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Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center
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Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center

Jurupa Valley, CA

★★★★4.4(1,119 Google reviews)

Life-size dinosaur replicas, a rock/fossil collection and gem-mining sluice — a quirky hit with dino-obsessed little kids.

Good for

  • Ages 3–5
  • Ages 6–9

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7621 Granite Hill Dr, Riverside, CA 92509, USA

(951) 685-5818

Modest admission; activities extra

Inland EmpireJurupa ValleyNature & dinosaurs

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What visitors say

  • Paola Barrios★★★★★

    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 Stars! We recently celebrated our son’s birthday at Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center, and the experience was absolutely wonderful! A huge thank you to Alexa, who was an incredible tour guide. She was so knowledgeable, passionate, and engaging throughout the entire tour. You can truly tell she loves what she does, and her enthusiasm made the experience even more special for both the kids and adults. Alexa went above and beyond to answer questions, keep everyone involved, and make sure our group had an amazing time. Please give this young, passionate soul a raise—she is a tremendous asset to your team! The entire staff was friendly, welcoming, and extremely helpful from start to finish. They helped create memories that our family will cherish for years to come. I promised a review, so here it is—Alexa was AMAZING! 10/10 would recommend, and we will definitely be visiting again soon. Thank you for making our son’s birthday so memorable!

    2 months ago

  • A Wild SJ & Sir Winchester★★★★★

    Made a visit here with my BFF because she is a dinosaur enthusiast and also loves museums. So this was the perfect combo. All the staff is super friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. We learned a ton and had a wonderful time, exploring the museum and the gift shop. The staff was also welcoming of my cat, who I kept in my backpack, and he was allowed to view the sites with me. We actually ran out of time due to some other commitments, so we will be back to explore the trails and see the gardens. We did have a moment to check out the nursery, which had one of the most exotic arrays of succulents I’ve ever seen - highly impressive, and they all looked very healthy and are super well priced.

    3 months ago

  • Angie A★★★★★

    Went on a short field trip with my 6th grade son. We had a great time. The staff were amazing and so friendly. Everyone did an outstanding job at keeping the kids engaged while helping them learn. We hope to return soon with our whole family. Gift shop prices were affordable and friendly enough that everyone can find something. Great experience!

    4 months ago

  • Edith Perez★★★★★

    Loved it. went as a school fild trip and they show animals and have trails and flowers. Turtle pond. We have also been here on weekends with out a school and it was also very fun. Fun for the whole family and dinosaur enthusiasts. 10 doller parking fee on weekends and you get to walk the area, look at the reptiles, sovanir store. they have good prices for sovaniers for the kids. The 1.00 blind bags are cool they come with a few things in them that the kids like. They have tours and gold panning for extra cost look online for prices. Come in the morning or when its not to hot. Bring comfy clothes,glasses,hat,and water.

    3 months ago

  • Tori Zarp★★★★★

    Great places for toddlers. Easy trails with fun dinos. Awesome museum and kids crafts in the store on the weekends in January. Here on a rainy day and it’s been great. Just bring an extra set of clothes for the rain puddles if your toddlers love to splash. Otie in the museum was so knowledgeable and was fantastic with the kids. 10/10 will come back.

    7 months ago

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