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REAL Fossils, REAL Scientists, REAL Idaho

We are excited to offer a variety of summer activities from camps at the Museum to field experiences! Many of our camps will run multiple times. Price includes all supplies, materials, and transportation. Lunch will not be provided by the Museum. 

Space is limited and registration is required, no same day registration.

Museum Members received a 10% discount. If you did not receive your discount code please email ambertews@isu.edu 

Additional camps will be added soon.

Register for 2026 Camp IMNH

*Remaining quantities confirmed as of June 29, 2026

July Camps  August Camps

JULY CAMP IMNH

Family Ethnobotany

July 20, 2026

9 to 4 

Ages 8-12

Cost: $200

Do you have a family garden? Does your family have stories about plants, or specific plants that bring up good memories? Do you know how your family interacted with plants in the past? Do you want to know what plants might have been important to your ancestors? Join us as we spend the day diving into your family's ethnobotany! Your learner will get to discover how plants have played an important role in your family's history and will get to go home with a fun craft they've started during the class. Parents/guardians will be required to answer a few simple questions to help our class facilitator build the unique family history activity for your learner (family heritage, a story or two if any already exist, how your family uses plants currently). Cost includes snacks, craft, and take home summary of what was covered in class.

10 spots available 

Registration Deadline: July 6, 2026

Discover Your Family History, Sign Up Today

Idaho Junior Paleontologist

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July 20 - 24, 2026

10 am to 4 pm

Ages 7-12
Cost: $400

Is your child wild about dinosaurs, but perhaps too young for our more strenuous field camps? This week-long camp is a chance for them to explore the many aspects of paleontology here in Idaho, and come home every day with science-filled tales of new adventures! Campers will get to explore the museum gallery and collections, as well as help unearth Idaho's dinosaurs from rocks we've collected here at the museum. They will also learn how to sort microfossils and identify many types of Ice Age animal bones, remove the rock from fossils they have found, dive into 3D scanning and printing, and even go into the field for a trip to visit some dinosaur deposits in eastern Idaho. At the end of the camp, your learner will leave with new knowledge and appreciation of our shared natural history, a 3D printed replica of a fossil from Idaho that they helped restore for display, and a certificate saying they are officially a Junior Paleontologist! Lunch, snacks, and transportation from the museum to the dinosaur site on our field day are all included in this price. A minimum of 3 attendees is required, and our camp is capped at 8 participants due to space constraints, so don't get left behind!

Registration Deadline: July 6, 2026

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Fossil Prep Camp

A man using air tools to prepare a fossil in rock matrix for archiving in a museum

July 25, 2026

Ages: 16+

1 Remaining Spots

Cost: $100
This one-day class is designed to teach teens and adults the basics of preparing fossils in a museum laboratory setting. Participants will receive a tour of the museum and collections and direct, hands-on instruction in our paleontology lab on real fossils. Participants will also learn about volunteer opportunities at the museum if they would like to continue their training and prepare more fossils at the IMNH. Spaces are exceptionally limited due to the size of the lab.
1 Remaining Spots
Registration Deadline: July 11, 2026

Idaho's Sea Monsters

Two men looking for fossils in a wilderness area with short shrubs and rocks

July 28, 2026

Ages: 14+

2 Spots Remaining

Cost: $150
Help Idaho paleontologists find out what life was like in the savage ancient seas of the Triassic Period. You will join museum scientists as they search for ammonites, fish, and even elusive marine reptiles like ichthyosaurs in eastern Idaho. Participants will even be able to keep some of the ammonites that they find! This one day camp includes all tools, training, and transportation from Pocatello.
2 Spots Remaining
Registration Deadline: July 14, 2026

AUGUST CAMP IMNH

Fossil Prep Camp

A man using air tools to prepare a fossil in rock matrix for archiving in a museum

August 3, 2026

Ages: 16+

3 Remaining Spots

Cost: $100
This one-day class is designed to teach teens and adults the basics of preparing fossils in a museum laboratory setting. Participants will receive a tour of the museum and collections and direct, hands-on instruction in our paleontology lab on real fossils. Participants will also learn about volunteer opportunities at the museum if they would like to continue their training and prepare more fossils at the IMNH. Spaces are exceptionally limited due to the size of the lab.
3 Remaining Spots
Registration Deadline: July 20, 2026

Idaho's Dinosaur Food Dig

Middle school aged walking through a meadow towards evergreen trees

August 4, 2026

Age: 14+

5 Spots Remaining 

Cost: $155
Join IMNH paleontologists and paleobotanists as we explore the world of dinosaur-aged plants. A rare site has been discovered in Idaho that offers a glimpse into what plants surrounded Idaho's dinosaurs during the time of Oryctodromeus. Help us open up the quarry and dig some of these rare fossils that will help us better understand this lost world. Includes all tools, training, and transportation from Pocatello.
5 Spots Remaining 
Registration Deadline: July 21, 2026

Idaho's Tyrannosaur Hunt

High school age students looking at the ground for fossils on a slope

August 8, 2026

Ages: 14+

2 Spots Remaining

Cost: $150
Idaho paleontologists are on the hunt to see if any rocks in the state have Tyrannosaurus or its relatives Albertosaurus and Daspletosaurus. They've identified some rocks near the Montana border to investigate, but they need your help (and eyes on the ground) to see what can be found! Help them search for dinosaurs in rocks never been looked at by paleontologists and write the next chapter in Idaho's dinosaur research. Includes all tools, training, and transportation from Pocatello.
2 Spots Remaining
Registration Deadline: July 25, 2026

Idaho Junior Paleontologist

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August 10 -14, 2026

10 am to 4 pm

Ages 7-12
Cost: $400

Is your child wild about dinosaurs, but perhaps too young for our more strenuous field camps? This week-long camp is a chance for them to explore the many aspects of paleontology here in Idaho, and come home every day with science-filled tales of new adventures! Campers will get to explore the museum gallery and collections, as well as help unearth Idaho's dinosaurs from rocks we've collected here at the museum. They will also learn how to sort microfossils and identify many types of Ice Age animal bones, remove the rock from fossils they have found, dive into 3D scanning and printing, and even go into the field for a trip to visit some dinosaur deposits in eastern Idaho. At the end of the camp, your learner will leave with new knowledge and appreciation of our shared natural history, a 3D printed replica of a fossil from Idaho that they helped restore for display, and a certificate saying they are officially a Junior Paleontologist! Lunch, snacks, and transportation from the museum to the dinosaur site on our field day are all included in this price. A minimum of 3 attendees is required, and our camp is capped at 8 participants due to space constraints, so don't get left behind!

8 spots available

Registration Deadline: July 27, 2026

Secure Your Spot