Hartford and the Connecticut River Valley Places

Middletown

Sports and the Outdoors

Dinosaur State Park. See some 500 tracks left by the dinosaurs that once roamed the area around this park north of Middletown. The tracks are preserved under a giant geodesic dome. You can even make plaster casts of tracks on a special area of the property; call ahead to learn what materials you need to bring. 400 West St., east of I-91 Exit 23, Rocky Hill, CT, 06067. 860/529-8423. www.dinosaurstatepark.org. $6. Exhibits Tues.-Sun. 9-4:30, trails daily 9-4:30.

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