Visitor Center for Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
When arriving at Hagerman Fossil Beds NM we recommend you stop by the Visitor Center to begin your visit. There you can get the latest information, see an introductory DVD, view fossils up close, and obtain helpful information about camping, lodging and restaurants available in the area.
An NPS Photo
A mounted skeleton of the world famous Hagerman Horse, Equus simplicidens
Did You Know?
The Snake River Overlook, a wheelchair accessible viewing platform, allows a view of bluffs about 600 feet high. They consist of strata, or layers of sediments (sands, silts, and clays) deposited by the flooding of rivers flowing into ancient Lake Idaho more than three million years ago.