Parks & Gardens
Parks & GardensPoricy Park Nature Center
Middletown Township
Poricy Brook cuts through 70-million-year-old Cretaceous rock, exposing marine fossils for amateur collectors to discover. Short trails wind through the woods, and the visitors center displays local finds.
Fossil hunting spot
Family nature outing
Short easy trails
Cretaceous marine fossils
Tips
🌧️fossils most abundant after rain
🦟visit spring or fall to avoid bug season
🦴check the visitors center for fossil display
Poricy Park Nature Center
Middletown TownshipOpens Friday at 9:00 AM
Parks & GardensParks & GardensPoricy Brook cuts through 70-million-year-old Cretaceous rock, exposing marine fossils for amateur collectors to discover. Short trails wind through the woods, and the visitors center displays local finds.
Fossil hunting spot
Family nature outing
Short easy trails
Cretaceous marine fossils
Tips
🌧️fossils most abundant after rain
🦟visit spring or fall to avoid bug season
🦴check the visitors center for fossil display