National Monument · Colorado

Trails in Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

21 named trails · 13 miles · 2 trailheads · 3 with the Park Service's own write-up. Each trail's page has its profile, trailhead and the Service's write-up. The lines, trailheads and points are the Park Service's; the write-ups are the Service's own words; the climbing is read from USGS elevation along each line.

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21 trails, A to Z.

Barksdale Pic Area Trail

Shootin' Star Trailhead Drive there

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Barksdale Picnic Area Trail

Shootin' Star Trailhead Drive there

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Boulder Creek Trail

1.9 mi · about 250 ft of climbing

Bridges

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Geologic Trail

0.4 mi · Hiking the Geologic Trail: 1.2 mi round trip · about 90 ft of climbing

ViewsExhibitsBridgesthe Service's write-up

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Hans Loop Trail

1.2 mi · about 200 ft of climbing

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Hornbek Trail

Exhibits

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Hornbek Walkway

Exhibits

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Hornbek Wildlife Loop Trail

2.4 mi · about 300 ft of climbing

ViewsExhibitsBridges

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

main parking sidewalk

0.1 mi

Visitor centersVisitor Center Area Trailhead Drive there

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Petrified Forest Loop Trail

0.2 mi

ExhibitsVisitor centersthe Service's write-upVisitor Center Area Trailhead Drive there

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Ponderosa Loop Trail

0.3 mi · about 20 ft of climbing

ExhibitsVisitor centersthe Service's write-up

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Sawmill Trail

2.0 mi · about 200 ft of climbing

ExhibitsBridges

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Sawmill-Boulder Trail

0.3 mi · about 80 ft of climbing

Bridges

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Shale Outcrop

Exhibits

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Shootin' Star Trail

1.2 mi · about 150 ft of climbing

Shootin' Star Trailhead Drive there

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Sidewalk to Trios Trail

ExhibitsVisitor centersVisitor Center Area Trailhead Drive there

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Twin Rocks Trail

2.4 mi · about 100 ft of climbing

Bridges

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

VC Bypass Walkway

ExhibitsVisitor centersVisitor Center Area Trailhead Drive there

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Visitor Center Area Trail

0.1 mi

ExhibitsVisitor centersVisitor Center Area Trailhead Drive there

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Visitor Center back sidewalk

ExhibitsVisitor centersVisitor Center Area Trailhead Drive there

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Visitor Center front sidewalk

Visitor centersVisitor Center Area Trailhead Drive there

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About these trails

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.