Reviews & Testimonials

  Very Fun - Very fun and informative. The staff was very friendly and always available to help or answer questiins. We found many small fish fossils. Expect to get dirty and... read more have a good time. They also allowed us to use a tile saw to trim our samples down after our time was up.

  Great way to dig into WY!  - Lovely drive out on well maintained dirt road. Friendly and informative staff. We were able to get many complete fish and found tons of partials. Only did the 2 hours... read more dig and that was plenty for us including our 6 yr old.

  Best fossil find  - Wonderful experience
The staff is helpful and engaging. The employees are very knowledgeable about the area and fossils. I would go again.

  Fishy Fossil Family Fun!!!  - My family (parents in 70s, 2 "kids" in 40s) came out to Fossil Lake Safari for 1 day. My folks had been before a few years back, and wanted us... read more to come enjoy the fun. We highly recommend coming on this fossil adventure. I found 2 great fish for my classroom after 2 hours. My folks, having been before, found lots of little fishesnright away. My sis had the drustration of mostly little crinoid fossils for the 1st 3 hours, but finnaly got her fishy. We also saw lots of discarded broken fish laying about and in a busket at the saw station. The family running the dig on our day (young daughter included) were bery helpful and very friendly.
THINGS TO KNOW TO ENJOY YOUR FOSSIL ADVENTURE:
1. Summer in WY, especially out in the quarry, is dry, hot, and can be VERY windy. So, dress to protect skin and eyes, bring work/garden gloves if you want to protect your hands, and bring water. Understand that it's fun even if it is crazy windy! We had the place to ourselves for the last hour because the wind was severe and we were the only ones ready to tough it out. If it's windy on your day, put your finds on the bottom of the metal rack they assign to you so they don't have far down if the wind blows the racks over. Also, on a windy day you amd your car WILL be infused with fine sand particals, lol. Get thee to a car wash asap! Lol! We spent 2 hours cleaning out the RV back at the RV park, and still had dust foe 2 more weeks. I got to clean my car mid July, and it made it harder to get clean. I still have it oozing out when it rains. Don't wait to clean your car of that fine sand.
2. Keep in mind that it's likely that you will find a lot of tiny crinoid and shell fossils before you find a fishy fossil friend. Don't get too frustrated, and keep at it.! Habe fun!! Enjoy the experience! The staff on hand are also very friendly and able to direct you to help you be more successful. Even if you find a broken fish it's still very cool to take home!
3. Don't forget to take your finds to the saws at the back. There are clear plexiglass square stencils so they can help you cut down your fish and shell fossil slabs to a more manageable size for transport and display.
4. PLEASE, make sure you have checked your gas levels, tire pressure, and that you have what you need (tools AND how-to knowledge) before you get off the main road onto that LONG and sometimes rough dirt road. THERE'S NO CELL SERVICE, so AAA ain't comming for you. I needed to use my cars emergency tire air compressire to top of 1 of my tires on this trip. AND we were the last guests out of the quary and ended up out stopped out on that road an extra 2 hours helping a single dad (with 2 young kids in the hot cab) helping him figure out how to change his own trucks punctured tire. Know your car, people! You do NOT want to be stuck out there until the next day's shift, hoping for a rancher to pass by, or that there was someone still at the quarry behind you that didn't take a crossroad in another direction away from that main road.
5. PLEASE drive carefully with an eye out for the beautiful wild horses. Slow down for them, watch them frolic by. :)

Happy slab cracking and fish finding!!

  Fossil Adventure!  - It was a great experience, the people running the quarry were knowledgeable, helpful and a lot of fun. We have been telling our friends it is worth the drive.

  Amazing! Must do! We had a once in a lifetime experience there today! - Omg this is a must do. Felt like family there. Great signs to find the place. They just put more up this week. New owners and the managing... read more team is amazing. Caden was always there to help and teach. Doug was so knowledgeable too. We had a private dig and loved it so much went back for a four hour dig the next day. First day found 90 fish. Second dig after we became proficient at splitting the rocks in 4 hours we found almost a 100 fish. My son who is 16 found a crayfish, complete 22 in phareodus and a complete 14 inch phareodus. No joke had a once in a lifetime experience today. Stop thinking about and go here. Tile saws worked amazing too. They also have drinks available to purchase. Thanks fossil lake safari for the memories today!

  AMAZING place to have fun finding fossils!!  - This family owned Fossil Quarry was amazing. Mt husband and I had the BEST time finding soooo many great Fossil treasures. We will most definitely be going back.

  You’ve gotta go!  - That was a great time! If you are into fossils, then you can’t pass this up. My wife and I went for an anniversary getaway and had a blast. The... read more staff were kind, and helpful, and in spite of all of the fossils that they see every day, they were excited with us. I highly recommend these guys!

  Fossil Fun  - Had an amazing time. Will definitely be back with family and friends. I could absolutely tell that everyone loved what they were doing by their interactions with the... read more people digging. Everyone was so helpful and attentive.

This is at least my 10th time at the quarry and September/October of 2023 visits weren't so great. This trip took all the less than optimum memories away and gave me back my joy in coming to Fossil Lake Safari.

Thank you and please tell George hallo from his Arizona teacher friends.

Linda C. from AZ