• 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.

Indoor Activities

A view of the front of Florissant Fossil Beds current Visitor Center.
The visitor center contains exhibits, fossil displays, the information desk, and the Rocky Mountain Nature Association bookstore.
NPS Photo by Sheena Grabski
 
Theater

"Shadows of the Past" orientation film playing in the theater, lcoated inside the Visitor Center.

NPS Photo by Sheena Grabski

In the Visitor Center you can see the 14 minute orientation film "Shadows of the Past". Additionally, you can shop in the Rocky Mountain Nature Association bookstore.

Visitors browse through the fossil display in the Visitor Center.

NPS Photo by Sheena Grabski

Inside the visitor center you can also view geology exhibits and 6 drawers of fossils displays.

 
inside the fossil lab

NPS Photo by Sheena Grabski

Microscopes for fossil viewing in the Yurt tent.

 
Florissant Fossil Beds Fossil Lab

The Fossil Lab (located in our Yurt tent)

NPS Photo by Sheena Grabski

Fossil Demonstrations:

Visit our Fossil Lab to get a hands on palenologoical experience!

The lab is open most days in the summer from 1:00pm - 3:00pm.

Click here to learn more about the Fossil Lab

Did You Know?

Photo of a wildflower in bloom

The name Florissant comes from a French word meaning "blooming" or "flowering." Florissant, Colorado was settled in 1870 and named after the town of Florissant, Missouri. The name still holds true as there are both modern and fossil flowers found in the area today.