The Morrison Natural History Museum is a small paleontology museum at 501 Colorado Highway 8 in south Morrison, with historic and recent fossil finds and a working fossil preparation lab. On a school tour, a guide leads the group through the exhibits with discussion and hands-on activities about the ancient life and landscapes of the Front Range, including dinosaur discoveries made by museum staff.
School tours cost $6 per student and $7.50 per adult. Plan on 60 minutes for pre-K and kindergarten groups and 90 minutes for older students. Tours must be scheduled at least two weeks ahead and can be customized by request. The museum says scholarships are available through its foundation, so ask when you schedule.
A note for homeschool families: the museum’s school tour pages do not mention homeschool groups and do not set a minimum group size. The maximum is 60 participants in bad weather and 80 in warm weather, and the museum suggests about one chaperone for every 10 students. Call to confirm that your co-op or family group can book at the school rate.
Know before you go
- Address: 501 Colorado Highway 8, Morrison
- Cost: $6 per student, $7.50 per adult
- Ages: pre-K and up. Pre-K and kindergarten tours run 60 minutes, all other levels 90 minutes.
- How to book: call 303-697-1873 at least two weeks before your date. Program options are on the museum’s Schedule a Program page and pricing is on the school tour page.
- Hours: the museum says it opens daily at 10 a.m. for non-members. Closing time is not listed on the pages checked.
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