When you’re traveling through Kansas or planning your next road trip, sometimes you need a few filler stops to make your trip more interesting along the way. If you or the kids are a lover of dinosaurs, metal art, and education, then Erie Dinosaur Park is the perfect road trip destination for you to stop at. Come check out the park!
Welcome to Erie Dinosaur Park, a place to stop at
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This small town attraction started in the yard of a retired Air Force engineer named Robert Dorris, but after his death in 2007, many of the dinos were donated to the town to open a park up in 2015.
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Most of these beauties were made from scrap and junk metal, turning it into prehistoric art up to 30 feet long.
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Dinosaurs that make an appearance at the park include velociraptors, ankylosaurus, apatosaurus, triceratops, dimetrodon, and more. Can the dinosaur lover in your group name them all on sight?
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To visit these sculptures and get into the park, you’ll have to keep an eye out on their social media for opening announcements.
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Though you can sort of see them even when they are closed, it’s much more fun when you can stomp around and learn about the dinosaurs represented here.
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They’re open two afternoons a month and they hold group tours by appointment. To set an appointment up, call Erie City Hall at (620) 244-3461.
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If you want to learn more about the park or keep your ear out for updates and important info, check out the Erie Dinosaur Park Facebook page.
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Address: E 4th St, Erie, KS 66733, USA
