Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Reserve
Unearth the Unexpected!
If you’d like to take a virtual tour of Penn Dixie, check out the drone footage below!
Footage courtesy of High Peaks Aerial Imagery
If you’d like to take a virtual tour of Dig With The Experts 2024, check out the drone footage below!
Video and footage courtesy of Linas Muliolis
Join us for WNY’s Premier Garden and Landscape Show — Plantasia! Come visit us at the Children’s Garden exhibit for arts and crafts, fossil dig boxes, and more! This year’s theme is “Welcome To The Jungle”.
Plantasia 2025 schedule:
To order tickets or get more information please visit: https://plantasiany.com/
We look forward to seeing you!
See below for photos of our exhibit in 2024(click on photos to enlarge):
Saturday September 14, 2024
gate 7:00 pm | performance 7:30pm
outside at
Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve
4050 North Street, Blasdell, NY 14219
FREE EVENT – RSVP here!
Guests should bring a chair and/or blanket, and dress for fall weather as the performance is outdoors.
DIG is made possible by
the New York State Council on the Arts
with the support of the Office of the Governor
and the New York State Legislature
and is fiscally sponsored by
and presented in partnership with
the Buffalo International Film Festival
Penn Dixie is supported by Erie County and the Town of Hamburg
www.carolinedohertystudio.com
www.buffalofilm.org
*PLEASE NOTE THIS PROMOTION IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE*
Support the park by pre-ordering your Penn Dixie hoodie today! Great for everything from brisk days out in the field collecting fossils to getting cozy indoors with a cup of hot tea on a rainy day! Sourced locally from Route 75 Imprints in Hamburg.
Available sizes are adult small through 4XL, standard unisex sizing. $59.99 plus tax & shipping
Hoodie Specs:
-50/50 Cotton/Polyester blend
-Versatile medium-weight fleece hoodie with Dri-Power® moisture wicking technology designed to retain body heat and keep you warm and dry
We will be running this pre-order from July 24th through August 27th so make sure you order while you can! The hoodies will be shipped out by September 30th, just in time for WNY’s fall weather!
If you’re interested in picking up your hoodie(s) from our office in late September, please fill out the form below! We’ll send you a custom invoice so that you do not need to pay for shipping. Please note: our office is located in Blasdell, NY. Exact pick up dates & times TBA.
For the safety of our visitors and employees, Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Reserve will be closed to the public on Tuesday June 18, Wednesday June 19 (Juneteenth), Thursday June 20, and Friday June 21. Excessive — and potentially record-breaking — heat is forecast for our region and presents a risk to those spending extended time outdoors and also those with existing health conditions.
Penn Dixie is open to the public for normal business hours on Monday June 17; we recommend visiting in the morning to avoid the start of the heat wave. Groups with existing morning tours scheduled during the week of June 17 should confirm their plans with Director of Education Sydney Mecca (sydney@penndixie.org).
After the 4-day closure, we anticipate reopening on Saturday June 22. Our normal business hours for Saturdays and Sundays are 9 am to 4:30 pm, with the first tour departing at 9:15 am and final entry at 2:45 pm. If you are planning to visit Penn Dixie on Saturday June 22 or Sunday June 23, consider a morning tour as afternoon temperatures are forecast to rise to uncomfortable levels.
Follow our Facebook and Instagram pages for the latest updates, and thank you for your understanding. Stay safe, fossil friends!
