Dinosaur Valley State Park - Texas Parks and Wildlife

06/20/2026

Join us tonight for our monthly Insect Extravaganza.

Time: 9-11pm
Location: Amphitheater

Ever wondered what animals are active at night around us? Come and explore our diverse insect population that moves around at night.

Be amazed by their colors and diversity of shapes and sizes.

Take pictures with us for our citizen science iNaturalist project. We have identified over 600 species of insects so far!

Learn more about this project at our iNaturalist page: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/nocturnal-arthropods-of-dinosaur-valley-state-park

06/20/2026

⚠️Track and Trail update for 6/20/2026⚠️

🥾Trails open to foot traffic only.

🦖Dino Tracks are partially visible.

Currently a dry crossing over the river at the Main Track Site.

06/19/2026

Here is a run down of our weekend programs at Dino Valley:

Saturday June 20th:
⚠️9-11AM: Fish with a Ranger - Canceled. We will now be doing backyard bass.

🐟10-11AM: Backyard Bass @ Dino Models

🦖2PM: Track Talk @ the Main Track Site

🪲9PM: Insect Extravaganza mothing event @ the Amphitheater

Sunday June 21st:

🦕10AM: Track Talk @ the Main Track Site

06/19/2026

⚠️Track and Trail update for 6/19/2026⚠️

🥾All dirt trails CLOSED to all activities. Paved ADA trail at the Main Track Site parking lot is open.

🦖Dino Tracks are partially visible. Visibility will fluctuate throughout the day.

06/13/2026

⚠️We are currently experiencing some difficulties with our Headquarters phone.

If you have questions for us, please reach out via our email or social media chats.

Email: [email protected]
Social Media: Facebook Messenger or Instagram

06/13/2026

We are Hiring:

Join the Dino Valley Team as a Customer Service Representative. Help welcome visitors to the park, assist with day use and camping reservations and share stories about the park from the dino tracks to our native wildlife.

Job posting closes on June 16th.

Apply Online: https://capps.taleo.net/careersection/802/jobdetail.ftl?job=00058635&tz=GMT-05%3A00&tzname=America%2FChicago

06/12/2026

Join us for a program this weekend.

Fri 06/12
9PM - Insect Extravaganza & UV Night Hike @ Main Track Site River Parking Lot

Sat 06/13
10AM - Track Talk @ Main Track Site
11:30 AM - Junior Ranger Academy @ Dino Models
2PM - Art in the Park: Birds @ Dino Models
9PM - Marvel at the Stars 2 Amphitheater

Sun 06/14
10AM - Track Talk @ Main Track Site

06/09/2026

Do you enjoy games and checking off the bird species you see while exploring outside? Then these bingo cards are for you.

Texas Bird Bingo is a collaboration between Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine, Texas Audubon and our birding friends across the state. We’ve come together to encourage you to go outside and look for the more than 600 species of birds seen in Texas. While they can’t highlight all of them, they can help you get started by completing a Texas Bird Bingo card.

Download a bingo card in the area you plan to explore, cross off the birds you see and submit a picture to the Texas Bird Bingo email to win a sticker and be entered into a birding excursion raffle.

You can find a bingo card for your habitat at this website:

The homepage of TPW magazine's Texas Bird Bingo

06/09/2026

Program Update: 6/10 Denio Site Hike Canceled

Our guided hike to the Denio Track Site is canceled for June 10th. The river level unfortunately will be too high and still a little murky for this program.

Thank you to all who are interested in attending. We hope to add it back into our program rotations for later this summer.