Falls Of The Ohio State Park

The outer fossils are one of the world’s amazing excursions to see Devonian fossils in their natural “habitat.” We can only offer hikes in the late summer and fall when the upper gates of the McAlpine Dam are  closed.

This will be the 24th year for this special event at the Falls of the Ohio State Park that focuses on fossils, geology  and archaeology.  Join us  with refreshed collecting piles, hikes, special presentations and geology-themed craft activities.  This event is co-sponsored by IMI, Inc. with participation by the Indiana Geological and Water Survey.  There […]

  Discover the wonders of the fossil beds with a park naturalist.  We will look at Devonian marine fossils and discuss how they lived, what they ate, how/why they were preserved.  Hike lasts 60 minutes ( 1:00 – 2:00 pm).  Meet on the deck.  Wear walking shoes and bring a bottle of water as the […]

  Discover the wonders of the fossil beds with a park naturalist.  We will look at Devonian marine fossils and discuss how they lived, what they ate, how/why they were preserved.  Hike lasts 60 minutes ( 1:00 – 2:00 pm).  Meet on the deck.  Wear walking shoes and bring a bottle of water as the […]

This hike will take you to the park’s record-holders–the biggest fossils at the Falls!  Stops will include the largest horn coral in the Western Hemisphere, a branching coral colony 50 feet across, pipe organ corals, honeycomb corals and other types of fossils that rate as GIANTS in the Devonian sea.  Bring your camera, a bucket […]