MCBONES Coyote Canyon Mammoth Site tours are an excellent way to experience a real life mammoth dig. The tour includes a presentation about the history, discovery, and findings at the site, a guided tour of the laboratory activities, displays of key specimens and the actual dig site. The tours generally last about 1.5 to 2 hours.

The site houses the MCBONES Research Center (“Dig House”) which is used for programs, analyzing, exhibiting, and storing samples collected at the Dig Site.

Times and dates for the public tours: 9:00 am or 11:00am

April 4th , 19th , 26th

May 17th , 18th , 24th , 28th

June 6th , 8th , 14th , 21st , 28th

Now is the time to get your reservation for the public tours. Starting on January 2, 2025, we will be taking reservations for April – June. All tours are $10 per person. Go to mcbones.org and hit menu and then Tour & Dig dates. They go very quickly!!

MCBONES also offers private group tours that can be scheduled for “pretty much anytime”, depending on volunteer availability. The tours are for groups of 10 to 30 people. The group tours will not see the actual digging and wet screening but will tour the dig site. All tours are $10 per person.

On-site school tours are also available on Monday through Friday. The tours are for groups of 10 to 30 students/adults.