Hanksville, Utah Dino Tours
Journey to the Jurassic:
Tour a Dinosaur Graveyard
Join Burpee Museum’s field team for an unforgettable tour of our dinosaur bonebed. Located on Bureau of Land Management Land (BLM), in the town of Hanksville, UT, this bonebed is one of the largest in the United States. The site is open for free tours during May and June 2025. Please see below for details.
6Meet the Dinosaurs
Buried in the stone of the Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry you can see field crews excavating bone after bone from the Morrison Formation.
Field Season Runs May 11-June 19, 2026
The Burpee Museum crew opens the site and works on the dinosaur excavation for several weeks each summer. During this time, the crew educators provide free tours for the public. These tours are offered at 11am, 1pm and 3pm on Monday-Friday, and 11am, 1pm on Saturday.
The large University Rover Challenge takes over the area from May 26-30 so the quarry is closed to public tours during this time.
What is the crew working on?
The deposit preserves the remains of a minimum of 15 different dinosaurs, including a high diversity of taxa. Most prevalent among the fossils are those of the longneck sauropod dinosaurs, primarily Diplodocus. Three other species of sauropod are known from the quarry and include Apatosaurus, Barosarus, and Camarasaurus. The theropod dinosaur, Allosaurus, has been found, as well as the small ornithopod Dryosaurus and the armored dinosaur, Mymoorapelta. Some material may be referable to Stegosaurus; however, further examination is needed to be certain.
Located at the end of N. Cow Dung Road, off of rt. 24 in Hanksville, Utah.
Tour Details
Tour Schedules
The 2025 Season will be open May 12-June 20
NOTE: The site will close May 26-30 Due to the University Rover Challenge
Tours are available Monday-Saturday (Closed Sundays)
- Monday – Friday: 11am, 1pm, 3pm
- Saturday: 11am, 1pm
How to Get There
The quarry is located on Cow Dung Road off of Utah State Road 24, in Hanksville Utah. Cow Dung Road is a gravel and dirt road that winds through beautiful formations and will dead-end at a fence. The trip down Cow Dung road takes many drivers about 20-30 minutes. You will have to walk past the fence to find the site and the field crew.
What to expect
Bring your walking shoes! The team will walk you through the dinosaur quarry and familarize you with the tools and techniques being used to excavate the dinosaur fossils. We will show you several different species. Be prepared to see lots of dinosaurs!!
Do We Need to Register?
No! Please just stop on by. Our crew is there Monday-Saturday.