Spend a Day With the Dinosaurs
Hours
2022 Spring Season
May 28 through June 26
Saturdays and Sundays, 10am – 6 pm
2022 Summer Season
June 28 through September 4
Tuesdays through Sundays, 10am – 6 pm
2022 Fall Season
September 10 through November 13
Saturdays and Sundays, 10am – 5pm
Also open Thursday & Friday November 10 and 11
10am – 5pm
Dinosaurs After Dark
October 1 through October 29
Friday and Saturday Evenings from 7pm – 9:30pm
Holidays
Open Memorial Day Monday, May 30
CLOSED Independence Day Monday, July 4
Open Labor Day Monday, September 5
Open Columbus Day Monday, October 10
*All ticket sales end 30 minutes before closing.
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Admission
Commanders Pass
The Commanders Pass gives you everything included with the Day Pass plus the NEW Jurassic Jump and the Paleontologists’ Laboratory! See below for descriptions of these exciting activities.
Commanders Pass admission is an anytime ticket and can be used any day and time during the current season. The Jurassic Jump is valid for guests between 30 and 220 pounds.
Guests 2 and older:
Online $28.75
Box Office: $29.75
Children Under 2:
Free but still require a Day Pass admission ticket.
Explorers Pass
The Explorers Pass gives you everything included with the Day Pass plus the NEW Jurassic Jump! See below for a description of this exciting activity.
Explorers Pass admission is an anytime ticket and can be used any day and time during the current season. The Jurassic Jump is valid only for guests between 30 and 220 pounds. Weight will be verified at the Jump. All sales final.
Guests 2 and older:
Online $25.75
Box Office: $26.75
Children Under 2:
Free but still require a Day Pass admission ticket.
Day Pass
Includes all day admission to the park plus our full schedule of live shows games and activities.
Day Pass admission is an anytime ticket and can be used any day and time during the current season.
Guests 2 and older:
Online $17.75
Box Office: $18.76
Children Under 2:
Free but still require a Day Pass admission ticket.
Field Station: Dinosaurs is an official Education Partner of Bergen County. A portion of every ticket sold is used for the preservation and enhancement of Bergen County Parks.
ADD-ONs
Jurassic Jump
Soar to the heavens on the new Jurassic Jump Bungee Trampoline. Harnessed riders can jump to heights of 5 to 25 feet while centered on a trampoline. When bouncing on the trampoline the mechanical bungee relay system helps jumpers reach the level where they could look dinosaurs in they eye! Includes one visit to this thrilling activity. The Jurassic Jump is valid only for guests between 30 and 220 pounds. Weight will be verified at the Jump. All sales final.
Guests 2 and older:
$10 per person plus tax
Children Under 2:
This activity is only permitted for guests between 30 to 220 pounds.
Paleontologists’ Laboratory
Dig for genuine fossils and take them home in a souvenir pouch. OPEN 10am to 5:30pm in the Spring/Summer and 10am to 4:30pm in the Fall.
Guests 2 and older:
$5 per person plus tax
One parent/chaperone is permitted in the Lab to assist (no charge). No strollers permitted.
Children Under 2:
This activity is only permitted for children over age 2.
Field Station: Dinosaurs is an official Education Partner of Bergen County. A portion of every ticket sold is used for the preservation and enhancement of Bergen County Parks.
Directions
3 Overpeck Park Driveway, Leonia, NJ
(click for map and directions in Google Maps)
The best way to get accurate directions to the Park is to use your smart phone map app and search for Field Station: Dinosaurs. Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze will provide correct directions and a map to the park.
Public Transportation
DIRECTIONS FROM JERSEY CITY (1hr 16mins)
- Arrive at Journal Square Transportation Center. Take the 83 Bus (towards Hackensack).
- Get off at Broad Ave at Maple Ave.
- Get on 166 Bus (towards Cresskill).
- Get off at Fort Lee Rd.
- Walk Southwest on Broad Ave toward Fort Lee Rd.
- Turn right onto Fort Lee Rd.
- Take a right on the road right after the railroad tracks. Walk to end of the road.
DIRECTIONS FROM NEW YORK CITY (50mins)
- Take A Train uptown to 175st. Get off at 175st. Walk north 1 block to GW Bridge Bus Terminal.
- Get on 182 Bus (towards Hackensack). Gate 18.
- Get off at Fort Lee Rd. at Grand Ave.
- Walk North on Fort Lee Rd.
- Take a right on the road right after the railroad tracks.
- Walk to end of the road. Destination will be on the left.
Driving
DIRECTIONS FROM ROUTE 4 WEST
- Teaneck Road Exit (Teaneck/Ridgefield Park).
- Make right at the end of ramp.
- Follow Teaneck Road to the intersection of Teaneck and DeGraw Avenue.
- Turn left at the light. Pass Glenpoint Complex on left, go over the Turnpike.
- Continue to park entrance on the left.
FROM 1-95 SOUTH
- Exit 68 (same as the NJ Turnpike).
- At light, make left following signs for U-turn.
- At light on Fort Lee Road make a left.
- Go over the Turnpike, continue the Overpeck County Park Driveway stop light.
- Turn left at the Overpeck County Park Driveway stop light.
Go straight .5 of a mile. Destination will be on the left.
FROM ROUTE 80 EAST
- East on Route 80 to Route 95 North.
- Exit 70A, Leonia.
- Follow ramp to Degraw Ave.
- Turn Right on Degraw Ave which turns into Fort Lee Rd.
- Turn left at the Overpeck County Park Driveway stop light.
- Go straight .5 of a mile. Destination will be on the left.
Groups
Field Station: Dinosaurs is…
An Earth Systems laboratory where groups explore a 200-million-year-old volcano and make discoveries about the history of the Earth, New Jersey’s geological past, plate tectonics and climate change.
…the most fun your group will have all year.
Park Hours
2022 Spring Season
May 28 through June 26
Saturdays and Sundays, 10am - 6 pm
2022 Summer Season
June 28 through September 4
Tuesdays through Sundays, 10am - 6 pm
2022 Fall Season
September 10 through November 13
Saturdays and Sundays, 10am - 5pm
Also open Thursday & Friday November 10 and 11
10am - 5pm
Dinosaurs After Dark
October 1 through October 29
Friday and Saturday Evenings from 7pm - 9:30pm
Holidays
Open Memorial Day Monday, May 30
Closed Independence Day Monday, July 4
Open Labor Day Monday, September 5
Open Columbus Day Monday, October 10
*The Box Office closes 30 minutes before closing.
Contact Us
3 Overpeck Park Driveway, Leonia, NJ 07605
Henry Hoebel Area of Overpeck County Park on Fort Lee Road
Connect with Us
Field Station: Dinosaurs is an official Education Partner of Bergen County. A portion of every ticket sold is used for the preservation and enhancement of Bergen County Parks.