In 1993 and again in 2008 high water in Coralville Lake rushed over the spillway and scoured the land down to bare rock, in the process uncovering 375 million year old fossils of coral and seashells. A walkway with interpretive panels overlooks the fossil rock. Steps lead down so that visitors can get a closer look.
Stop at the Coralville Lake visitor center for more information about the fossils. A movie about the floods is shown in a small theater.
The walkway is accessible but the gorge isn’t. An eye level outcropping of rock with some good embedded fossils is located along the northern end of the walkway.The visitor center and the theater are accessible.
Vans and small RVs will fit in the parking area at the gorge but larger RVs will have to be parked across the spaces. The visitor center, located at the end of a uphill drive, does not have parking or turn around room for large RVs. Parking is available at the bottom of the hill next to a long flight of steps. Gorge
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