Why This Northern Arizona Stop With Free Admission And Real Dinosaur Tracks Is A Family Favorite

A splash of water on bare rock can suddenly reveal a three-toed footprint left by a dinosaur. That trick happens on a dusty patch of northern Arizona, right beside a highway. The prints are real, not plaster copies behind glass. Scientists date them to the Early Jurassic, roughly 200 million years ago. Back then, this dry ground was soft and muddy, the kind of place a hungry predator might cross. You can walk right among them. Local Navajo guides often meet cars, point out tracks, and share stor