Boise, ID 83712 (Next to the Old Pen)
Hours: 12-5 Friday & Saturday; Sundays 12:30-3:30. CLOSED 9/5-9/7 due to an event at the Old Pen which will close off access to the museum.
Tours and other programs available.
Oolites are rocks made up of small round calcium carbonate deposits (not sand) which look like tiny (BB-size) eggs. The Shoofly Oolite area is a geologic wonderland located about 70 miles away from Boise near Grand View Idaho. It's probably the closest you can come to hiking on the surface of Mars. The hike is […]
Investigate the geology of the Bruneau Fossil Reef and Horse Hill Site with guide Steve Schaps. Two stops will include: 1) The Horse Hill Site which includes a large unconformity surface between the Miocene and Pliocene and lots of fossils, petrified wood, and Moqui Balls. This will also be our lunch stop. Hiking distance is […]
Join Steve Sawyer PhD for a field trip to the Shoofly Oolites, one of the largest outcrops of Oolites in North America—located 70 miles from Boise near Grand View. Meet in the Albertson’s parking lot on Federal Way at McDonald’s Restaurant. Sponsored by Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology, 2455 Old Penitentiary Rd. Nonmembers of […]
Investigate the geology of Fossil Reef and Horse Hill with guide Steve Schaps. This area is 80 miles from Boise and has a lot of fossils, petrified wood, and Moqui Balls. We will meet in the Albertson’s Shopping Center parking lot at 10am near McDonald's Restaurant, 6574 S Federal Way. From here Steve will facilitate […]
Bruneau Fossil Reef Field Trip February 1, 2025 CANCELLED DUE TO IMPENDING BAD WEATHER.
Investigate the geology of Fossil Reef and Horse Hill with guide Steve Schaps. This area is 80 miles from Boise and has a lot of fossils, petrified wood, and Moqui Balls. We will meet in the Albertson’s Shopping Center parking lot at 10am near McDonald's Restaurant, 6574 S Federal Way. From here Steve will facilitate […]
Join Steve Sawyer PhD for a field trip to the Shoofly Oolites, one of the largest outcrops of Oolites in North America—located 70 miles from Boise near Grand View. Meet in the Albertson’s parking lot on Federal Way near McDonald’s Restaurant at 9:45am for a 10am departure. Sponsored by Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology, […]
Boise, ID 83712 (next to the Old Penitentiary)
Hours: 12-5 Friday & Saturday; Sundays 12:30-3:30. CLOSED 9/5-9/7 due to an event at the Old Pen which will close off access.
Tours, field trips and other programs also available.
