Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant

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. Select the Calendar to see the Park's Summer Activities, which are dependent on weather and staff availability.

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