Stegosaurus

Difficulty: Moderate

Distance: 1.20 miles

Restrooms: Yes

Stroller Friendly: Yes

Wheelchair Friendly: Yes

Playground: Yes

Dog Friendly: No

Location: South Hills Park

Clues for Your Hike

1. Park in the large parking area off of South Lincoln Avenue. 
2. Begin on the path near the bathrooms. 
3. At the first intersection you come to, turn right and follow the path between the basketball courts and pavilion (South Pavilion). Continue past the playground on your left and sandbox on your right. At the next two intersections, veer right along the path (toward the baseball fields). 
4. Continue following the path uphill, veering right at the first fork, and then continuing straight at the next intersection; you should pass disc golf platform/basket 15 on your left. 
5. After passing disc golf platform 2 on your right, the post will be up ahead on your left. 
6. To return to your vehicle, continue along the path in the direction you were headed as it goes uphill. 
7. After passing a parking area on your right, continue following the path to the left and then straight through the crosswalk, passing the playground and pickleball courts on your left. 
8. Continue along the path as it curves left and then passes between the East Pavilions (on your left) and basketball courts (on your right). 
9. At the next two forks you come to, veer right and continue following the path past the sandbox (on your left) and playground (on your right), passing between the South Pavilion and basketball courts, to follow the path all the way back to the bathrooms and parking area.

Did You Know?

• Stegosaurus, meaning “roofed lizard,” is an herbivorous four-legged armored dinosaur from the late Jurassic period. 
• They have distinctive kite-shaped upright plates along their backs and spikes on their tails. 
• Stegosaurus had a brain about the size of a walnut, and paleontologists once thought they had a brain in their butt.