Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
The visitor center's hours are on the park's Operating Hours & Seasons page; check them before you go.
National park site with fossil exhibits at the Thousand Springs Visitor Center and overlooks and trails above the Pliocene fossil beds. Free entry.
Ways to visit
Thousand Springs Visitor Center: fossil displays and ranger talks Open
Hours are posted on the park's Operating Hours & Seasons page.
- What you see
- Visitor center, Exhibitsnps.gov, 2026-11-05
- How
- Walk innps.gov, 2026-11-05
- When
- Hours and seasons are listed on the park's Operating Hours & Seasons page: check them before you go. The overlooks and trails stay open sunrise to sunset even when the visitor center is closed.Calendar ↗nps.gov, 2026-11-05
- Booking
- Not statedNo booking is described.nps.gov, 2026-11-05
- Cost
- FreeNo entrance pass is required.nps.gov, 2026-11-05
- Requirements
- None stated.
Monument overlooks and trails (self-guided) Open
- What you see
- Groundsnps.gov, 2026-11-05
- How
- Walk innps.gov, 2026-11-05
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunSunrise to sunset, even when the visitor center is closed. The trails and overlooks are about 9 miles from the visitor center on Bell Rapids Road. There is no public access to the fossil beds.nps.gov, 2026-11-05
- Booking
- Not required · same day possibleNo booking or entrance pass is needed.nps.gov, 2026-11-05
- Cost
- FreeYou can enjoy the overlooks, hiking trails and picnic areas for free.nps.gov, 2026-11-05
- Requirements
- None stated.
About
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument protects fossils from the Pliocene, including those of the Hagerman Horse. Fossils can be seen only at the Thousand Springs Visitor Center, which has fossil displays and ranger talks; no fossil excavation sites are open to the public. Separately, the monument's overlooks and trails, about nine miles from the visitor center, are open from sunrise to sunset. No entrance pass is needed.
Owner: National Park Service.
Getting there
17970 US Highway 30, Hagerman, ID, 83332
The map point is the monument, not the visitor center. The Thousand Springs Visitor Center is on US Highway 30 about one mile north of downtown Hagerman and the old visitor center; GPS may be out of date. The monument's trails and overlooks are about 9 miles away on Bell Rapids Road.
The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (42.79030, -114.94500). Apple Maps directions go to the street address instead. Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument: 208 933-4105
Last checked 2026-11-05. Sources are listed below.
More on the official page: nps.gov/hafo/planyourvisit/hours.htm. Check it before you go.
Sources
- nps.gov/hafo/planyourvisit/visitorcen… · official page · read 2026-11-05For: name; street address; phone and email; Thousand Springs Visitor Center: fossil displays and ranger talks: open or closed; Thousand Springs Visitor Center: fossil displays and ranger talks: what you see; Thousand Springs Visitor Center: fossil displays and ranger talks: days and hours; Thousand Springs Visitor Center: fossil displays and ranger talks: booking; Monument overlooks and trails (self-guided): open or closed; Monument overlooks and trails (self-guided): what you see; Monument overlooks and trails (self-guided): kind of visit; Monument overlooks and trails (self-guided): days and hours
- wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q6923… · Wikidata · read 2026-11-05For: location
- nps.gov/hafo/planyourvisit/things2do.… · official page · read 2026-11-05For: Thousand Springs Visitor Center: fossil displays and ranger talks: kind of visit
- nps.gov/hafo/planyourvisit/fees.htm · official page · read 2026-11-05For: Thousand Springs Visitor Center: fossil displays and ranger talks: cost; Thousand Springs Visitor Center: fossil displays and ranger talks: requirements; Monument overlooks and trails (self-guided): booking; Monument overlooks and trails (self-guided): cost; Monument overlooks and trails (self-guided): requirements
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