Dinosaur Expeditions

Dig for dinosaurs in western Colorado and Utah!

Dig for dinosaurs and search for new bones and tracks in the colorful, 150-million-year-old badlands of the Morrison Formation.

This year our expedition program has expanded! We now offer half-day digs as well as one-day digs at sites in western Colorado. To our multi-day expeditions we added a new three-day experience (with a raft trip!) in addition to the five-day expedition that ventures into eastern Utah. Choose whichever best suits your interests.

For the half-day and one-day digs in western Colorado, we provide transportation between Dinosaur Journey Museum in Fruita and the quarry, as well as field instruction. The one-day dig also includes lunch and water/Gatorade and a tour of Dinosaur Journey Paleo lab by a professional paleontologist.

The three-day expedition includes transportation from Dinosaur Journey, lunches, one dinner, raft trip, tours and instruction. The five-day Utah expedition includes transportation from Grand Junction to Moab and the sites in Utah, lunch and water/Gatorade each day, five nights lodging (two in Grand Junction and three in Moab), field instruction, tours by a professional paleontologist and two dinners.

Please note: All programs are for ages 5 and older. However, those 16 or younger must be accompanied by a participating adult.

Browse our website and start planning! Call toll-free 1-888-488-DINO, ext. 212. If you would like to receive further information via email, please email us at jcron@westcomuseum.org

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Dinosaur Journey

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Dino Digs
We offer Half-day Digs, One-Day Digs and Three Day Expeditions in western Colorado and Five-Day Expeditions in Utah. Ages 5 and up

"Just wanted to let you know what a great experience I had this past week. Many thanks to John and Rebecca for a wonderful trip. Their knowledge and expertise is obvious and the time they took to teach and answer questions was much appreciated. I would highly recommend this program to anyone interested in Paleontology."

"Thank you so very much for organizing the 5 day dig. My daughter, Hana, came back to California more confident, grown up, and excited about paleontology. She had a wonderful time. Academic and personal growth were tremendous. The 4 hour car trip home from the airport was a non-stop narrative of the great time that she had. Joan, thank you for answering my many questions before
the trip. John and Rebecca, thank you for keeping an eye on my baby, and infecting her with your enthusiasm about science. Well done folks."

"Thanks again for a great experience with the dig, it was a high light of the trip for my little ones. One issue, the gnat bites were awful."