HANKSVILLE, Utah – This summer, trade screen time for fossil finds! Free daily dinosaur tours are returning to the BLM’s Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry for five exciting weeks in May and June 2025. Visitors can join paleontology experts from the Burpee Museum of Natural History for a 30-minute guided tour through one of Utah’s most fossil-rich public land sites.
Tours will run the following weeks:
Tours are offered Monday through Friday at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m., and Saturdays at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. (weather permitting). There are no tours on Sundays. Tour group sizes are limited to 25 people and are first-come, first-served.
Located approximately 10 miles northwest of Hanksville, the Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry is an active excavation site where visitors can see real dinosaur fossils still embedded in the ground. Tours include stops around the quarry with explanations of the area’s geology, prehistoric environment, and the ongoing scientific work being done by the Burpee Museum of Natural History from Rockford, Illinois.
High-clearance vehicles are recommended due to unimproved road conditions.
The Richfield Field Office manages over 2.1 million acres of public lands and offers diverse recreational opportunities, including three developed campgrounds and a range of trails and scenic drives. For more information, visit the Henry Mountain Field Station at 380 South 100 West in Hanksville, or call 435-542-3461.
BLM event page with link to directions.