2455 Old Penitentiary Road

Boise, ID 83712 (Next to the Old Pen)

Current Hours

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.

Free Admission!

Tours and other programs available.

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Bruneau Fossil Reef: Geologic Field Trip

Bruneau, Idaho

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 […]

$20

Bruneau Fossil Reef: Geologic Field Trip

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 […]

$20

Bruneau Fossil Reef: Geologic Field Trip

Investigate the geology of Fossil Reef and Horse Hill with guide Barb Beatty. 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 Barb will facilitate […]

$20

Bruneau Fossil Reef Field Trip

Bruneau, Idaho

Investigate the geology of Fossil Reef and Horse Hill with guide Barb Beatty. 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 Barb will facilitate […]

$20

Lecture: Willow Creek Jasper Mine and other Geologic Field Trips

Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology 2455 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID, United States

This 2:30pm presentation a repeat of the 1pm lecture and is designed for folks who enjoy rocks, minerals, fossils and petrified wood. Steve Schaps and mine owner, Larry Ridley, will begin with a discussion of the Willow Creek Jasper mine in Eagle. The Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology (IMMG) is planning field trips to […]

$5