Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument · Colorado

Sawmill Trail

2.0 mi of trail, end to end · about 200 ft of climbing · 8,415 ft–8,692 ft · gravel, native surface · trail class Moderately Developed · hiking

ExhibitsBridges

8,689 ft 8,427 ft · 1.1 mi high 8,689 ft

Along the way Boulder Creek Bridge Life in the Forest Life Zones No Smoking, Sawmill and Hans Loop, VC and Parking Lot Present Touches Past Resource Protection Area

On the parks map

All 21 trails in Florissant Fossil Beds National MonumentFind a trailOn the parks mapPark on nps.gov

About this trail's facts

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.