Wyoming · Washakie · Conditional
Big Cedar Ridge Fossil Site — Common Fossil Collection Class Guide
Big Cedar Ridge Fossil Site — Common Fossil Collection Class Guide is a Conditional rockhounding lead in Washakie, Wyoming. The recorded material or interest is Cretaceous plant fossils and paleoecology; common plant/invertebrate fossil class. The recorded manager or evidence context is Bureau of Land Management — Worland Field Office. A condition remains unresolved before collecting. The recorded condition is: Fossil class and site specific conditions.
What is Big Cedar Ridge Fossil Site — Common Fossil Collection Class Guide?
Big Cedar Ridge Fossil Site — Common Fossil Collection Class Guide is a Conditional rockhounding lead in Washakie, Wyoming. The recorded material or interest is Cretaceous plant fossils and paleoecology; common plant/invertebrate fossil class. The recorded manager or evidence context is Bureau of Land Management — Worland Field Office.
What rocks, minerals, fossils or collecting interests are associated with it?
The record lists Cretaceous plant fossils and paleoecology; common plant/invertebrate fossil class. This description is tied to this atlas entry and should be read together with the access status below.
Can I collect at Big Cedar Ridge Fossil Site — Common Fossil Collection Class Guide?
Conditional. The current BLM Big Cedar Ridge page identifies the paleobotany site and states that reasonable amounts of common plant and invertebrate fossils on BLM-managed land may be collected for personal use, while vertebrate fossils and archaeological artifacts require permission. The system therefore exposes only the common-fossil class conditionally and keeps class identification and local-site confirmation as trip gates.
A condition remains unresolved before collecting. The recorded condition is: Fossil class and site specific conditions.
Where is this record located?
Navigation uses the recorded public destination or address for Big Cedar Ridge Fossil Site — Common Fossil Collection Class Guide. The destination is a travel reference, not a specimen-level promise or a substitute for current access rules.
Recorded destination: Big Cedar Ridge Fossil Site, Washakie County, WY
Who manages the place or provides the evidence context?
The recorded manager or context is Bureau of Land Management — Worland Field Office.
What evidence supports this status?
The record was last reviewed on 2026-08-19. Evidence and management context: Bureau of Land Management — Worland Field Office. Common plant/invertebrate fossil class only; vertebrate fossils and artifacts are excluded, with no specimen coordinate exported. Program or rule context: COMMON_PLANT_INVERTEBRATE_PERSONAL_USE_LOCAL_OFFICE_CHECK.
Program or rule context: COMMON_PLANT_INVERTEBRATE_PERSONAL_USE_LOCAL_OFFICE_CHECK
How precise is the map marker?
Navigation uses the recorded public destination or address for Big Cedar Ridge Fossil Site — Common Fossil Collection Class Guide. The destination is a travel reference, not a specimen-level promise or a substitute for current access rules.
What should I verify before going?
- Current land ownership and the exact parcel or managed activity footprint.
- Posted closures, seasonal restrictions, opening hours, fees and permit requirements.
- Mining claims, mineral rights, private-property boundaries and road or trail access.
- Whether the material and collecting method you intend to use are actually allowed.
- Current safety conditions, including weather, fire, water, tides, unstable workings, traffic and other site-specific hazards.
When was this information last checked?
The recorded review date is August 19, 2026. Treat that date as the evidence snapshot used for this classification. Conditions can change after review, so field decisions should use the newest posted rules and manager information.
Is a map pin the same as collecting permission?
No. A map pin answers a navigation or geographic-context question. The status and evidence answer the permission question. Exact coordinates, public destination addresses and approximate county or regional context are deliberately kept separate so geographic precision is not confused with legal authority.