Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado Camping & Hiking

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado Camping & Hiking

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Image Gallery

Directions

Visitors traveling north/south on I-25: Exit at US 24 West, travel 35 miles to town of Florissant, then follow signs two miles south on Teller County Road 1 to the Visitor Center. Visitors traveling from town of Cripple Creek: Follow Teller County Road 1 north for 16 miles.

Phone

(719) 748-3253

Activities

HIKING, HORSEBACK RIDING

Camping Reservations

Reserve your campsite at these camping areas:

Colorado Campgrounds

Hiking Trails

Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails:

Colorado Hiking Trails

Related Link(s)

More Colorado Recreation Areas

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Official Website

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Map

Beneath a grassy mountain valley in central Colorado lies one of the richest and most diverse fossil deposits in the world. Petrified redwood stumps up to 14 feet wide and thousands of detailed fossils of insects and plants reveal the story of a very different, prehistoric Colorado.

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