Spend a Day With the Dinosaurs
Hours
2023 Spring Season
May 27 through June 25
Saturdays and Sundays, 10am – 6 pm
2023 Summer Season
June 27 through September 3
Tuesdays through Sundays, 10am – 6 pm
2023 Fall Season
September 9 through November 12
Saturdays and Sundays, 10am – 5pm
Also open Thursday & Friday November 9 and 10
10am – 5pm
Holidays
Open Memorial Day Monday, May 29
Open Juneteenth, Monday June 19
Open Labor Day Monday, September 4
Open Columbus Day Monday, October 9
*The Box Office closes 30 minutes before closing.
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Admission
Day Pass
Walk along our trails, check out over 30 life-size animatronic dinosaurs and participate in a full schedule of live shows, games and activities all included in the Day Pass admission. Guests age 2 and above require paid admission. This pass includes all day admission to the park and may be used anytime during the 2023 season.
Note: The Day Pass does not include admission to the Paleontologists’ Laboratory, which is an additional $5 per ticket. Tickets are available for purchase online and at the Box Office.
A Day Pass ticket does not provide access to Dinosaurs After Dark.
Day Pass admission is an anytime ticket and can be used any day and time during the 2023 season.
Guests 2 and older:
Online $18.25
Box Office: $19.25
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
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:
$6 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
2023 Spring Season
May 27 through June 25
Saturdays and Sundays, 10am - 6 pm
2023 Summer Season
June 27 through September 3
Tuesdays through Sundays, 10am - 6 pm
2023 Fall Season
September 9 through November 12
Saturdays and Sundays, 10am - 5pm
Also open Thursday & Friday November 9 and 10
10am - 5pm
Holidays
Open Memorial Day Monday, May 29
Open Juneteenth, Monday June 19
Open Labor Day Monday, September 4
Open Columbus Day Monday, October 9
*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.