Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center
The Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center is a fossil museum primarily exhibiting fossil organisms of North America's Late Cretaceous including dinosaurs, pterosaurs, marine reptiles, and fish. Its home town is Woodland Park. Records date it to 2004.
A museum inside Woodland Park
Winters are cold
January nights drop to 11°. When to go ↓
You can stay in Woodland Park
Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center is inside Woodland Park, which has 11 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
A day trip from Denver
Denver is about 54 miles north (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
Best months: Jun, Jul and Aug
June, July and August are the mild months, with highs of 73–77°. When to go ↓
Established in 2004
Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center dates from 2004. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
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Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center
The Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center is a fossil museum primarily exhibiting fossil organisms of North America's Late Cretaceous including dinosaurs, pterosaurs, marine reptiles, and fish. The museum includes a fossil preparation lab and a large gift shop. Live tours are delivered by visitor experience guides highlighting the history of the individual specimens as well as the paleontology of the fossil species they represent. The RMDRC is headquarters to its parent company, Triebold Paleontology Incorporated.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 2004
- Wikipedia readers
- 2.2K a year
Where to stay near Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center
Hotels, motels or campgrounds are closest in Woodland Park (11) and Colorado Springs (202).
- 1Pikes Peak
- 2North American Aerospace Defense Command
- 3Garden of the Gods
- 4Falcon Stadium
- 5Weidner Field
Colorado Springs
494,743 people
18 mi southeast of Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center
Cascade-Chipita Park
1,412 people
5 mi southeast of Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Park | in town | — | 11 1 hotel · 1 inn or B&B · 6 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 8,014 | $549K | B |
| Colorado Springs | 18 mi southeast | 25 min | 202 143 hotels · 19 motels · 10 inns & B&Bs · 17 lodges & cabins · 2 hostels · 6 campgrounds · 5 RV parks | 494,743 | $453K | D |
| Manitou Springs | 12 mi southeast | 20 min | 42 17 hotels · 9 motels · 5 inns & B&Bs · 8 lodges & cabins · 1 campground · 2 RV parks | 4,577 | $561K | C |
| Cascade-Chipita Park | 5 mi southeast | 5 min | 11 5 inns & B&Bs · 4 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds | 1,412 | $515K | — |
| Green Mountain Falls 48% vacation homes | 4 mi southeast | 5 min | 7 3 inns & B&Bs · 4 lodges & cabins | 601 | $449K | — |
| Cripple Creek | 19 mi southwest | 30 min | 13 7 hotels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 2 campgrounds | 1,120 | $286K | — |
| Divide | 7 mi southwest | 10 min | 2 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground | 87 | — | — |
| Florissant | 13 mi west | 20 min | 4 3 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 192 | — | — |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also within reach
Every place here is under 53 miles away.
Big draw111 mi MountainPikes Peak
Big draw224 mi LandmarkNorth American Aerospace Defense Command
Big draw47 mi TheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
313 mi Park & preserveGarden of the Gods
Big draw52 mi Stadium & arenaEmpower Field at Mile High
411 mi Stadium & arenaFalcon Stadium
52 mi Stadium & arenaBall Arena
517 mi Stadium & arenaWeidner FieldPhoto credits
Pikes Peak: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North American Aerospace Defense Command: Unknown, Public domain · Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Garden of the Gods: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Empower Field at Mile High: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Falcon Stadium: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ball Arena: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Weidner Field: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5
Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center: common questions
Is Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center in Woodland Park?
Yes. It’s inside Woodland Park, CO.
When is the best time to visit Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center?
June, July and August, with highs of 73–77°.
How far is Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center from Aurora and Denver?
About 53 miles north of Aurora and about 54 miles north of Denver, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center?
City of Colorado Springs Municipal (COS), about 23 miles away.
Where should I stay near Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center?
Colorado Springs (18 mi, 202 places to stay), Manitou Springs (12 mi, 42 places to stay) and Woodland Park (in town, 11 places to stay).
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