Contribute to real scientific research by helping the Elevation Science team uncover 150-million-year-old dinosaurs.

Work alongside scientists and dig for dinosaurs in the fossil-rich and rugged landscapes of southern Montana and northern Wyoming, near Red Lodge.

In this experience, your group will join the field expedition for two days during the 2026 summer season. During your adventure, you'll be doing hands-on work, contributing to decades-long research projects by helping the field teams find and excavate the fossilized remains of dinosaurs and other prehistoric life.

Some of the fossils at this dig site will make their way to the MNHC for preparation and additional discoveries - that includes the ones you unearth during your dig!!

What will you be excavating? Based on the success of previous field seasons, you'll have the chance to work on the Morrison Formation, which hold the remains of some of the largest animals ever to walk the Earth. Allosaurus, Stegosaurus, Diplodocus and more are the dinosaurs they uncover every day in the field. They're preserved with the remains of many other lifeforms -- all important pieces of the larger puzzle we're trying to assemble.

Whether you've held fossils before or you are a complete novice, the paleontologists on site will teach you everything you need to know. This will be an experience of a lifetime and you'll never look at the Montana landscape the same way again.

Value: $1600
4 guests, 2 days
Ages 8 and up
Does not include lodging or transportation.

For booking details see: elevationscience.org/fossil-dig-day-trips

A few more details: Winner should email Jason Schein at [email protected] and Beth Conway [email protected] as
soon as possible to ensure your best possible date. Day trips are limited to 5 people per day and they book fast.

AVAILABLE DATES FOR THE 2026 FIELD SEASON WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN EARLY 2026.

This auction item does not include lodging.

Thank you to Elevation Science Institute for this unique opportunity!