your family).
In order to protect our fossil resource we do not allow digging on tours but you will get to touch and hold real fossils.
If you are looking for a more in-depth fossil hunting experience try our Fossil Finders program as Fossil Safari is designed for families with young children.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Explore Dinosaur Provincial Park UNESCO World Heritage Site through the eyes of those who came before; the First Nations people, the early 1900’s fossil hunters, and modern palaeontologists.
From the comfort and safety of the park bus, experience the stunning views and harsh environment of the largest badlands in Canada.
At stops throughout the Natural Preserve you will disembark from the bus, and your guide will introduce you to the landscape and its fossils, including a hadrosaur skeleton imbedded in rock.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Explore Dinosaur Provincial Park UNESCO World Heritage Site through the eyes of those who came before; the First Nations people, the early 1900’s fossil hunters, and modern palaeontologists.
From the comfort and safety of the park bus, experience the stunning views and harsh environment of the largest badlands in Canada.
At stops throughout the Natural Preserve you will disembark from the bus, and your guide will introduce you to the landscape and its fossils, including a hadrosaur skeleton imbedded in rock.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Experience the exceptional concentration of fossils that make Dinosaur Provincial Park world-famous!
With a knowledgeable guide, you will trek up the steep sandy slopes of the badlands and across grassy valleys to a former dig site that contained the remains of hundreds of horned dinosaurs.
As you hike to the bonebed you will investigate what clues in the landscape reveal about Cretaceous Alberta, and uncover the science behind how so many dinosaurs were preserved at this site.
This route to the bonebed is perfect for those who enjoy a good hike.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Explore Dinosaur Provincial Park UNESCO World Heritage Site through the eyes of those who came before; the First Nations people, the early 1900’s fossil hunters, and modern palaeontologists.
From the comfort and safety of the park bus, experience the stunning views and harsh environment of the largest badlands in Canada.
At stops throughout the Natural Preserve you will disembark from the bus, and your guide will introduce you to the landscape and its fossils, including a hadrosaur skeleton imbedded in rock.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
This guided hike to the Centrosaurus bonebed is an engaging blend of outdoor adventure and scientific discovery!
You will travel by bus into the Natural Preserve before hiking through the badlands to visit an excavation site that once contained the remains of hundreds of horned dinosaurs.
What can we learn from their skeletons? What were these dinosaurs like in life? Explore these mysteries and more as you trek on the Bonebed Express Hike!
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Explore Dinosaur Provincial Park UNESCO World Heritage Site through the eyes of those who came before; the First Nations people, the early 1900’s fossil hunters, and modern palaeontologists.
From the comfort and safety of the park bus, experience the stunning views and harsh environment of the largest badlands in Canada.
At stops throughout the Natural Preserve you will disembark from the bus, and your guide will introduce you to the landscape and its fossils, including a hadrosaur skeleton imbedded in rock.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Get out of the sun and enjoy a family friendly movie.
When: 2:30pm every Saturday June to October. Movies are shown in the Visitor Centre Theatre and are included with admission to the Centre.
Experience the exceptional concentration of fossils that make Dinosaur Provincial Park world-famous!
With a knowledgeable guide, you will trek up the steep sandy slopes of the badlands and across grassy valleys to a former dig site that contained the remains of hundreds of horned dinosaurs.
As you hike to the bonebed you will investigate what clues in the landscape reveal about Cretaceous Alberta, and uncover the science behind how so many dinosaurs were preserved at this site.
This route to the bonebed is perfect for those who enjoy a good hike.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Join us for a badlands safari! Alongside your trusty guide, travel into the natural preserve and discover real dinosaur fossils.
Use your eagle-eyes to spot surface fossils on the expedition. Take some cool photos with 75-million year old creatures (and your family).
In order to protect our fossil resource we do not allow digging on tours but you will get to touch and hold real fossils.
If you are looking for a more in-depth fossil hunting experience try our Fossil Finders program as Fossil Safari is designed for families with young children.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Stomp back in time and learn about the marvelous Cretaceous creatures that once roamed these lands on this family-friendly hike.
