• Massive petrified redwood stumps

    Florissant Fossil Beds

    National Monument Colorado

  • Temporary Visitor Center / Trail Closures

    The park is operating with a temporary visitor as it builds a new one. The park is OPEN with normal hours. Please bring your own water. Pit toilets are available for bathrooms. The Sawmill and Hans loop will have period closures. All other trails open.

Seminar Series

2012 will be the 18th summer that the Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds have offered seminars for the general public. Continuing Education credits (CE) through BOCES and undergraduate and graduate credit are available through Adams State College.

Information regarding 2012 seminars coming within the next few weeks.

 

Download the Teacher Flyer 2012

Download the Seminar Brochure 2012

Did You Know?

fossil of wasp

Up to 1,500 different kinds of fossil insects have been found in the Florissant Fossil Beds making it one of the most diverse insect fossil sites in the world.