U-Dig Fossils
Fee dig: pay to search the ground on site
Native material: you search the natural ground on site.
Season: Late March to late October
Details checked Sep 2026.
Family-run trilobite quarry west of Delta, in Millard County. You pay a fee, split the shale with hand tools and keep the trilobites you find. Open seasonally: check the website for dates, prices and directions. The operators warn that GPS and online maps are unreliable for finding the quarry, so follow their directions.
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
- A New 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
From Delta, drive west on US-6/50 about 32 miles and turn right (north) at the U-Dig Fossils sign between mile markers 56 and 57, then follow the signs for about 20 miles of maintained gravel road to the quarry near Antelope Springs. There are no services out there: fuel up and bring water from Delta.