Dinosaur Discovery Days

Girl Scout Day – October 2026

2024 Event Details
Saturday, October 4, 2025
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Regular bus tours of Dinosaur Ridge will not be running on Saturday October 4, please be aware of this! Our shuttle will be running from 9am until 4pm, and the last public shuttle tickets sold will be at 3pm to ensure all visitors are able to explore Dinosaur Ridge before closing. Questions: Erin.LaCount@dinoridge.org

Scout Registration Details 
Advance Registration: $14/scout, $10/non-scout.
Walk-In Registration: $16/scout, $10/non-scout.
Advance registration closes October 1.

Children 3 and under are free.
Fun National Fossil Day Patch: $3 (optional – pictured right)
Parking on site ($5/car)

Badge Requirement Details
Wondering what badges you can work on or complete during the event? Here are the checklist worksheets! Plan your outing whether you’re coming with one Girl Scout or ten!
Daisy Level
Brownie Level
Junior Level 
Cadette Level 
Senior Level 
Ambassador Level 

Public (Non-Scouts) Welcome to Attend!
If you’re not with the Girl Scouts but still looking to have a fun weekend event, please join us! Worksheets and other activities are available for scouts only, but the vendor booths will be open for everyone to visit and learn. Shuttle tickets are $10 (included in Girl Scout registration), and are optional to access the fossil and geology sites on Dinosaur Ridge.

Partner Organizations/Event Booths

Art Booth – All Scout Levels

Bear Creek Lake Park

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

Buffalo Bill Museum

Colorado Groundwater Association

Colorado Mineral Society

Geocaching Colorado

Girl Scouts of Colorado

Information Booth (Scavenger Hunt for All)

Leave No Trace

Libby Talks

Molly Brown House Museum

Morrison Natural History Museum 

Mr. Bones

Slife’s Devil Dogs Food Truck

SME Minerals Education Coalition

Western Interior Paleontological Society (WIPS)

Women In Mining (WIM)