A Really Cool Place!

View Of The Trail
One part of the trail takes you up to the top of the hill overlooking the Paluxy River.
User: Blaze - 4/14/2013

Location: Dinosaur Valley State Park

Rating: 3point5stars
Difficulty: 2stars  Solitude: 2stars
Miles Hiked: 5.80 Miles  Elapsed Time: 2 hours, 51 minutes

Comments:

I hiked the trails of Dinosaur Valley State Park as a part of a group.  This group also hiked Cleburne State Park the preceding day (you can find my log of that trail here).

Hiking the trails of Dinosaur Valley State Park is interesting because there are several places where you can find dinosaur tracks preserved in the limestone (the dinosaurs were the original hikers, lol!).  The trails take you across the scenic Paluxy River, up to the top of a large hill adjacent to the river, and around different areas of the park.  This is a great place for families to take their kids as there is a lot to see and learn.  Kids love playing in the clear waters of the river.

Since some members of the group were tired and/or injured from the previous day's hike, we didn't hike all of the trails as we had to cut the route short.  This left plenty of daylight, so I departed from the group to hike the trails of nearby Meridian State Park (you can read my log of that hike here).



Log Photos
Tracks
More Tracks
And More Tracks
Natural Swimming Pool
River Crossing
View Of The Trail
At The Summit
Another View Of The Trail
Interesting Geology
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