Dinosaur provincial park reviews

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The hill coming down into the campground isn't for the faint of heart, but worth it. Drinking water available at the dump station Tip for Other Campers: Spend an hour at the visitor centre learning about palaeontology, and consider teaming this up with a visit to the Royal Tyrell Museum in Drumheller two hours away. As the guide says, the museum shows the results but the provincial park has the raw data. The campground itself was pretty clean with many newer, clean pit toilets and garbage cans.

Dinosaur provincial park reviews

In my estimation, these words are worthy of a thorough flogging with a filled, 2L water bottle. In fact, what really makes a difference when it comes to comfort in the heat is trees. But take that glorious shade away and you might as well stick me in an oven and set it on broil. Which all but begs the question, how the hell did we end up on a treeless site at Dinosaur Provincial Park? I put much effort into site selection, when possible, to obtain not only a premium location for proximity to campground facilities and amenities and avoidance of external noises but also shelter from the sun. This is a must when camping on the Prairies where trees can be sparse and the sun can be harsh. The area around Brooks, Alberta checks both those criteria emphatically, and the riverside campground within Dinosaur Provincial Park, part of the Red Deer River badlands, is a rare oasis with its towering cottonwood trees shielding most of the campsites. Most, but not all. I do know I will never make that mistake again! My god was it hot. For most of a day, anyway. It was early June, only a month since the last of the snow left us from our prolonged winter, and the sun was blazing full blast, warming up the air to a toasty 31 degrees Celsius.

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Post a Comment. Throw in the unfortunate situation that you've come to one of the most popular parks for families in the province and you're even deeper in the molasses. Those of you who have read some of my other posts have probably noticed I take a devil-may-care, spontaneous approach to car camping. I generally feel like the good spots are usually gone by the time I decide to book a site, I just skip the booking process, save the fees and hope for a last-minute cancellation of a sweet site - I must admit, it rarely works out well, but sometimes good things come out of that strategy. As it happened, Dinosaur failed to deliver with my approach. Though, ignoring my poor planning for a moment, it failed to deliver in a lot of other ways too.

Dear reader: This article contains links to products and services that I may be compensated for, at no extra cost to you. It features an otherworldly badlands landscape the largest of its kind in Canada , and one of the highest concentrations of dinosaur fossils in the world. Be careful not to confuse Dinosaur Provincial Park with Drumheller, its touristy cousin. Dinosaur Provincial Park is more remote, located km 1 hour 45 min by car to the southeast of Drumheller. One of the most incredible things about Dinosaur Provincial Park is that you can actually find dinosaur bones yourself, especially if you go hiking one of these 5 trails or taking an interpretive tour into the nature reserve, which I would highly recommend.

Dinosaur provincial park reviews

The hill coming down into the campground isn't for the faint of heart, but worth it. Drinking water available at the dump station Tip for Other Campers: Spend an hour at the visitor centre learning about palaeontology, and consider teaming this up with a visit to the Royal Tyrell Museum in Drumheller two hours away. As the guide says, the museum shows the results but the provincial park has the raw data. The campground itself was pretty clean with many newer, clean pit toilets and garbage cans.

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A sort of southern twin to Royal Tyrrell Museum, the lure of thunder lizards is an easy sell to kids and kids-at-heart. The location of the campground is very nice in the Badlands of Alberta with plenty of hiking trails, all off You have all the facilities available for a comfortable weekend of camping and the trees give the campground a wonderful oasis-like feel in an otherwise stark landscape. You can access the trails from the campground. Portions of the park are restricted to authorized personnel only. You can change your settings at any time, including withdrawing your consent, by going to the Privacy Policy. Campground Viewed from Above - Privacy? Tours can be reserved ahead of time as well. There are about a dozen impressive fossils on display. Come, but come prepared.

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Previous Review. You can access the trails from the campground. Date of Stay: Aug Fresh water is available at faucets located around the campground, typically near the pit toilets. Not exactly the best camping weather, but considering we were taking our brand new Geo Pro camper out for its maiden voyage, it allowed us a quick test of structural soundness for both leaks and the ability to stay upright in strong winds. It was early June, only a month since the last of the snow left us from our prolonged winter, and the sun was blazing full blast, warming up the air to a toasty 31 degrees Celsius. A subset of these unsheltered sites have trellises built over the picnic tables providing a partial shade effect or enabling campers to affix a tarp for additional cover. Also like Drumheller, Dinosaur Provincial Park sits in the Red Deer River Basin, which was created by a glacial flood some 18, years ago, and the badlands scenery in the tour areas is quite similar. It is about 2. View Phone. Next, drive downhill into the park, and park in the only a couple available parking spots at the Interpretive Centre, or in the huge parking lot a little further downhill, and walk back up to visit the centre. Own This Campground? Tours can be reserved ahead of time as well. In fact, what really makes a difference when it comes to comfort in the heat is trees. Lounging on coulees Okay, complaining aside, there are some beautiful coulees here, with a few relatively easy hiking trails around for your enjoyment.