Visitor Center. The visitor center serves as a museum and information center. Fossils and artifacts are on display and books and brochures are available. Schedules of special activities, including a video, are posted. A picnic area is nearby. Educational programs are available for school groups; call for details. The visitor center is open every day except December 25. For more information, write: Superintendent, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, RO. Box 27, Gering, NE 69341, or call 308-668-2211.The visitor center address is 301 River Road, Harrison, NE 69346. Or for more information contact the park at http://www.nps.gov/agfo/ on the Internet.
Interpretive Trials. Two interpretive trails guide you to the location of important fossil discoveries. The Fossil Hills Trail, two miles long and an hour hike, leads from the visitor center to University and Carnegie hills where most of the fossil digging was done in the early years of the 20th century. The Daemonelix-Devil's Corkscrew-Trail is close to the junction of River Road and Neb. 29. This one-mile trail leads to the fossilized corkscrew burrows of the small beaver, Palaeocastor
Nearby Visitor Services. There is no camping at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, though several public and private campgrounds are located within 25 to 50 miles of the visitor center. Restaurants, lodging gasoline and groceries are available in Mitchell (37 miles) and Harrison (25 miles). The nearest airport with scheduled commercial flights is in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
Safety and Regulations. As with any natural area there are a few inherent dangers. Plan carefully and use common sense and you can prevent almost any accident.