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Lee Venable built a 12-acre dinosaur park in the forest at the edge of the Atchafalaya Basin. It's Louisiana's only one, and it sits at I-10 exit 115 in Henderson, adjacent to the Cajun Palms RV resort Venable also created.
The park reopened in December 2024 with 24 new dinosaurs. Five are animatronics. A 40-foot T-Rex stands among them. Life-sized models are positioned along a shaded walking trail that runs through the acreage. Educational exhibits line the route. The park offers fossil digging and scavenger hunts.
It's open daily at 1135 North Barn Road. Admission is charged.
Quick facts
- ·Louisiana's only dinosaur park — 12 acres of life-sized dinosaur models in a forest at the edge of the Atchafalaya Basin.
- ·Reopened December 2024 with 24 new dinosaurs, including five animatronics and a 40-foot T-Rex.
- ·Located at I-10 exit 115 in Henderson, St. Martin Parish — adjacent to Cajun Palms RV resort.
- ·Fossil digging, scavenger hunts, and educational exhibits along a shaded walking trail.
- ·Built by Lee Venable, the entrepreneur behind Cajun Palms.
- ·Open daily. Admission charged. 1135 North Barn Road, Henderson.
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