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Location
Visitor tip
Book multi-day tours (2-4 days) rather than single-day options for significantly better fossil finds. Multiple reviewers regretted not booking longer tours and found the experience more rewarding with extended time at the dig sites.
Best time
Visit during summer fossil collection season for the best experience, as this is when the most active excavation and guided dig tours occur. Plan your trip in advance as tours fill up quickly.
Visitor tip
Combine your visit with the Dinosaurs of Hell Creek Museum located at the dig site for a complete educational experience. Budget time to explore the museum before or after your dig, and check out the gift shop for additional specimens.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Paleontology Company with Dig Site Tours
- Location
- Black Hills, South Dakota near major dinosaur dig sites
- Experience
- Real paleontological expeditions; excavate and keep fossils found
- Highlights
- Dinosaur fossils, marine reptiles, hands-on dig activities
What visitors say
The Most Incredible Experience! Going on a dinosaur dig has always been my boyfriend Greg’s thing, and this trip marked his 3rd time going with his Dad. I finally decided to join him this year for the 4-day dig, and let me just say…
My wife and I celebrated her 40th birthday with Paleo Adventures for the 2 day adventure tour. We selected that we would bring our own 4x4 and found another amazing company, Titus Adventures, that rents out off road vehicles with all…
I had the most incredible experience on my two day trip with Paleo Adventures and can not recommend them enough! If you are on this page, you are probably the type of person that would enjoy this activity so my suggestion is do not…
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Did You Know?
- Visitors can keep common fossils they discover during digs, including teeth and bone fragments from species like Triceratops, Edmontosaurus, and T. rex
- PaleoAdventures operates in the Hell Creek Formation of the Black Hills badlands, one of North America's richest fossil deposits from the Late Cretaceous period (approximately 70 million years ago)
- The attraction offers multi-day hands-on excavation experiences (1-4 day dig tours) where participants use professional tools and training to conduct actual paleontological fieldwork, not simulated digs
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