Welcome to Pterosaur Pterrace!

When you approach Edelman Fossil Park & Museum, one of the first things you’ll be greeted by is a brand new, extraordinary playground. Designed to resemble a scene from the Cretaceous period, you see a flying reptile with large outstretched wings diving into a seascape to catch a fish. As EFM prepares to open in March of 2025, this paleontology-themed playground, Pterosaur Pterrace, is sure to be a big hit amongst the kids!

Designed by Earthscape, an Ontario-based wood playground design company with a renowned team of builders, this playground will be a stunning, one-of-a-kind structure and recreation hotspot for families in the area. Designed to resemble the Pteranodon this sustainably built wooden structure has a 45-foot wingspan that children can climb up and slide down. Kids and kids-at-heart can find themselves climbing on its back, under its belly, and about its coastal surroundings with plenty of hidden features to explore.

In addition to the central pterosaur structure, this play area will feature a toddler slide, web swing, climbable forest, and more. Children can play as paleontologists by digging up a dinosaur skeleton buried in the sand (not to be mistaken with the true Quarry Fossil Dig Experience only a few hundred feet away, with REAL Cretaceous fossils).

Pterosaur Pterrace is unlike any other playground in the area and will undoubtedly prove to be popular for local families and kids to play. Edelman Fossil Park & Museum is so excited to open our doors this Spring, and we can’t wait for you to experience our exciting, new playground!

Pterosaur Pterrace opens with the museum on March 29th, 2025.