DINO-ZOO
Price 2026

How much does a ticket to Dino-Zoo cost?

Ticket prices for the Dino-Zoo start at €15.00 for a child (90 cm to 17 years) and €18.50 for an adult online, with children under 90 cm entering free of charge.

It is strongly recommended to book online to take advantage of the best prices and guarantee your entry on the desired day ⤵

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Today, 10 November 2026 ⤵
The Dino-Zoo is CLOSED
Closed today

DINO-ZOO: A life-sized prehistoric park!
In the heart of the Jura mountains, in Charbonnières-les-Sapins, the Dino-Zoo park is a theme park about dinosaurs and Prehistory intended for all family members, for all ages.
A Dinosaur Trail and a Prehistory Trail allow you to observe life-sized sculptures of dinosaurs, animals and prehistoric humans, immersing you in this era.
Events, animations, activities and attractions complement these trails for a full day at the park. Dino-Zoo is ultimately a fun & educational experience that will leave no one indifferent!

TICKETS • Dino-Zoo 2026

Entry tickets for Dino-Zoo allow access to the park for 1 day. These are undated tickets, valid for 2 years from the date of purchase.

Standard Rate Tickets

The price of the entry ticket to Dino-Zoo Park is €18.50 online and €19.50 at the box office for adults (18 years and +), and €15.00 online and €16.00 at the box office for children & youth (from 90 cm to 17 years).
Children under 90 cm benefit from free entry to Dino-Zoo.

What to do at Dino-Zoo?

The Trails

• Dinosaur Trail: a 2.5 km walk through the woods, dotted with 80 life-sized dinosaur sculptures. Suitable for all ages, it is the park's emblematic attraction that allows you to learn and understand dinosaurs in a concrete and impressive way... you will surely remember it!
• Prehistory Trail: 20 sculptures of prehistoric humans and animals scattered along a stream, to immerse you in the atmosphere of this distant era.

The Activities

• Fossil Excavation: dig up a fossil yourself and take it home!
• The Fossil River: sieve the riverbed to discover real fossils and minerals.

The attractions

• Megalodon River
• Dino Galopant
• 4D Cinema
• Arbreville

The Animations

• Incredible new fossil
• Fire lighting
• Cave painting
• Palaeontological digs

The Events

• Frozen Holidays: during the winter holidays enjoy a synthetic ice rink and campfires in the park.
• Jurassic Easter: during the spring holidays and Easter weekend, join our egg hunt for the eggs stolen by the Oviraptor dinosaur!
• Halloween: during the All Saints' Day school holidays, come discover our incredible family Halloween events.

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Group Tickets

The Dino-Zoo park Group rate applies to groups consisting of a minimum of 20 paying people (Family, Association, Community center...).

Reduced Price Tickets

Reduced prices for Dino-Zoo are available for:

• Holders of tickets for Gouffre de Poudrey, Parc du Petit Prince, Dinoplagne, Metabief Aventure
• Young people's benefits card and student card
• Passtime Card
• SNCF large family card, family from the village of Charbonnière-les-sapins
• CEZAM Card
• Card from the amicale of the CHU in Besançon, Pontarlier, Morteau
• CNAS Card
• CE+ services Card
• Premium Hobby-Go Member
• Offer+ Doubs Tourism
• Gîte de France keychain
• Camping partnerships: Le Chanet, La Roche d'Ully, Surchauffant, Chalain.

PSH / Disability Tickets

Entry tickets for people with reduced mobility are available upon presentation of an official disability card.

• PSH rate applicable to holders of the official "Priority" CMI card currently valid. The CMI parking card is not a valid proof.
• Upon presentation of the CMI "disability" card + 80% (wheelchair, need for assistance and blindness), entry is free and the companion benefits from the PSH rate.

Free Tickets

Can you enter Dino-Zoo for free? Under certain conditions, it is possible to benefit from a free entry ticket to the park. You will find below the list of visitors who can take advantage of this:

• Child under 3 years old
• Dino-Zoo Invitations
• France Bleu Club Card
• Doubs tourisme Pro Pass
• Mascott Pro Pass
• SNELAC Member
• Passtime Côte d’Or and Haut-Rhin Pass
• Genevoise Plate

ANNUAL PASSES • Dino-Zoo 2026

The annual passes for Dino-Zoo allow unlimited access to the park for 1 year from the date of purchase, and a 10% discount on the park's shops and restaurants. These are named passes valid only upon simultaneous presentation of an identity document.

