Celebrate National Fossil Day at the Falls of the Ohio State Park with a series of special fossil bed hikes, reduced admission for the Interpretive Center – $7 for adults, guides on the collecting piles, children’s activities and more!

Three special hikes:

10 to 11:30 AM – Hike to the dam – look at the fossils in a part of the fossil bed that we rarely take visitors.

1 to 2:30 PM – A really big fossil hike: Join the park naturalist as we seek out the biggest fossils on the fossil beds, including a 50-foot-long branching coral, 15-foot-wide honeycomb coral, four-foot horn coral and more.

3 PM – Fishing for fossils at Fisherman’s Point: Join the park naturalist as we explore the fossil beds at Fisherman’s Point. We’ll look for snails, crinoids, and look at some of the biggest corals on the fossil beds. Bring a deck broom and a bucket and help us expose some cool fossils.

Hands-on fossil-related activities and crafts will be held in the Interpretive Center rotunda and the picnic area.