Map: Dino Park
My 3.5 year old loves Dinosaurs. He had asked us a week ago if there were Dinosaur parks in Texas. So the search began, and we made plans to visit Dino Park in Cedar Creek. I have to be honest, the entrance wasn't the most pretty, as it seemed to be in the middle of nowhere, but once we stepped foot through the store, we were transported into Dino land.
Starting with the cute store at the front. There were just Dinosaurs everything. Every price, and every size. Dinosaurs eggs, dinosaurs of all shapes colors and sizes. We paid our ticket and then went to the park.
Inside the park there were various activities. There is an area to dig for bones and fossils, another to ride the dinosaurs. We stayed digging for 10 minutes and then explored the various spot in the park. Charlie loved a big dinosaur T-Rex head, which you could go into as if you were inside its mouth.
Afterwards we started to go through the path which was, to me, the best part. Most of the Dinosaurs seemed to be accurate to their actual size and where just placed all around the path. They also had an I-spy game all throughout which my toddler loved. We looked and found fossils, eggs and other animals and dinosaurs. My son loves to name the dinosaurs he sees, and he could name most, but there were a few that stumped him, and so he was curious to learn the name and what it did. He would stop me and say: "Mommy, daddy is still reading about the dinosaur".
I would say, overall, we saw more than 20 different types of dinosaurs and there were also a few baby dinosaurs with a saddle that the kids could ride. Overall we had so much fun and will come again (and again and again)!
Overall: 4.75/5
Factor | Description | Rating (Out of 5) 5 Being best |
Uniqueness | Did it have that keep Austin Weird unique vibe? Was it new and interesting or same old neighborhood park? (Nothing wrong with your neighborhood park...but if we took the effort to travel...we want something different and unique!) A value of 1 means it was not very unique, a value of 5 means it was crazy unique and different. | 5 |
Variety | Refers to the different areas or different activities that were available. A value of 1, means there was not much variety. A value of 5 means it had a lot of different things for the kids! | 4 |
Safety | How safe was my toddler without me having to intervene much? Did he fall multiple times? Did he hurt himself? A value of 1 is not very safe and probably would not bring the kid back. A value of 5 means safety was in the mind of the designer and pretty much kid proof. | 5 |
Kid Friendly | Was it Intentionally design for kids? Or mostly for adults? A value of 1 would mean that it was fun enough for kids, but not really designed for kids. A value of 5 would be it is designed for kids. | 5 |
Overall |
| 4.75 |
Cost as of 2/6/22
Stroller friendly? Yes! Wide areas all around, but some gravel.
Restroom? Yes, in the store.
