Brigham Young 1847

Fossil Butte

~1h 13m drive

A butte is a hill with steep sides and a flat top. Fossil Butte is named after the fossils that can be found in its top layers of rock.<br /> <br /> Fossil Butte sits just behind the visitor center and can be seen from the park road. While it appears to be a butte from these l…

South Fontenelle

~1h 22m drive

21 mi · Hard

Pick Your Poison

~53 min drive

2.2 mi · Easy

Little Bear

~1h 24m drive

4.7 mi · Moderate

Wayside: Slump or Debris Flow (Roadside)

~1h 17m drive

Debris flows are most commonly known as landslides. For slumps, the soil moves slowly as a block, often coming to rest with trees and other plants still growing undisturbed. Use this sign to determine if the hill is an example of a debris flow or a slump.

Bluejay - Indian Mt

~1h 24m drive

17 mi · Hard

Brigham Young 1847

~7 min drive

3.24-mile out-and-back trail in Wyoming with 214 ft elevation gain.

Wayside: Plan Your Visit to Fossil Butte

~1h 15m drive

This wayside by the entrance sign will help you plan your visit to Fossil Butte National Monument.

Wayside: Erosion (Roadside)

~1h 15m drive

Erosion has removed a significant amount of lake sediments. Find out how much has been lost at this wayside.

Fossil Birds Exhibit

~1h 16m drive

The fossil birds exhibit has four different species of birds on display and many pieces of birds including feathers. Fossils of parts of birds are more common than whole birds. Feathers would keep birds afloat as they decayed. The parts would then sink to the bottom of the lak…