Place

Fossil Butte Visitor Center

The visitor center with a butte in the background and grasses in the foreground.
The visitor center is open year-round.

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Quick Facts
Location:
41.836543, -110.771127

Audio Description, Baby Changing Station, Benches/Seating, Captioned Media, Gifts/Souvenirs/Books, Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Information, Information - Maps Available, Information - Ranger/Staff Member Present, Internet/WiFi Available, Restroom, Restroom - Accessible, Water - Bottle-Filling Station, Wheelchair Accessible, Wheelchairs Available

See over 400 fossils from Fossil Lake on display in the visitor center. While the most common fossils are water-based organisms, like fishes, there are also plants, invertebrates, mammals, reptiles, and birds on display.

There is a short park movie available as well as a junior ranger program. Ranger programs are presented in the summer.

Last updated: April 2, 2021