As you meander through the valleys of the badlands, exploring the wonders of the ancient past and discovery of the present, you will learn about how palaeontologists uncover the dinosaurs that are lying just beneath the hills, and try your hand at fossil finding in the field!
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Excited to get out into the badlands but short on time?
Join this family-friendly bus tour to see a fully articulated duck-billed dinosaur skeleton right where it was discovered by the Park's first Park Ranger. Learn about the forces that shaped the badlands and their rich fossil deposits. See the other-worldly landscape of Dinosaur Provincial Park up close while enjoying this short-but-sweet excursion into the Natural Preserve.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Stomp back in time and learn about the marvelous Cretaceous creatures that once roamed these lands on this family-friendly hike.
As you meander through the valleys of the badlands, exploring the wonders of the ancient past and discovery of the present, you will learn about how palaeontologists uncover the dinosaurs that are lying just beneath the hills, and try your hand at fossil finding in the field!
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Experience the exceptional concentration of fossils that make Dinosaur Provincial Park world-famous!
With a knowledgeable guide, you will trek up the steep sandy slopes of the badlands and across grassy valleys to a former dig site that contained the remains of hundreds of horned dinosaurs.
As you hike to the bonebed you will investigate what clues in the landscape reveal about Cretaceous Alberta, and uncover the science behind how so many dinosaurs were preserved at this site.
This route to the bonebed is perfect for those who enjoy a good hike.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Join us for a badlands safari! Alongside your trusty guide, travel into the natural preserve and discover real dinosaur fossils.
Use your eagle-eyes to spot surface fossils on the expedition. Take some cool photos with 75-million year old creatures (and your family).
In order to protect our fossil resource we do not allow digging on tours but you will get to touch and hold real fossils.
If you are looking for a more in-depth fossil hunting experience try our Fossil Finders program as Fossil Safari is designed for families with young children.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Explore Dinosaur Provincial Park UNESCO World Heritage Site through the eyes of those who came before; the First Nations people, the early 1900’s fossil hunters, and modern palaeontologists.
From the comfort and safety of the park bus, experience the stunning views and harsh environment of the largest badlands in Canada.
At stops throughout the Natural Preserve you will disembark from the bus, and your guide will introduce you to the landscape and its fossils, including a hadrosaur skeleton imbedded in rock.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
This guided hike to the Centrosaurus bonebed is an engaging blend of outdoor adventure and scientific discovery!
You will travel by bus into the Natural Preserve before hiking through the badlands to visit an excavation site that once contained the remains of hundreds of horned dinosaurs.
What can we learn from their skeletons? What were these dinosaurs like in life? Explore these mysteries and more as you trek on the Bonebed Express Hike!
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Explore Dinosaur Provincial Park UNESCO World Heritage Site through the eyes of those who came before; the First Nations people, the early 1900’s fossil hunters, and modern palaeontologists.
From the comfort and safety of the park bus, experience the stunning views and harsh environment of the largest badlands in Canada.
At stops throughout the Natural Preserve you will disembark from the bus, and your guide will introduce you to the landscape and its fossils, including a hadrosaur skeleton imbedded in rock.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Experience the exceptional concentration of fossils that make Dinosaur Provincial Park world-famous!
With a knowledgeable guide, you will trek up the steep sandy slopes of the badlands and across grassy valleys to a former dig site that contained the remains of hundreds of horned dinosaurs.
As you hike to the bonebed you will investigate what clues in the landscape reveal about Cretaceous Alberta, and uncover the science behind how so many dinosaurs were preserved at this site.
This route to the bonebed is perfect for those who enjoy a good hike.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Explore Dinosaur Provincial Park UNESCO World Heritage Site through the eyes of those who came before; the First Nations people, the early 1900’s fossil hunters, and modern palaeontologists.
From the comfort and safety of the park bus, experience the stunning views and harsh environment of the largest badlands in Canada.
