Florissant Fossil Quarry

Unique experience

Have two kids (10 and 7) and they loved the hour we spent here. I would go to the National Monument (located two minutes away) first to get a better understanding of the geologic history of the are...

Unique, fun experience.

50 something parents and 2 young adult sons enjoyed sitting in the shade seperating layers of shale/rocks and finding amazing fossils. We all had a really good time. We found several interesting fossi...

Perfect for All Ages!

This was a fantastic activity for our family, which included 2 5 year olds. They loved it and wanted to stay longer. Well worth the beautiful drive up as well. And we found some fossils!

Fun activity

Fun stop, but would have been better if the kids were a little older. We ended up just buying a bag of potential fossils for $20 to open at home which has been a nice activity post-trip. I believe on ...

Cool diy

U get to mine out your own fossils and keep what ever u find there and the staff is really nice they also give u your own tools to dig also