Dinosaur Gardens in Alpena

So nostalgic, so friendly! They have really shined up the place. Great fun for all ages!

This place has been here for so many years; was fun taking my 5-year-old to a dinosaur park that I went to myself when I was a kid. Theyve got educational signs in front of every dinosaur statue (not to scaleand the seclusion of the trees makes you feel like you are stumbling across them in their natural habitat. Cute gift shop and picnic pavilions as well. Unique little attraction.

This is a great memory from my childhood that I needed to share with my kids. At 10 & 11 they thought most of the dinosaurs were lame and "not realistic" but loved the mini golf and the gem mining and fossil digging. The gift shop is adequate but they are having trouble with their ice cream machine. Family loved the bubble tea although a little bit pricey. All in all a good outdoor activity and walk in the woods. We were there 2-3 hours with all the activities. Get one of the packages for the kids, lots of fun.

Such a fun stop! The dinosaurs are well-maintained and the forest and property is absolutely stunning. The owners were kind. Bonus points for being dog-friendly. Highly recommend!

Fantastic place! Had a wonderful time walking around and seeing all the dinosaurs. Mini golf is a bit wacky, but all in all still a great time

Pretty cool place. Needed something to do on a Sunday morning so the whole family ventured out. Nice wooded area with lots of dinosaurs to view along the route. Enjoyed reading about the different types and when they were on Earth. Very nice staff, and the kicker was the Dole whip. Ah-mazing!!

Wonderful place to take the family. Kids from age 6-16 enjoyed themselves. Wear comfortable shoes youll be walking around👍☺️

Only went for the walk but absolutely loved the displays on it. With just the walk alone (going twice around with a toddleryou can spend over 2 hours enjoying the structures and finding out more about dinosaurs!

Great place to take your kids of all ages. Mining sluice and fossil dig, putt putt golf. Snacks and souvenir shop.

Took the kids here while on vacation. The walk through was good, could have been better as far as the dinosaur displays(showing age and falling apart). The gift shop had a variety of items. The putt putt golf course was fun and challenging. The foil dig and the minners sluice is definitely a great treat for the kids. Staff was very friendly and polite

This was an amazing experience! I used to go here as a child. It was very special being able to take my Grandson here his first trip to Michigan!

Fabulous Dinosaur park. A great 18 hole Putt Putt Golf Course. Miners Sluice.Fossil Dig. Lovely Gift Shop.Soft serve Dole Fruit treats.Nice Pavillion provided with the Kids Birthday Package purchase..A true GEM in Ossineke

This place is so much fun. Loved the dinosaurs. The gift shop is so cute. Dole Whip hit the spot on the hot sunny day

Fun little thing to see and do. The package deals are great. The rock sifting is worth the money, you get so many rocks! The sculptures are super cool to see. Put put golf was fun as well. The best part for us was...there is dairy free ice cream!

Awesome place to go with your family! Loved it!

This was an awesome trip. Especially for our legally blind teenage family member. The experience was more immersive and engaging for him then we thought because he found that the ability to touch the sculptures piqued his interest tremendously.

Very underwhelming and over-priced. $70 for one child and two adults walk-through and mini golf plus mining for kid (a package deal). Theres definitely a lot of creative license with the dinosaurs and they would really appeal only to maybe very small children. There are random religious additions that dont seem to have anything to do with the advertised theme. The golf course is very uneven and just kind of awkward. The staff was very nice and the gift shop was cute but I certainly wouldnt go out of my way to go again especially not if the goal is to learn about and see realistic dinosaurs.

Very neat place! Cute gifts in the gift shop! My favorite part was inside the Brontosaurus and the huge statute in the parking lot by the picnic area!

Amazing life like concrete dinosaurs on a beautiful trail through the Michigan woods. Great way for kids to learn about the prehistoric world while parents enjoy the relaxing walk in the woods. Putt putt is OK.

Fun roadside attraction with focus on KIDS. It was busy but everyone was having a good time. The trail to walk is nice and well maintainedEmployees were very welcoming and friendlyMain complaint is the parking lot. Its tight but could be due holiday weekend we went.

Good family park to have funny time !!!!

For a place I heard about as a child and now coming here after its been reopened, its actually a pretty cool experience for children.

This place was awesome everyone should go

Great experience. The people were awesome and it was fun for the kids and us. Its just a nice walk and some concrete dino statues but the woods in and around it make it a nice experience even on a hot summer day.

Great walk through lovely cedars, ferns and pine.

Childhood favorite and I have continued the tradition with my children. The path of sculptures is an amazing and fun walk back in time. There is also a really cool wooden castle playground right across the street that my children have always loved to visit.

I love this place. Statues are super cool and in the natural environment really adds to the experience. My nephew had so much fun! Easy to walk trail.

Throwback to America before the freeways.... handmade large dinosaurs most built over 70 years ago - along a 1/2 mile wooded trail (81 year old attraction). Each dinosaur has a plaque with information. This is great for little kids; ones that have seen dinosaur cartoons or played with toy dinosaurs - man, watch their eyes light up and see them run around the place. Great craftsmanship - built to last. Theres one dinosaur you can climb up into!Besides the dinosaurs - theres miniature golf - which is just so-so - and a gold rush type thing. Gift shop has ice cream and frozen yogurt.Plan an hour...