At stops throughout the Natural Preserve you will disembark from the bus, and your guide will introduce you to the landscape and its fossils, including a hadrosaur skeleton imbedded in rock.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Experience the exceptional concentration of fossils that make Dinosaur Provincial Park world-famous!
With a knowledgeable guide, you will trek up the steep sandy slopes of the badlands and across grassy valleys to a former dig site that contained the remains of hundreds of horned dinosaurs.
As you hike to the bonebed you will investigate what clues in the landscape reveal about Cretaceous Alberta, and uncover the science behind how so many dinosaurs were preserved at this site.
This route to the bonebed is perfect for those who enjoy a good hike.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
This guided hike to the Centrosaurus bonebed is an engaging blend of outdoor adventure and scientific discovery!
You will travel by bus into the Natural Preserve before hiking through the badlands to visit an excavation site that once contained the remains of hundreds of horned dinosaurs.
What can we learn from their skeletons? What were these dinosaurs like in life? Explore these mysteries and more as you trek on the Bonebed Express Hike!
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Get out of the sun and enjoy a family friendly movie.
When: 2:30pm every Saturday June to October. Movies are shown in the Visitor Centre Theatre and are included with admission to the Centre.
Join us for a badlands safari! Alongside your trusty guide, travel into the natural preserve and discover real dinosaur fossils.
Use your eagle-eyes to spot surface fossils on the expedition. Take some cool photos with 75-million year old creatures (and your family).
In order to protect our fossil resource we do not allow digging on tours but you will get to touch and hold real fossils.
If you are looking for a more in-depth fossil hunting experience try our Fossil Finders program as Fossil Safari is designed for families with young children.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Stomp back in time and learn about the marvelous Cretaceous creatures that once roamed these lands on this family-friendly hike.
As you meander through the valleys of the badlands, exploring the wonders of the ancient past and discovery of the present, you will learn about how palaeontologists uncover the dinosaurs that are lying just beneath the hills, and try your hand at fossil finding in the field!
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Experience the exceptional concentration of fossils that make Dinosaur Provincial Park world-famous!
With a knowledgeable guide, you will trek up the steep sandy slopes of the badlands and across grassy valleys to a former dig site that contained the remains of hundreds of horned dinosaurs.
As you hike to the bonebed you will investigate what clues in the landscape reveal about Cretaceous Alberta, and uncover the science behind how so many dinosaurs were preserved at this site.
This route to the bonebed is perfect for those who enjoy a good hike.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Excited to get out into the badlands but short on time?
Join this family-friendly bus tour to see a fully articulated duck-billed dinosaur skeleton right where it was discovered by the Park's first Park Ranger. Learn about the forces that shaped the badlands and their rich fossil deposits. See the other-worldly landscape of Dinosaur Provincial Park up close while enjoying this short-but-sweet excursion into the Natural Preserve.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Join us for a badlands safari! Alongside your trusty guide, travel into the natural preserve and discover real dinosaur fossils.
Use your eagle-eyes to spot surface fossils on the expedition. Take some cool photos with 75-million year old creatures (and your family).
In order to protect our fossil resource we do not allow digging on tours but you will get to touch and hold real fossils.
If you are looking for a more in-depth fossil hunting experience try our Fossil Finders program as Fossil Safari is designed for families with young children.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Explore Dinosaur Provincial Park UNESCO World Heritage Site through the eyes of those who came before; the First Nations people, the early 1900’s fossil hunters, and modern palaeontologists.
From the comfort and safety of the park bus, experience the stunning views and harsh environment of the largest badlands in Canada.
At stops throughout the Natural Preserve you will disembark from the bus, and your guide will introduce you to the landscape and its fossils, including a hadrosaur skeleton imbedded in rock.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
This guided hike to the Centrosaurus bonebed is an engaging blend of outdoor adventure and scientific discovery!
You will travel by bus into the Natural Preserve before hiking through the badlands to visit an excavation site that once contained the remains of hundreds of horned dinosaurs.
