Triceratops

Difficulty: Easy

Distance: 0.30 miles

Restrooms: Yes

Stroller Friendly: No

Wheelchair Friendly: No

Playground: Yes

Dog Friendly: Yes

Location: Griest Memorial Park

Clues for Your Hike

1. From the parking area walk toward the “Tropical Fun Zone” playground and turn right onto the grass (don’t cross the bridge to the playground).
2. Keeping the playground and creek to your left, walk along the perimeter of the park. The baseball field will be to your right.
3. As you go toward the back of the park, you will notice a shed to your left; keep right as you continue to loop around the perimeter of the park.
4. Follow the path, keeping the next baseball field to your right.
5. The post will be located on a tree to the right of the path and diagonally from the baseball field and dugout box.
6. Follow the grass path, which will eventually become a gravel path, behind the benches and toward the park entrance.
7. Before reaching the road, turn right, crossing over the grass area and back to 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.