Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
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High Traffic Alert
This park experiences heavy crowds, especially on weekends.
Check out the similar parks below for a better experience
Current Crowd Level
🟠Busy
Popular destination, arrive early for parking
Best: Weekdays before 10am
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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Entrance Fee
$10 per vehicle
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Permits
Not Needed
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Dogs
Not Allowed
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Accessibility
Limited
Accepted Passes
🦅America the Beautiful Pass
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🟡Moderate
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MONUMENT$20 per vehicle
🦅 America the Beautiful
Why go: Similar hiking, stargazing experience
Around 164 miles away
