• 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 Kids

There are 3 different programs for children to explore the park available year round!

To participate in the programs, you must obtain an activity book from the Visitor Center. Once you have completed the activities in the book check in with a ranger at the desk to be presented with your badge or patch. The average time for kids to complete the booklets is 2 hours.

 

Click FOR KIDS to learn more about programs for your children.

 
Junior Ranger, Brooke Ashbridge
Brooke Ashbridge earns another Junior Ranger badge!
NPS Photo by Sheena Grabski

Did You Know?

Historic photograph of tourists in the late 1800's fossil hunting near a train

The area now known as Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument had become a popular tourist area by the 1870's.