Boise, ID 83712 (Next to the Old Pen)
NOVEMBER: Saturdays 1-4. Last day for the season is Nov 21st. We will close for the season and reopen in March.
Tours and other programs available.
Did you know that some of the most dramatic chapters of Idaho's geological history are written right beneath our feet in the form of Basalt? Join Professional Geologist Coyote for […]
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 […]
Join Steven Sawyer for a popular field trip to the Shoofly Oolites, one of the largest outcrops of Oolites in North America—located 70 miles from Boise near Grand View. We […]
Santa's Rock Shop is a rockin' event happening Noon-4pm at the Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology, 2455 Old Penitentiary Rd. Boise 83712! This in-person event is perfect for rock […]
Join Steve Schaps for a geologic field trip that will be to a new area of Bruneau Petrified Wood. You can collect petrified wood and other fossils without any digging! […]
Join Tom Frey for a geologic field trip to the Shoofly Sand Pit located about 70 miles from Boise. The sand pit contains abundant small fossils from Lake Idaho deposits. […]
