Waco Mammoth Dig Shelter

Such a cool and educational site. The tour/ranger talk ($5 per adult) is absolutely worth it to get to view and learn an incredible amount about the mammoths and animals at the site, the land and surrounding region, the impact of environmental and human factors on archeology, paleontology, and preservation, and so much more than just "mammoths in Texas". We did not have the opportunity to visit any of the trails at the site, but are looking forward to upon a return visit in the future.

Got there just in time for an informative talk. It was really interesting. Didn't have enough time to walk all the trails but they looked nice. Got our park passport stamped (they had the stamps outside) really nice because I always forget. And we did a Jr ranger program. Also digging for bones in the kids digging pit was fun. All the rangers were very nice.

Rylan checked us in. Kevin told us about the various National Parks in Texas. Linda was our tour guide inside the dig shelter, and kept our attention with her detailed explanations of the fossils and how the dig shelter began. There were several children there with parents or grandparents. I think the adults enjoyed the Park as much as the children.

So educational and so much fun. The tour guide was super informative and knowledgeable. My family had fun seeing all the fossils. The kids enjoyed the prented dig site had fun digging for fossils. Worth the trip.

What a gem! I found out about this place after watching an episode of The Daytripper on PBS. Ranger Trisha did a phenomenal job telling us about the bones that have been found over many decades. Scientists first thought the mammoths died from a flash flood but through ongoing research they believe it occurred from a drought. My son who is a college geoscience student really enjoyed it. Highly recommend seeing this wonderful place!!