Triceratops

  • Difficulty: Easy one yellow star
  • Distance: 0.30 miles
  • Restrooms: No
  • Stroller Friendly: Yes
  • Wheelchair Friendly: Yes
  • Playground: Yes
  • Dog Friendly: Yes
  • Location: Lions Park
    • black and white illustration of a triceratops among tropical jungle plants

    Clues for Your Hike

    1. As you leave the parking area, enter the path so that the playground and pavilion are on your left side.
    2. You will walk up a hill as the path goes between baseball fields on your right and left.
    3. Turn right on the paved path as you pass a basketball court on your right.
    4. You will walk down a small hill passing one larger baseball field and then a smaller baseball field, both on your right.
    5. The path turns to the right again and you will see a third baseball field on your right.
    6. You will be making a loop around three baseball fields.
    7. As you walk along this straight path you will soon see the post on a tree just past a bench.
    8. Continue on the path until you arrive back at the parking area.

    Did You Know?

    • Triceratops is Greek for "three-horned face" but actually only had two genuine horns; the third was on the end of its snout and was made from a soft protein.
    • The Triceratops is recognized by its enormous skull, which could easily measure a length of over seven feet.
    • Triceratops was considered food for the T-Rex.
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