Experience the fun and excitement of finding your own fossils from 34 million years ago. Every visitor gets a hands-on and unique fossil hunting experience. We are a private fossil quarry located less …
Experience the fun and excitement of finding your own fossils from 34 million years ago. Every visitor gets a hands-on and unique fossil hunting experience. We are a private fossil quarry located less than one hour west of Colorado Springs, CO. No reservation required. Pay when you arrive. Stay as long as you like. We will provide you with tools, personal instruction, and access to freshly excavated shale from the Florissant Formation which was created during the late Eocene Epoch.
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Oct 8, 2024
This was such a fun activity! You pay the hourly fee and are provided with tools and a lesson in how to split shale in order to find fossils (in this area, plants and insects are the most common - n…Full review by 123JessicaH
Jul 30, 2024
If I could give 0 stars, I would. My family and I drove 3 hours to come to this quarry. We pulled in, got out of the vehicle, and were applying sunscreen when we were met by an insane woman, ranting …Full review by Danielle C
Jun 21, 2023
Have two kids (10 and 7) and they loved the hour we spent here. I would go to the National Monument (located two minutes away) first to get a better understanding of the geologic history of the ar…Full review by M3349ZSjasonp
You can not explore outside of the area, but the immediate surroundings are yours to see. The fossil plants and insects are in limestone layers; you split layers to find them. They …
You can not explore outside of the area, but the immediate surroundings are yours to see. The fossil plants and insects are in limestone layers; you split layers to find them. They have been brought in by front end loader. The staff will help you to get started, then you split to your hearts content. The museum at the park is OK, but most of the good stuff is somewhere else. The staff at the commercial dig site has samples of many of the fossils that are better than the museum.
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