jurassic gardens exhibit

Thank you for exploring plant and animal relationships of prehistoric proportions at Denver Botanic Gardens' "Jurassic Gardens" exhibit!

PRESENTING SPONSOR: Bellco Credit Union

@ york street

We had life-sized, realistic dinosaurs from the Cretaceous and Jurassic periods of the Mesozoic Era throughout the Gardens!
Plant displays showcased prehistoric plants and their modern relatives.
Plant fossils and a dinosaur dig site for kids rounded out the installation.

@ chatfield

Chatfield hosted giant prehistoric bugs.
Our visitors were able to learn about the interdependent relationship between these amazing creatures and the plants in their environment.

media

See some highlights of the installation--click on the movie below. Turn your sound up!

See the dinosaurs and bugs, learn about the exhibit--click on the movie below. Get an opportunity to go back in time and get a safe, close look at what things were like many, many years ago. Dinosaurs rock!

dates

Jurassic Gardens exhibit closed on Sept. 30, 2009 at both our York Street and Chatfield locations.

can you build a survivor?

Click here to play our Jurassic Gardens game. Try your luck at building a plant survivor - if you do, you'll win a prize!
(The game will open in a new window.)

chatfield spotlight

A shift in seasons is bringing significant change to Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield.

NEW IN 2009!
Greenhouses at Chatfield

Need a break from the gym but don’t have time for a day trip to the mountains? Come to Chatfield for a brisk nature walk along our 2 miles of trails. Keep an eye out for migrating birds, ducks on the ponds, foxes – and, perhaps, a glimpse of a bear or two in the distance!

Deer Creek Discovery children's area
Bring the little ones out to play at Chatfield in our whimsical tree house.