Fossil Park Highlights

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Badlands National Park's Paleontology Intern, Kathryn Pauls, explaining the proper procedures to take when visitors encounter fossils within park boundaries.

NPS Photo.

Many National Park units have made information about their fossils and paleontology programs available on the Internet. Follow these links to learn more about educational programs and fossil resources in the National Parks.
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Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (AGFO), Nebraska

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Amistad National Recreation Area (AMIS), Texas

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Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve (ANIA), Alaska

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Badlands National Park (BADL), South Dakota

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Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA), Alaska

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Big Bend National Park (BIBE), Texas

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Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area (BICA), Montana & Wyoming

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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (BLCA), Colorado

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Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area (BOHA), Massachusetts

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Bryce Canyon National Park (BRCA), Utah

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Buffalo National River (BUFF), Arkansas

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Cabrillo National Monument (CABR), California

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Canyonlands National Park (CANY), Utah

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Cape Krusenstern National Monument (CAKR), Alaska

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Capitol Reef National Park (CARE), Utah

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Carlsbad Caverns National Park (CAVE), New Mexico

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Chaco Culture National Historical Park (CHCU), New Mexico

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Channel Islands National Park (CHIS), California

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Chickasaw National Recreation Area (CHIC), Oklahoma

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Coronado National Memorial (CORO), Arizona

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Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve (CRMO), Idaho

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Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CUVA), Ohio

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Death Valley National Park (DEVA), California & Nevada

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Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA), Alaska

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Dinosaur National Monument (DINO), Colorado & Utah

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Effigy Mounds National Monument (EFMO), Iowa

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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (FLFO), Colorado

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Fossil Butte National Monument (FOBU), Wyoming

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Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (GAAR), Alaska

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Glacier National Park (GLAC), Montana

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Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (GLCA), Arizona & Utah

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Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA), California

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Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA), Arizona

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Grand Teton National Park (GRTE), Wyoming

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Guadalupe Mountains National Park (GUMO), Texas

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Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (HAFO), Idaho

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John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (JODA), Oregon

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Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM), Alaska

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Kobuk Valley National Park (KOVA), Alaska

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Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL), Alaska

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Mammoth Cave National Park (MACA), Kentucky

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Mesa Verde National Park (MEVE), Colorado

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Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, Minnesota

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Mojave National Preserve (MOJA), California

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Montezuma Castle National Monument (MOCA), Arizona

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Natchez Trace Parkway (NATR), Alabama, Mississippi & Tennessee

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National Capital Parks District of Columbia (NACE), Maryland, Virginia

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Natural Bridges National Monument (NABR), Utah

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New River Gorge National River (NERI), West Virginia

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Niobrara National Scenic River (NIOB), Nebraska

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Olympic National Park (OLYM), Washington

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Oregon Caves National Monument (ORCA), Oregon

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Petrified Forest National Park (PEFO), Arizona

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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO), Michigan

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Pinnacles National Monument (PINN), California

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Point Reyes National Seashore (PORE), California

Prince William Forest Park (PRWI), Virginia

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Russel Cave National Monument (RUCA), Alabama

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Saguaro National Park (SAGU), Arizona

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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO), California

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Scotts Bluff National Monument (SCBL), Nebraska

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Springfield Armory National Historic Site (SPAR), Massachusetts

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Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (TAPR), Kansas

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Theodore Roosevelt National Park (THRO), North Dakota

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Timpanogos Cave National Monument (TICA), Utah

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Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument (TUSK), Nevada

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Tuzigoot National Monument (TUZI), Arizona

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Valley Forge National Historical Park (VAFO), Pennsylvania

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Vicksburg National Military Park (VICK), Mississippi & Louisiana

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War In The Pacific National Historical Park (WAPA), Guam

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Wind Cave National Park (WICA), South Dakota

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Wupatki National Monument (WUPA), Arizona

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Yellowstone National Park (YELL), Idaho, Montana & Wyoming

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Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH), Alaska

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Zion National Park (ZION), Utah

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Last updated: January 26, 2024

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