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Agate Fossil Beds National Monument Niobrara River and bluffs
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Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
Operating Hours & Seasons
 
Ranger Morava raises the Flag at 8:00 a.m.

Visitor Center and Museum
Summer Season* - 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Off Season - 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Visitor Center Closings:

Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day

*Summer Season is Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend.
Snappy the turtle
Snappy the turtle
Snappy the turtle
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Eastern Cottontail Rabbits are plentiful around the visitor center and on the rocky hills.

Did You Know?
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.
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Last Updated: January 24, 2011 at 15:23 MST