Winona Area Fossil Bluff
Rockhounding site in Winona, Minnesota · Fossils
Winona Area Fossil Bluff is a fossil rockhounding site near Winona, MN. Fee varies. Best season: Spring through fall.
Typical season: Spring through fall
Key facts
Structured details for trip planning — verify access and fees with the land manager before you visit.
- Specimen type
- Fossil
- Primary specimens
- Brachiopods, Trilobites, Crinoids
- Fee status
- Fee varies
- Nearest town
- Winona
- State
- Minnesota
- Coordinates
- 44.05000, -91.64000
- Best season
- Spring through fall
- Access difficulty
- Moderate bluff trail caution
- Camping
- Great River Bluffs State Park
- Activities
- Fossil observation, bluff hiking
- Facilities
- Winona visitor services
- Last updated
- July 5, 2026
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The experience
- Best time to visitSpring through fall
- AccessModerate bluff trail caution
- FacilitiesWinona visitor services
- Camping nearbyGreat River Bluffs State Park
Map & location
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Safety notice: Field and weather conditions change with weather, season, and field conditions. Verify current conditions with local land managers before you go. Collect at your own risk — there are rarely rangers or land managers at these sites.