lectures. Warm-month activities include footprint track casting and mining for gems and fossils. In August, Dinosaur State Park Day offers games, arts and crafts activities, and live music. There is a stone path that leads to the domed museum with a timeline showing the evolution of earth from its creation to today. From May–October visitors can see an outdoor exhibit teaching how paleontologists ply their trade. There are two and a half miles of hiking trails in the park. See also Connecticut River Valley trackways Dinosaur Footprints Reservation List of botanical gardens in the United States List of fossil sites References External links Dinosaur State Park Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Dinosaur State Park Map Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Dinosaur State Park Friends of Dinosaur Park and Arboretum Arboreta in Connecticut Botanical gardens in Connecticut State parks of Connecticut Dinosaur trace fossils Fossil trackways in the United States Jurassic paleontological sites of North America Natural history of Connecticut National Natural Landmarks in Connecticut Natural history museums in Connecticut Dinosaur museums in the United States Museums in Hartford County, Connecticut Parks in Hartford County, Connecticut Rocky Hill, Connecticut Protected areas established in 1968 1968 establishments in Connecticut Fossil parks in the United States Paleontology in Connecticut 1966 in paleontology 1968 in paleontology