Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

Harrison, NE

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

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Pet-friendly summary

Pets are allowed on the trails at Agate Fossil Beds provided their owners sign the Bark Ranger pledge.

Amenities

  • Arts and Culture
  • Cultural Demonstrations
  • Astronomy
  • Stargazing
  • Food
  • Picnicking
  • Guided Tours
  • Self-Guided Tours - Walking
  • Hiking
  • Junior Ranger Program
  • Wildlife Watching
  • Birdwatching
  • Park Film
  • Museum Exhibits
  • Shopping
  • Bookstore and Park Store

About Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

In the early 1900s, paleontologists unearthed the Age of Mammals when they found full skeletons of extinct Miocene mammals in the hills of Nebraska -- species previously only known through fragments. At the same time, an age of friendship began between rancher James Cook and Chief Red Cloud of the Lakota. These two unprecedented events are preserved and protected here... at Agate Fossil Beds.