Friendly and accommodating.We were the last group on the course at 3:30pm. Turned out to be perfect for us because we were slow and had our dog with us and didnt feel rushed with someone else behind us.Sidewalls are very short (and has drainage grooves?so the ball leaves the course with the slightest provocation. We just placed the ball back on the course where it left and counted strokes as if the ball never left the green.Fun, challenging course. Well worth our time and money.

This place is so cool. I love the concrete dinos and the way that they are depicted. And the forest that they are in is so awesome!! Good times!!

Awesome place to take your kids. The giant Jesus out front and the Jesus inside the Brochiosaurus are hilarious.

Very cool walk through dinosaur experience. Perfect for the littlest dinosaur lover in your life. We got the Dino Pass for our kids and everything (walk includedkept them busy for 2+ hours. The staff was very friendly and helpful.

All the kids had a good time! We did putt putt and sluiced for rocks with the upgraded package. Glad we finally went!

Cool place to bring the kids, little and big. We did the upgraded package which includes a walk through the dinosaur garden, mini-golf, fossil dig, and mining for gems. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The displays are old but the history is there from days of old. A worthwhile stop when in the area.

Awsome!! The kids loved it.They have a pay one price deal thats great for families.Very friendly people. Great for elementary aged kids and younger teens.

I really enjoyed this experience. My son is 2 and my great-niece is going to be 5. The walk wasnt too long. Some of the exhibits need some TLC. But all in all they are still really cool. The fossil dig was my sons favorite digging in the sand pit. I suggest the motherload for the sluice box if youre vey interested in gemstones. I couldnt believe the two giant pieces of amethyst we got in ours. The emerald bag definitely has beautiful green emeralds. Sluicing for gemstones with so much fun we will definitely be back just for that.

This was an an educational hike through a jurassic forest. The artist did not portray them the way the school books do but he definitely went into great detail with the structures. Keep in mind that this was created in the 1930-60 so its a bit dated no hands on electronic here but they do have putt putt a gift shop and other activities.

It was rly nice to come here with my children. We traveled almost 3hrs for them to see the dinosaurs. I gave them 4 stars because some of the dinosaurs are in bad shape, and i thought there would be noise and movement.. We also got to dig for fossilswich was a nice for them to take home as a souvenir.

Went here as a kid and loved getting to take them back. We did it all - putt putt, mining for gems and saw the Dinos. Kids had a blast and look forward to doing it again on our next vacation.

Whats left to say? Dinosaur Gardens has seen a few needed improvements but still is the same that you remember. Fun time for the kids and now with a little more to do.

Fun stuff for all the kids of different ages. Very friendly. Was well worth the 4 (each wayhour trip. Such an awesome day. We will make it an annual trip.

We didnt make it in time to do much but walk through and check out the gift shop but the kids loved it!! Ages 14, 11, 8 and 4 and all 4 of them LOVED it!! Qe will definitely take another trip up soon to enjoy the day their so the kids can do some of the outside activities. Great place to stop when traveling. ❤❤

Fun and eclectic place to visit! Staff were very friendly! Grounds were very well kept, dinosaur statues very interestingly laid out. Really a neat place to check out. There are a lot of bugs (like mosquitoeson the path way so you might want to wear bug spray. The mini golf course is a lot of fun also, but it does not seem to be as well kept. It is still a very fun experience all throughout.

Rare occasion where a tourist trap was enjoyable for everyone, even our pup. Excellent maintained grounds, good canopy of trees keep the sun off you while you watch your little ones go down the path looking at dinosaurs. Staff was extremely friendly and even offered our golden a drink. We did most of what the facility had to offer through a discounted combo pass. The mini golf course was well maintained and suitable for all ages. The fossil dig was enjoyed by all the kids aged 2, 6 and 15. All and all a 5 star especially for younger children and if you have a dog as sometimes traveling with them can really limit your options.

My family stopped there to play the "dinosaur themed" mini golf. Sadly we did not have the time to do the self guided dinosaur walk. The mini golf was interesting and different, but other that a few hole shaped like dinosaurs and the names of the holes being dinosaur related, It was just your basic mini golf course, nothing special, but it was still challenging and fun. The golf was $6 and there is a special price for a golf and dinosaur walk combo.They have a nice gift shop and frozen yogurt bar with many toppings. The employees were very friendly and helpful. It is a good place for a family visit and entertainment.

Money trap. They are "faith based" but charge you an arm and a leg for each activity. It was 40 dollars to go on a walk and play 1 round of putt putt for 1 adult and a child! Would not recommend at all.

First of all, its best to go into this experience thinking of it as a beautiful nature preserve with some really fun pieces of dinosaur artwork scattered throughout.The statues have recently been repainted and, by all accounts, the new paint job is a lot better than the previous one.There are signs next to each exhibit with information about the prehistoric beast it accompanies.The unsung wonder of the park has to be the foliage. There are around 40 different types of tress in the garden and the lush fern coverage gave the impression of stepping back in time.Overall, it was pretty interesting and quite beautiful. Definitely worth a look if its on your radar.

Cool little place. It doesnt take long to go through and see everything, so I recommend also getting the miniature golf. The course is shaped like dinosaurs. We had fun, but it is cheesy.

Well worth the trip! Dinosaurs everyut where in forest with trails. Lots of plant life, miniature golf and even panning for gold and rare stones and Crystals! Frozen yogurt bar in the gift shop!!

Went on a road trip through Michigan and found this place as a destination. It was a little cheese, but the child in me loved it. They dinosaurs were really cool to see. It’s also much larger than I expect. Definettley worth the stop. It was fun to find such a strange roadside attraction. It was Jurassic!!! 🙌