Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument — Attraction in Lake George

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument is mostly an outdoor adventure with over 15 miles of trails. . There is a small central visitor center where visitors can go to get information about trails, fossil digs, and programs to which they may sign up and/or take part. Parking at the visitor center is free, outdoor, paved, and handicap friendly. I have never used restroom facilities, so I have no information about them. It is very common to see people of all ages walking, running in the monument, and riding horseback on the trails just outside the park. There is a broad variety of programs and walks available to visitors. Whether you wish to just take a self-guided hike along the trails, or participate in one of the many programs available throughout the year. Nighttime sky walks allow city and lower altitude visitors to experience the incredible sky of higher altitude where there is not as much atmosphere blocking starlight. And to be out where city lights don't interfere with the incredible view. These are best when there is little or no moonlight to interfere. The monument has many ranger-led talk and walk programs for visitors and some of these change in different years. Visitors aren't allowed to remove fossils, flowers, plants,or rocks. Pets aren't allowed in the monument. Types of fossils found in the monument are trees, plants, flowers, pine cones, and artifacts. There are no dinosaur fossils in the monument because fossils here are from around 34 million years ago. Long after dinosaurs were gone. It is definitely worth your while to visit the Florissant Fossil Beds...

This is a great national monument which isn’t very busy. I came here and was very satisfied with my experience. I went to the visitor center first to pickup a map of the park, and the park rangers were very nice and helpful. The visitor center had some exhibits, but I didn’t get to see them because they were closed due to COVID. After I went to the visitor center, I walked on the trail with a bunch of petrified wood on it, which was very scenic. I walked past the petrified tree stump at the amphitheater to another petrified tree stump, which was quite big. It was the tree stump of a redwood tree, so that makes sense. After I saw that tree, I kept walking on the trail, which took me on a loo back to the visitor center. Once I arrived at the visitor center, I used their bathroom and got in my car. I drove to the park’s historic homestead and parked in the parking lot, which was completely empty. I got out of my car and walked down to the homestead, but much to my dismay, all of the buildings were locked. Since the buildings were locked, I walked around them and went back to my car. After that, I left the park, satisfied with my experience. I gave this National Monument five stars because it had beautiful scenery and...

Loved it. I came not during the day time but late at night to view the meteor showers. It's a beautiful drive up. The total darkness allowed me to see many shooting stars. Also the beautiful display of constellations I have never seen in Denver or Colorado Springs. Not since I used to go camping, bird watching, or hunting in remote areas of Colorado have I experienced such beauty. Florissant is much more accessible. Looking forward to coming back during the day when my wife who accompanied me won,'t be so afraid of the dark. People with Alzheimers miss so much. The deep dark blue of the near midnight sky of Florissant is enthralling. I'm sure the fossils will also prove to be intriguing ! Incidentally coming up to Florissant I saw a pretty display of what looked like colourful ferris wheel which changed colours and appeared to rotate. Wish I could have photographed it! What was this place, can...