Group fossil-shale collecting
Split ancient shale and uncover your own fossil keepsakes.
Florissant Fossil Quarry
This privately operated fossil quarry provides tools, instruction and fossil-bearing shale for hands-on collecting, with reservations accepted for groups of ten or more. Its official site identifies the Florissant, Colorado location and allows visitors to keep their finds.
Current location note / listed area: Florissant, CO
The prominent notice says the 2026 season is closed, with a spring 2027 reopening date still to be announced; older appointment wording elsewhere is not treated as current access. Confirm reopening, weather, group arrangements and accessibility. No exclusive wedding or private quarry buyout is promised.
Public-source research · 2026-10-29 · Not vendor-confirmed or independently vetted.
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Documented state connections
Geographic evidence is retained historical research, not current service availability.
- Colorado · based
Florissant, CO explicitly identified by official source; actual offering described in same source set.