A New Dig Fossils
Fee dig: pay to search the ground on site
Native material: you search the natural ground on site.
Season: Year-round, weather permitting; reservation required
Details checked Sep 2026.
Trilobite quarry near Antelope Springs in the House Range, just past U-Dig Fossils, west of Delta. Reservations are required: contact them before you go. The operators use an excavator to expose fresh shale and show visitors how to find trilobites. Dry camping is allowed at the quarry. Follow the directions on their website, because online navigation is unreliable in this area.
Make a weekend of it
40 fossil and meteorite spots on open public land with no claim on record, within 50 miles.
There are more on the map, some of them with a possible mining claim.
Clubs and places nearby
- U-Dig FossilsPay-to-dig · 0 mi
- Searle Canyon Red Beryl & Topaz MinePay-to-dig · 24 mi
- Maynard's Topaz & Red Beryl MinePay-to-dig · 31 mi
- Durangite & Cassiterite MinePay-to-dig · 34 mi
- Fossil MountainFree public dig · 35 mi
- Solar Wind Bixbyite & Pink Topaz MinePay-to-dig · 36 mi
Access
Reservations are required: contact them before you go. From Delta, drive west on US-6/50 to mile marker 56, turn right on the gravel road and drive about 20 miles into the House Range. Pass the U-Dig entrance and turn right at Antelope Springs, where a small yellow sign by the water standpipe points to their driveway, then go up the hill to the end of the road. Phone signal drops in the mountains, so print the directions. Fuel up in Delta.