Our Dig and Costs:
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED! (Monday through Saturday)
New: Open every Sunday, 10am to 4pm, weather permitting, reservations not needed, as we will be there digging regardless of reservation digs, starting May 12 through October 1st.
Please call to schedule a reservation, 435-406-9551
During a dig at our quarry, one can expect to stay for a few hours and find trilobites. Bring thick gloves, flat edged rock hammers, buckets or flat cardboard boxes, paper towels for wrapping specimens, and clothing suitable for this excursion (sturdy shoes, appropriate layered clothing, a coat, sunhat, chapstick, sunscreen, etc.). Loaner rock hammers are available.
**Reservations must be confirmed**
Pricing
This includes basic shale splitting. We will use our excavator to provide the best fresh material, and educate you on how to find the fossils.
$120 per Adult – 8 Hour Dig
$80 per Adult – 4 Hour Dig
$40 per Child (13-16) – 8 Hour Dig
$20 per Child (13-16) – 4 Hour Dig
Groups of 10+ – $60 per person
Children 12 and under FREE with paying adult
** Our knowledgeable staff has over 40 years of experience digging trilobites from this quarry and the surrounding ones. Folks will find trilobites and have an overall good time. **