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Teller County

Petrified Forest Loop — Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

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United States
Colorado
Teller County

Petrified Forest Loop — Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

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20

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Petrified Forest Loop — Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

00:27

1.73km

10m

Hiking
Easy loop through ancient petrified redwood stumps from a 34-million-year-old subtropical forest.

You'll step into a valley where time stands still on the Petrified Forest Loop at Florissant Fossil Beds …

Last updated: September 25, 2025

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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

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32 m

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Visitor Center

Highlight • Monument

Lots of information at the visitor center and your first fossilized trees, right at the exit.

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162 m

Petrified Forest Loop

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

Welcome to the valley of the ancient trees. Early accounts describe this site as being littered with petrified wood. You are meeting some them on this path.

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702 m

The Big Stump

Highlight • Natural Monument

The "Big Stump" is one of the attractions of Florissant Bed National Monument. It is the remains of a thousand-year-old Sequoia that fossilized on site.

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1.73 km

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1.68 km

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