• Massive petrified redwood stumps

    Florissant Fossil Beds

    National Monument Colorado

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  • Exhibit Installation May 14 - 22

    New exhibits will be installed in the new visitor center May 14 - 22. Access to the park film and exhibits may be reduced. You may want to consider visiting after May 23 if you schedule permits. The park remains open every day from 9am - 5pm.

For Teachers

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Students on a field trip to Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument learn about fossils.

NPS Photo by Sheena Grabski

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument provides many opportunities for teachers and their students including on-site and offsite ranger-led programs, self-guided field trips, curriculum and lesson plans, and professional development.

 
Letters from children who have visited on school field trips.

NPS Photo by Sheena Grabski

Letters from children who have visited on school field trips.

Did You Know?

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In 1922, Fossil Cycad National Monument, in South Dakota, was established as the third NPS area to preserve fossils, however by the mid 1930s all the fossils visible at the surface had been removed, leaving nothing for visitors to see. As a result, congress removed Fossil Cycad National Monument from the National Park System in 1957.