Agate Fossil Beds National Monument - Harrison, Nebraska
Posted by: 
gparkes
N 42° 25.522 W 103° 44.044
13T E 604141 N 4697782
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument is located north of Scotts Bluff, Nebraska. Really a neat place to go spend the afternoon.
Waymark Code: WM84VN
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 01/28/2010
Views: 8
During the 1890s, scientists rediscovered what the Lakota Sioux already knew - bones preserved in one of the most complete Miocene mammal sites in the world.
Yet, this place called "Agate" is a landscape that reflects many players – from early animals roaming the valleys and hills, to tribal nations calling the High Plains home, to explorers passing through or settling in the American West.
Park Hours:
Visitor Center and Museum
Summer Season - 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Off Season - 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Trails
Open from dawn until dusk year-round.
There are many things to do at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument including:
- Visit the Visitors Center. Inside you will find exhibits on paleontology and another on Indians of the area. A twelve minute movie is also provided to get your bearings when here at the National Monument.
-
- Go walk a trail.There are two main trails at the National Monument. The Fossil Hills Trail is two and a half miles, while the Daemonelix Trail is one mile.
-