Explore an ancient land once inhabited by dinosaurs. Hike among rust-colored sandstone hoodoos formed millions of years ago. Dig for fossils. Watch the sunset paint the landscape with pinks and golds; surround yourself with the serenity of nature.
Welcome to Cretaceous Park, better known as Alberta’s Badlands. Dinosaurs roamed its deltas and river flood plains some 60 to 75 million years ago. Find yourself in another world, where rolling fields suddenly give way to steep, dry coulees ridged with the strata of hundreds of years of erosion. Spend the afternoon in Drumheller’s extraordinary Royal Tyrrell Museum, marvelling at the vast array of mounted dinosaur skeletons, including a T. rex. Head out with the experts on a dinosaur excavation and do some prospecting of your own.
Stand 86 ft. high in the mouth of the world’s largest dinosaur and see the awesome view from behind her giant teeth. Don’t forget a side trip to Horsethief Canyon—so named because American horse thieves would hide stolen horses here back in the days of the Wild West. Meet the folks who collect dinosaur bones. Take a driving tour of the Badlands and bring some friends along, or make new ones. Discover a part of the world unequalled in natural formations and cretaceous history.
