• The Agate Fossil Hills where mammal fossils were excavated in the early 1900's

    Agate Fossil Beds

    National Monument Nebraska

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  • Visitor Center Hours

    The visitor center at Agate Fossil Beds will be open the following hours: Memorial Day till Labor Day Open Daily 9 am - 5 pm; Labor Day till Memorial Day Open Daily 8 am - 4 pm. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day.

Operating Hours & Seasons

Ranger taking the flag down.

Ranger taking flag down for the day.

Visitor Center and Museum

Summer Hours

Daily from Memorial Day until Labor Day - 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Winter Hours

Daily from Labor Day until Memorial Day - 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Visitor Center Closings:

Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day

The trails are open year-round from dawn until dusk.

  • Movie Movie

    View the park movie in the Hitchcock Theater.

  • Visitor Center Diorama Visitor Center Diorama

    You'll meet these animals in the visitor center.

  • Beaded Moccasins Beaded Moccasins

    Learn about a unique friendship in the James Cook Gallery.

  • Walk one of the two trails. Walk one of the two trails.

    Fossil Hills trail - 2.7 miles round trip and/or Daemonelix trail - 1 mile round trip

Did You Know?

Eastern Cottontail Rabbits are plentiful around the visitor center and on the rocky hills.

The Niobrara River flowing through the park is the reason that Agate Fossil Beds is home to many different animals. Both prairie animals and river animals live here. Early settlers lived in the valley as well due to water accessibility, and many original homesteads are the sites of current ranches. More...