Open Ground
Penn Dixie Fossil Park
Public trilobite quarry · Blasdell, New York
Open to digThe prize. Devonian trilobites you keep
Where. Blasdell, New York
Status. Open to dig
Where. Blasdell, New York
Status. Open to dig
The account
Ranked the top fossil park in America, the old Penn Dixie quarry south of Buffalo lets you split Devonian shale for trilobites and brachiopods and keep whatever you pry loose.
Leads, where the trail points now
- What you can keep: Devonian trilobites you keep. Confirm the site's current rules and any day fee before you go.
- Where: Blasdell, New York. Search only the marked legal area, and bring the right pan, screen, or detector and a container for finds.
- Best practice: record anything notable, leave the ground as you found it, and check the latest access notices before you travel.
Open ground. You can legally search here and keep what you find, within the rules the site posts. Bring any day fee or licence it asks for.
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