Dinosaur Provincial Park

Alberta Parks

Trails

    To view all park trails and difficulty classifications see our updated trail map.

    Stay on designated trails and choose trails that match your hiking ability. 

    Green - Easy Green
    Trails are suitable for most users in most conditions. These trails generally have a graveled surface, no/few stairs and do not have steep slopes.

    Blue - Moderate Blue
    Trails are moderately difficult. These trails may contain some steep sections or long sets of stairs. The trail surface is natural. To help maintain trails, prevent erosion, and keep you clean, these trails are not recommended when wet.

    Black
    Trails are adventurous/difficult. These trails contain steep sections and must be accessed by ladder. For your safety and to help maintain the trails, these trails are closed when wet.

    🔺 Red Triangle
    Trails are moderately difficult and closed when wet. These trails have long stairs and contain steep sections that can be dangerous when wet. For your safety and to help maintain the trails, these trails are closed when wet.

     

Trail Length Season Permitted Activities (Legend) Status
Intermediate Badlands 1.3 km Year-Round Hiking
Easy Cottonwood Flats 1.4 km Year-Round Hiking
Difficult Coulee Viewpoint 🔺 0.9 km Year-Round Hiking
Easy Prairie 0.3 km Year-Round Hiking
Easy Trail of the Fossil Hunters 0.9 km Year-Round Hiking
Easy Sagebrush Connector 0.7 km Year-Round Hiking
Intermediate UNESCO Path 1.7 km Year-Round Hiking
Intermediate Upper Cretaceous 0.9 km Year-Round Hiking
Easy Fossil Display Loop 0.7 km Year-Round Hiking