What can we learn from their skeletons? What were these dinosaurs like in life? Explore these mysteries and more as you trek on the Bonebed Express Hike!
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Join us for a badlands safari! Alongside your trusty guide, travel into the natural preserve and discover real dinosaur fossils.
Use your eagle-eyes to spot surface fossils on the expedition. Take some cool photos with 75-million year old creatures (and your family).
In order to protect our fossil resource we do not allow digging on tours but you will get to touch and hold real fossils.
If you are looking for a more in-depth fossil hunting experience try our Fossil Finders program as Fossil Safari is designed for families with young children.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Explore Dinosaur Provincial Park UNESCO World Heritage Site through the eyes of those who came before; the First Nations people, the early 1900’s fossil hunters, and modern palaeontologists.
From the comfort and safety of the park bus, experience the stunning views and harsh environment of the largest badlands in Canada.
At stops throughout the Natural Preserve you will disembark from the bus, and your guide will introduce you to the landscape and its fossils, including a hadrosaur skeleton imbedded in rock.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Experience the exceptional concentration of fossils that make Dinosaur Provincial Park world-famous!
With a knowledgeable guide, you will trek up the steep sandy slopes of the badlands and across grassy valleys to a former dig site that contained the remains of hundreds of horned dinosaurs.
As you hike to the bonebed you will investigate what clues in the landscape reveal about Cretaceous Alberta, and uncover the science behind how so many dinosaurs were preserved at this site.
This route to the bonebed is perfect for those who enjoy a good hike.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
This guided hike to the Centrosaurus bonebed is an engaging blend of outdoor adventure and scientific discovery!
You will travel by bus into the Natural Preserve before hiking through the badlands to visit an excavation site that once contained the remains of hundreds of horned dinosaurs.
What can we learn from their skeletons? What were these dinosaurs like in life? Explore these mysteries and more as you trek on the Bonebed Express Hike!
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Excited to get out into the badlands but short on time?
Join this family-friendly bus tour to see a fully articulated duck-billed dinosaur skeleton right where it was discovered by the Park's first Park Ranger. Learn about the forces that shaped the badlands and their rich fossil deposits. See the other-worldly landscape of Dinosaur Provincial Park up close while enjoying this short-but-sweet excursion into the Natural Preserve.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Explore Dinosaur Provincial Park UNESCO World Heritage Site through the eyes of those who came before; the First Nations people, the early 1900’s fossil hunters, and modern palaeontologists.
From the comfort and safety of the park bus, experience the stunning views and harsh environment of the largest badlands in Canada.
At stops throughout the Natural Preserve you will disembark from the bus, and your guide will introduce you to the landscape and its fossils, including a hadrosaur skeleton imbedded in rock.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
Join us in the palaeontology lab in the Visitor Centre at Dinosaur Provincial Park to create an authentic fossil cast that will be yours to keep!
Can you identify which fossil you have replicated and what it tells palaeontologists about life in ancient Alberta?
Surrounded by the real tools of the trade, you will learn hands-on how casts are made, and you will discover how casts are used by palaeontologists and museums around the world to expand our shared knowledge of ancient life.
The casting portion takes place on a shady back porch, followed by a behind-the-scenes tour of the Paleo-Lab in the museums Field Station.
This indoor program can be modified to be wheelchair accessible upon request.
Experience the exceptional concentration of fossils that make Dinosaur Provincial Park world-famous!
With a knowledgeable guide, you will trek up the steep sandy slopes of the badlands and across grassy valleys to a former dig site that contained the remains of hundreds of horned dinosaurs.
As you hike to the bonebed you will investigate what clues in the landscape reveal about Cretaceous Alberta, and uncover the science behind how so many dinosaurs were preserved at this site.
This route to the bonebed is perfect for those who enjoy a good hike.
This program is not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Cancellations may occur due to extreme weather events, including extreme heat and rain.
Please note: Closed toe and heel walking or hiking shoes are required for this tour. (No Keen sandals, sandals, flip-flops or Crocs).
