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

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

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 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

Shoofly Oolites-Landscape of Mars

Bruneau, Idaho

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 will meet near the McDonald's, 6574 S Federal Way (Albertsons Shopping Center) near the intersection of I-84 and Hwy 21 at 10 am. Home early […]

$20

Willow Creek Jasper Mine Field Trip

This Museum field trip meets at 7:45am for an 8am departure to a privately owned Jasper Mine in your own backyard. If you love adventure, a rough road, and discovering jasper in thunder eggs, this trip is for you. The trip is limited to 25. Members of the IMMG receive free admission. Non-member fee is […]

$20

Willow Creek Jasper Mine Field Trip

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

This Museum field trip meets at 7:45am for an 8am departure to a privately owned Jasper Mine in your own backyard. If you love adventure, a rough road, and discovering jasper in thunder eggs, this trip is for you. The trip is limited to 25. Members of the Museum receive free admission. Non-member fee is […]

$20