Place · STEM & discovery

Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center

When

Visit on your scheduleNew Hours Beginning Sept. 12th: Saturdays and Sundays 9:00 am to 4:30 pm

Where

Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center7621 Granite Hill Dr., Jurupa Valley, CA 92509Open in Google Maps ↗

Ages

Optional paid Family Activities (children under 2 years old are no charge)

Cost

Admission $10.00 per vehicle. Optional paid Family Activities: Hike to Eddy $5 per person; Rock Collecting at the Dinosaurs $9 per person; Meet the Critters $5 per person; Critter of the Day donations accepted; Gold Fever $9 per person; Two years and under are no charge. S.T.E.A.M. Station: no charge to participate, donations appreciated.

Organizer

Jurupa Area Recreation and Park District

Earth-science park run by the Jurupa Area Recreation and Park District: a dinosaur trail with life-size sculptures leading up to Eddy the Columbian Mammoth statue, the Museum of Discoveries (rocks, minerals, fossils, dinosaur eggs from China, Crestmore Quarry specimens and Native American art), gardens, picnic tables, a Critter Corner of reptiles and invertebrates in the gift shop, and a S.T.E.A.M. Station with free family crafts on Saturdays and simple science activities on Sundays (donations appreciated). Admission is $10.00 per vehicle. Optional paid family activities run on a fixed weekend timetable: Hike to Eddy at 10:00 am ($5 per person), Rock Collecting at the Dinosaurs at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm ($9 per person, take home 12 specimens), Meet the Critters at 11:30 am ($5), Critter of the Day at 12:00 pm (donations), and Gold Fever gold panning at 2:00 pm ($9). Children under 2 are no charge for activities.