Dinosaur State Park Offering Vacation Week Programs

ROCKY HILL - The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection announced Thursday that Dinosaur State Park in Rocky Hill will sponsor a series of programs for families during April school vacation week.

The programs are scheduled for April 12 through 17 and April 19 through 24.

Daily Programs include:

Films at 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

An animal program: at 11 a.m.

A track Talk at 11:30 a.m.

Nature walks or Animal Programs at 1 and 2:30 p.m.

Crafts from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

In the Mining for Gems and Fossils program, for an extra fee, visitors can “mine” for gems and/or fossils at an outdoor mining center.

A variety of special programs will also be offered.

All special programs are included with admission. Adults (13 and up) are $6, youth (6-12) are $2 and children younger than 6 are free.

For more information, visit Dinosaur State Park website at www.ct.gov/deep/dinosaurstatepark or contact the park at(860) 529-5816 or at margaret.enkler@ct.gov.

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