Dinosaur Valley State Park
| Dinosaur Valley State Park | |
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The Paluxy River with visible dinosaur tracks in Dinosaur Valley State Park | |
Location of Dinosaur Valley State Park in Texas | |
| Location | Somervell County, Texas |
| Nearest city | Glen Rose, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32°15′11.7″N 97°49′6.91″W / 32.253250°N 97.8185861°W |
| Area | 1,524.72 acres (6.1703 km2) |
| Established | 1972 |
| Visitors | 230,424 (in 2025) |
| Governing body | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |
| Website | Official site |
| Designated | 1968 |
Dinosaur Valley State Park is a 1,524.72-acre (617 ha) state park astride the Paluxy River in Somervell County, Texas, United States known for having 113 million-year-old well-preserved theropod and sauropod footprints across five main tracks throughout the park.
The park, managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, is also known for having two large models by Louis Paul Jonas of a Tyrannosaurus and a Brontosaurus, created for the 1964 New York World's Fair and donated by the Sinclair Oil Corporation after the world's fair closed..
In 2026, proposed construction of power infrastructure and data centers adjacent to the park resulted in public concerns as to their effects on the park's wildlife, tourism industry, watershed, nearby tracksites, as well as local residents' property rights, health, livelihoods, and resources.