Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming

  Fun things to do are bountiful; there's always something for everyone to love. Camping at Lake Viva-naughton Marina is always a tremendous experience; do stop by Naughton Ash Pond Number 2, it's a pretty lake. A splendid location to camp here at Fossil Butte National Monument is Foothills RV Park, and why not spend some time golfing at a close by golf course like Fossil Island Golf Club. Fossil Butte National Monument gets very little precipitation; May is when you get the most rain here while February is frequently the driest month.
Fossil Butte
    National Monument is a pretty sector of wilderness that everybody loves. Fossil Butte National Monument is a popular destination for folks from Kemmerer. A lake nearby is Molinar Reservoir; a pretty lake like Aimo Reservoir is a great spot to explore.
At Fossil Butte National
Monument through the warm days of summer highs are in the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures plunge down into the 40's. For the period of the wintertime the highs are ordinarily in the 20's, and winter nights come with lows in the 0's to Fossil Butte National Monument. Fossil Butte National Monument is a delightful site for a journey when you have got to spend some time in the great outdoors.
If you love the outdoors, you'll love Fossil Butte National Monument. There's so much to do here at Fossil Butte National Monument that you need to camp here
 
    National Monument is a pretty sector of wilderness that everybody loves. Fossil Butte National Monument is a popular destination for folks from Kemmerer. A lake nearby is Molinar Reservoir; a pretty lake like Aimo Reservoir is a great spot to explore.
At Fossil Butte National
Fossil Butte National Monument is not the only place nearby, Skull Point Reservoir is a nearby lake.
If you came to camp Riverside RV and Trailer Park is a perfect place to do that, and Conroy Lake is a nearby lake that you could stop at. The attractiveness of Fossil Butte National Monument is there for your viewing satisfaction.

This 50-million year old lake bed is one of the richest fossil localities in the world. Recorded in limestone are dynamic and complete paleoecosystems that spanned two million years. Preservation is so complete

 
that it allows for detailed study of climate change and its effects on biological communities.

Visitors discover that this resource displays the interrelationships of plants, insects, fishes, reptiles and mammals, like few other known fossil sites. The relevance and challenge of study and preservation of this ancient ecosystem are equal to those of a modern ecosystem.

The surface topography of Fossil Butte is now covered by a high cold desert. Sagebrush is the dominant vegetation at the lower elevations, while limber pine and aspen occur on the slopes. Pronghorn, Mule deer and a variety of birds are commonly seen. Moose, elk and beaver are sometimes observed.

  

CONTACTS

Email - FOBU_Superintendent@nps.gov

Fax- 307-877-4457

Write to
P.O. Box 592
Kemmerer, WY 83101-0592

Phone
Headquarters - 307-877-4455

TRAVEL BASICS

Operating Hours, Seasons
June-August, Visitor Center Hours 8:00a-7:00p; Winter Visitor Center Hours 8-4:30 (September through May). Closed winter Holidays.

FEES/PERMITS

Entrance Fee
FOSSIL BUTTE NATIONAL MONUMENT
Free!



FACILITIES

Visitor Centers
FOSSIL BUTTE VISITOR CENTER
Open All Year
Phone - 307-877-4455
Location - 1 mile from entrance
Special Programs - fossil preparation demonstrations 20 minute interpretive programs weekend fossil quarry visits (these programs offered during summer)
Exhibits - Over 75 fossils are on display including a 13-foot crocodile, the oldest known bat, and a mass mortality of 356 fish. Video programs are also available.
Available Facilities - Handicapped accessible


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