The price of the annual pass for Dino-Zoo is €50 for adults (18 years and older) and €42 for children from 90 cm to 17 years old.
Children under 90 cm enjoy free entry to Dino-Zoo.

Calendar & Opening Hours

Dino-Zoo Opening Calendar 2026

Check the opening and closing days for the 2026 season at Dino-Zoo park at a glance using the calendar below.

• 14:00 - 20:00
• 10:30 - 17:30
• Open, hours not published
• Closed
• Not yet published

Clickable days lead to the park ticketing page (affiliate link).

Opening days recorded on 10 November 2026 from the park's official website. Official dates published up to 28 November 2026.

Dino-Zoo Opening Hours 2026

Regular hours until Tuesday, 17 November:

• Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday: Closed
• Wednesday and Saturday: 14:00 to 20:00

From Wednesday, 18 November to Monday, 30 November:

• Every day except Saturday: Closed
• Saturday: 14:00 to 20:00

ACCOMMODATION near Dino-Zoo

Browse available hotels and rentals around Dino-Zoo on the interactive map

ACCESS to Dino-Zoo

Map / Directions:

Getting to Dino-Zoo by Car

Dino-Zoo is accessible via the A36:

• A36 from Mulhouse, Belfort, Montbéliard: Exit n°5 Baume-les-Dames then follow Valdahon, then Ornans
• A36 from Beaune, Dijon, Dole: Exit n°3 Besançon-Planoise, then follow RN 57 Pontarlier-Lausanne

For information, the Dino-Zoo park is located approximately 20 min from Besançon, 1:00 from Vesoul, Belfort, Montbéliard and Neuchâtel, and 1:30 from Lons-le-Saunier, Beaune, Dijon, Mulhouse and Lausanne.

Getting to Dino-Zoo by Train

The prehistoric park Dino-Zoo is served by several train stations:

• Besançon Viotte TGV Station (20km)
• Besançon Franche-Comté TGV Station (40km)
• L'Hopital du Grosbois TER Station (2.5lkm)

MAP of DINO-ZOO Park

Dino Zoo in photos

Megalodon River attraction

Dinosaur sculpture

Dinosaur trail

Prehistoric trail

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Dino-Zoo in a few words, figures & images

The Dino-Zoo park is an amusement park themed around dinosaurs and prehistory, opened in 1992 in the commune of Charbonnières-les-Sapins (Étalans), in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
The managers of the Gouffre de Poudrey, Guy and Isabelle Vauthier, are the creators of Dino-Zoo. The film Jurassic Park, released in 1993, contributed to the successful launch of the park shortly after its opening.

The dinosaur sculptures are the original attraction of the park, which later diversified with rides, educational activities and restaurants.

Dino-Zoo is :

• 120,000 visitors/year
• An area of 15 hectares
• Dinosaur trail: 80 sculptures along a 2.5km trail
• Prehistoric trails: 20 sculptures along a 400m trail

Life-size sculptures at Dino-Zoo

Below are non-exhaustive lists of examples of sculptures you can find at Dino-Zoo.

Dinosaurs

• Allosaurus
• Ankylosaurus
• Brachiosaurus
• Dilophosaurus
• Diplodocus
• Europasaurus
• Kentrosaurus
• Neovenator
• Ornitholestes
• Plateosaurus
• Seismosaurus
• Spinosaurus
• Stegosaurus
• Torvosaurus
• Triceratops
• Tyrannosaurus-Rex (T-Rex)
• Velociraptor

Flying and Marine Reptiles

• Liopleurodon
• Placodus
• Tylosaurus
• Stenopterygius
• Pteranodon
• Cryptoclidus
• Cearadactylus
• Mosasaurus

Pleistocene Megafauna

• Mammoth
• Megaloceros
• Cave bear
• Woolly rhinoceros
• Smilodon

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