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Agate Fossil Beds National Monument Visitor Center
DiscoverPlaces to seeNatural MonumentsUnited StatesNebraskaSioux County
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument Visitor Center
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Zachary
June 22, 2023
Hiking
At Agate Fossil Beds you can explore fossilized skeletons of Miocene mammals. The monument also preserves Lakota heritage and early ranching in Nebraska.
Zachary
June 22, 2023
Hiking
At the visitor center you can see full skeletons of extinct Miocene mammal and learn about the natural history of prehistoric Nebraska. The Visitor Center also commemorates the pact between rancher James Cook and Chief Red Cloud of the Lakota on which the monument is founded.
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Hike the easy, paved Fossil Hills Trail at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, exploring ancient fossil beds and the Niobrara River valley.
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Elevation 1,340 m