• Knightia eocaena mass mortality

    Fossil Butte

    National Monument Wyoming

Fees & Reservations

diplomystus dentatus
Diplomystus dentatus, a surface feeder
NPS photo of Fossil Country Museum specimen
 

Fossil Butte National Monument does not charge a fee but donations are welcome. Visitors may purchase annual National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes at the visitor center.

Did You Know?

wintering mule deer

Southwest Wyoming's sagebrush country provides crucial winter range for mule deer, elk, and moose.  Moose prefer the willow bottoms near springs, creeks, and rivers.