Charleston Fossil Adventures, LLC

ABOUT US

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Charleston Fossil Adventures, LLC is a family-friendly outdoor adventure enterprise, geared towards providing a fun, welcoming environment for seasoned and novice fossil hunters, alike.

CFA offers fossil hunting in Charleston and the surrounding area, and makes sure that everyone walks away with lots of fossil material. These are 100% real, naturally-occurring fossils, NEVER "planted" before your trip.

Whether you're looking to spend a relaxing evening on the beach, or stock up on shark teeth for a seaside craft project, Charleston Fossil Adventures, LLC ensures that kids of all ages (and those young at heart!) have a great time!

The three main departments of Charleston Fossil Adventures, LLC are:

1. Fossil Outings

2. Fossil Identification

3. Fossil Education

During outings, CFA equips vacationers and fossil enthusiasts with the knowledge for location and identification.

Through identification, CFA experts provide unparalleled identification of collected fossils.

Educational opportunities offered by CFA include school, scouting, and extracurricular site visits, as well as booth setups during festivals and other events.

Charleston Fossil Adventures, LLC and its participants are proud to be in compliance with all state laws regarding the legal collection of fossils and artifacts in South Carolina. Since its inception in 2016, CFA remains in good standing with the Maritime Research Division under the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. LEARN MORE.

OUR ADVENTURES

THE FACE OF CFA

Ashby Gale

Paleontologist

Trust a published paleontologist to identify your fossil treasures!

Ashby Gale is founder and primary tour guide for Charleston Fossil Adventures, LLC. After attaining a degree in Environmental Science in 2013, Ashby fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming a paleontologist by moving to Edisto Beach and becoming the Interpretive Ranger for the State Park, working closely with the Ice Age fossils found along Edisto's shores.

After seeing the need for a more family-friendly fossil hunting experience in the Lowcountry, Ashby founded CFA to fill the niche. Recognizing the limitations of children and seniors, CFA allows individuals of all ages to participate in fossil hunting adventures.

Ashby works with his guests to make sure they understand the driving principles depositing and sorting fossils on our shores, so they can fill their pockets with fossils on every outing!

Ashby is currently the president of the Palmetto Paleontological Society.

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HAPPY CLIENTS

"Ashby's passion and knowledge of fossils and the environment is contagious!"

"We give Ashby an A+!! We really enjoyed the time he spent teaching us about fossils. Ashby's love for his job shows in his enthusiasm for teaching others. We appreciate all the time he spent with us! Thank you!"

Patty & Bruce

Carthage, MO

"I've collected fossils for years, but have been unable to identify a big majority of them - that was, until I met Ashby. He has gone out of his way to help me learn traits of fossils. His knowledge blows me away!"

Terri

Laurens, SC

"Our family is hooked on shark tooth hunting!! We went on the Folly Beach Adventure and learned about the formation of the unique fossils on the coast, and how to identify ALL of the shark teeth and amazing sea creatures. Ashby's passion and knowledge of fossils and the environment is contagious!"

Christi

Goose Creek, SC

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CONTACT US

Our Info

TOUR HOURS

Daily:  8:00 AM – Dusk

OFFICE HOURS

Daily: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

843-534-9099

 

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