May 2-3, 2025

Since 2015, the Museum of Culpeper History has partnered with the local Luck Stone Quarry to provide a public access day to view Culpeper’s famous dinosaur footprints! More than 215 million years ago, during the Triassic Period, giant beasts roamed the region that we call home today. Then, in 1989, evidence of their existence was discovered at the bottom of the quarry. Explore the largest quantity of dinosaur footprints discovered in North America on this special day.

Vehicle passes are available for hourly timed tours. Each pass provides entry to one vehicle and its occupants. Due to limited space in the parking area, vehicles must be no larger than a 15 passenger van. Each pass will also provide FREE admission to the Museum of Culpeper History in downtown Culpeper that same day.

This is a very popular program and ticket availability is limited.  Vehicle passes are restricted due to limited parking available at the dinosaur track site. On average, approximately 250 passes are available each day. The demand for tickets is great and tickets sell out very quickly each year.

PLEASE NOTE: The Museum of Culpeper History offers the DinoWalk program once per year.  The Museum is unable to organize group tours outside of the listed program dates.

TICKETING

DinoWalk passes are offered for sale through our online ticketing system on a first come, first served basis. Limit 1 per household.

Passes for tours on Saturday, May 3 will be available for sale to the general public through our online ticketing platform on Saturday, April 12.

Museum members at the Family level or above will have early access to the opportunity to purchase passes for tours on Friday, May 2. To be eligible, memberships must be active by March 31, 2025. Active members will be sent a password protected link to purchase passes through our on-line ticketing system; sales will open on Saturday, April 5. Members who are unsuccessful in purchasing passes for Friday, May 2, will still be eligible to purchase passes for Saturday, May 3, when they go on sale to the general public. Museum membership DOES NOT guarantee a pass to DinoWalk.

 PLEASE NOTE:

• We recommend that you set up a user account on Eventbrite BEFORE vehicle passes are available for purchase.
• MUSEUM MEMBERSHIP DOES NOT GUARANTEE AN EVENT PASS.
• Your email address is our primary means for notifying you about DinoWalk. To ensure you receive important messages related to the event, please provide your current email address when purchasing passes. If you are a member, please make sure we have your current email address. Please also check your “spam” or “junk mail” folder for notifications.

Important Dates for the 2025 Event

EVENT INFORMATION

You must purchase a vehicle pass to attend DinoWalk.

Vehicle passes are available for purchase through our online ticketing platform for $50.

MUSEUM MEMBERSHIP DOES NOT GUARANTEE AN EVENT PASS.

Tour times for Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3 will be 8:00 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:00 noon, 1:00 PM, and 2:00 PM.

Please arrive at Luck Stone Quarry 15 minutes before your scheduled tour time. This will allow time for check-in and to line your vehicle up for the escorted caravan to the dinosaur track site at the base of the quarry. After parking your vehicle, you are free to explore the dinosaur tracks and participate in the activities until signaled to leave.

Please arrive on time for your tour!  The escorted car caravan to the dinosaur tracks will leave promptly at the scheduled tour time.  We cannot guarantee admission to late arrivals after the caravan departs, and we cannot add late arrivals to a later tour.

All members of your party must arrive in a single vehicle for check-in. Please gather your group in your vehicle before driving to the quarry. Please do not plan to meet individuals who may be joining your party at the quarry entrance; parking is not available at the quarry entrance for attendees to park and transfer to another vehicle for the caravan to the quarry base.

The parking area at the base of the quarry is located approximately 100 yards from the dinosaur tracks. The path is gravel and on a moderate slope. The ground surface on both the path and the dinosaur track site is uneven. Please wear appropriate footwear.

THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD RAIN OR SHINE. In the event of severe weather, the Museum will make the sole decision to cancel the event in consultation with the quarry.

SAFETY INFORMATION

For your safety, all attendees must follow the Luck Stone Quarry safety requirements. This is an active quarry site!

Obey all posted signage.

Do not stop or exit your vehicle during the caravan to and from the base of the quarry.

Do not climb on the rock berms.

Do not approach or climb the rock walls.

Do not throw rocks, debris, or trash into the water.

Swimming, wading, or playing at the water’s edge is prohibited due to rocks and dangerous drop-offs.

Please, NO PETS!