Cover photo courtesy of Shallan Knowles
If you have ever wanted to find real fossils, there’s no better place in the Inland Northwest to give fossil hunting a try than the Stonerose Interpretive Center & Eocene Fossil Site in in the Northeast Washington town of Republic, Wash. Adults and kids will have a blast splitting open rocks to find 49-million-year-old fossils trapped in sediment layers at the fossil site right in town. Visitors need to check in at the interpretive center at Hwy 20 and Clark Ave. and pay the entrance fee ($18 for adults, $7 for youth, and free for kids 4 and under).
Bring your own rock hammers from home or rent them when you get your admission pass, then head the short distance to the fossil site to pick your spot and start your fossil-hunting adventure. Frequent fossil finds include leaves, twigs, and some of the earliest-known species of roses. Don’t miss the cool displays at the interpretive center, which is free. Open May 1 through the fall. Get out fossil hunting even earlier this spring by becoming a Stonerose Member and take advantage of the Members Only Weekend April 25-27. Check online for more info, days of operation, and hours at Stonerosefossil.org.
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