Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table).

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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

Parks Directory of the United States / US National Parks / National Monuments

Address: PO Box 185
Florissant, CO 80816
Phone: 719-748-3253;
Fax: 719-748-3164;
Web: www.nps.gov/flfo/
Size: 5,998 acres.
Established: Authorized on August 20, 1969.
Location: 35 miles west of Colorado Springs, Colorado. From north/south on I-25, take US 24 west 35 miles to town of Florissant, then follow signs 2 miles south to the visitor center.
Facilities: Picnic area, rest rooms (é), visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail. Entrance fee required.
Activities: Hiking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, guided tours, interpretive programs.
Special Features: A wealth of fossil insects, seeds, and leaves of the Oligocene Period are preserved here in remarkable detail. Here, too, is an unusual display of petrified redwood stumps up to 14 feet wide.

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See other parks in Colorado.