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Big Brook Preserve

Colts Neck

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Wear water shoes to protect against broken glass

Bring a kitchen sifter and small trowel

Wear long pants for the trail

Wade into the stream at this protected preserve to sift through rocks and dirt for prehistoric fossils. It is a hands-on spot for amateur paleontologists to search surface material in the water.

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Big Brook Preserve

95 Hillsdale Rd, Colts Neck, NJ 07722, USA

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Family-friendly adventure
Outdoor fossil hunting
Nature trails
Creek wading
Big Brook Preserve
Colts Neck

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