Dinosaur Park

Free family fun at one of the Black Hills’ original tourist attractions, open to the public since 1936. Dinosaur Park is located on a ridge of sandstone that encircles the Black Hills. Along this ridge dinosaurs of the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous have been found. Not far from the park dinosaur footprints have been found. Dinosaur Park is the oldest Dinosaur Park in the country. In this park are seven "life-size" concrete and steel reproductions of extinct creatures. Six are dinosaur and one is a mammal-like or synapsid reptile.

Hours of operation for the park: Monday through Sunday 5:00 am to 10:00 pm.
Hours of operation for the visitors center/gift shop: May 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, June through July 8:00 am to 8:00 pm, August 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, September 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Closed October through April. A Penny Passport book for $5.99 and a Medallion Collector book are for sale in the gift shop. Plenty of free parking.

Machine 2 is just inside the door of the gift shop. Cost to press, 51¢ each design. Designs all have a beaded border:
1) (H) T-Rex with 'Dinosaur Park, Rapid City, SD'.
2) (H) Apatosaurous with 'Dinosaur Park, Rapid City, SD'.
3) (H) Stegosaurous with 'Dinosaur Park, Rapid City, SD'.
4) (H) Four Presidential Heads with 'Mount Rushmore'.

Retired 1: designs all had a beaded border with 'Dinosaur Park, Rapid City, SD': 1) (H) Triceratops, 2) (H) Stegosaurus, 3) (H) T-Rex, 4) (H) Apatosaurus.

G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: 44° 4' 40' N Longitude: 103° 14' 39 W'
Google Maps coordinates: 3QH3+6M Rapid City, South Dakota

6/4/2024: the penny machine is in great shape.(ALA)

9/16/2026: penny machine is still in great shape.