DinoWalk 2024 is on Saturday, August 24!

Each year the Museum partners 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. Discover 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 family admission to the Museum of Culpeper History in downtown Culpeper for FREE.

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

Due to high demand, DinoWalk vehicle passes for 2024 will be awarded using a lottery system to ensure that everyone who wants a pass has an equal chance of getting a pass. To enter the event lottery, fill out and submit a form between 12:00 AM on Sunday, July 21, and 11:59 PM on Saturday, July 27.

THE LOTTERY ENTRY FORM WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THIS PAGE BEGINNING SUNDAY, JULY 21.

Lottery winners will be notified by email on Monday, July 29. The notification email will include a link to select a tour time and a code to purchase passes. Passes must be purchased within 48 hours or the invitation will expire and be offered to the next applicant.

PLEASE NOTE:

• There is no charge for entering the lottery.
• Only one lottery entry will be accepted per household. Please do not submit multiple lottery entries. Multiple entries from the same household will be deleted.
• ENTERING THE LOTTERY DOES NOT GUARANTEE GETTING AN EVENT PASS. By entering the lottery, you will have an equal chance with all other entries of receiving an available pass.
• Your email address is our primary means for notifying you of lottery results. To ensure you receive important messages related to the lottery, please update your email address and contact information before entering the lottery. Please also check your “spam” or “junk mail” folder for notifications.

Important Dates for the 2024 Event

EVENT & SAFETY INFORMATION

Please arrive at Luck Stone Quarry 15 minutes before your scheduled tour 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.

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 gravel path is on a moderate slope, and 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.

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!