Crinoid Fossil Bed Hike

Name: Crinoid Fossil Bed Hike
Start: 2026-10-15T14:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-10-15T16:00:00-04:00
Location: Allens Creek State Recreation Area

Schedule

Thu Oct 15 2026 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Allens Creek State Recreation Area | Bloomington, IN

Take a walk back in time to reconstruct what the landscape was like during the Mississippian Period…
About this Event

Crinoid Fossil Bed Hike at 2:00 p.m.

• Register by October 13.

• Limited to 20 people, recommended for teens and adults.

• Location: Allens Creek SRA

Take a walk back in time to reconstruct what the landscape was like here during the Mississippian Period… on this 2-hour hike to a crinoid fossil bed, we’ll examine what fossils can tell us about the past and how they form – and why there are so many at this particular location. NO COLLECTING PERMITTED. 2 hours. Total distance covered is about 2 miles, including a couple significant hills.