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Florissant Fossil Beds National MonumentA variety of tools used to excavate for fossils
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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
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A ranger and students huddle around a fossil they discovered

Ranger-led field trips are offered throughout the year depending upon staffing levels. The best time of year to schedule a field trip is Sept - Oct and April - May. Year round schools may also arrange field trips in the summer. There is no charge for the field trips.

Rangers are not always available to lead groups and some teachers opt to bring students on their own. It is still adviseable to contact the Monument so that rangers can help you prepare for your trip. The Monument has a variety of self-guided brochures for short loop trails and the Hornbek Homestead.

Please contact the Lead Intepretive Ranger at the Monument at (719) 748-3253.
Photo of 14 foot wide, 12 foot tall petrified tree stump of a redwood  

Did You Know?
The massive petrified redwood stump known as the "Big Stump" is not actually the largest diamter stump at Florissant Fossil Beds. The "Big Stump" measures 38 feet in circumference, but the biggest stump is over 41 feet.

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Last Updated: December 10, 2007 at 13:43 EST