Last updated: September 19, 2025
Place
Ice Age Fossils State Park Visitor Center
Nevada State Parks
Quick Facts
Location:
North Las Vegas
Significance:
See Tule Springs fossils on display
Designation:
Nevada State Parks
MANAGED BY:
Amenities
17 listed
Benches/Seating, Captioned Media, Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Information - Maps Available, Parking - Auto, Parking - Bus/RV, Pets Allowed, Picnic Shelter/Pavilion, Picnic Table, Restroom - Accessible, Tactile Exhibit, Theater/Auditorium, Toilet - Flush, Trailhead, Trash/Litter Receptacles, Water - Bottle-Filling Station, Wheelchair Accessible
Visiting the Ice Age Fossils State Park Visitor Center is a great way to complement your trip to the Monument and see Tule Springs fossils on exhibit.
This 315 acre park features a portion of the upper Las Vegas wash that is rich in both paleontological and historical resources. During the Pleistocene, also known as the Ice Age, the wash provided verdant habitat for several species of now extinct mammals, including Columbian mammoths, American lions, camels, dire wolves, and ground sloths. The discovery of abundant fossils onsite triggered a long history of scientific research, which includes the famous “Big Dig” of 1962-3, the largest inter-disciplinary scientific expedition of its kind up to that point.
They are currently open Wednesday - Sunday from 8:00am - 4:30pm
Admission is $3 per person. Children ages 12 and under receive free admission. This is not a federally-managed site, so they do not accept the "America the Beautiful" interagency fee pass.
This 315 acre park features a portion of the upper Las Vegas wash that is rich in both paleontological and historical resources. During the Pleistocene, also known as the Ice Age, the wash provided verdant habitat for several species of now extinct mammals, including Columbian mammoths, American lions, camels, dire wolves, and ground sloths. The discovery of abundant fossils onsite triggered a long history of scientific research, which includes the famous “Big Dig” of 1962-3, the largest inter-disciplinary scientific expedition of its kind up to that point.
They are currently open Wednesday - Sunday from 8:00am - 4:30pm
Admission is $3 per person. Children ages 12 and under receive free admission. This is not a federally-managed site, so they do not accept the "America the Beautiful" interagency fee pass.