Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument · Colorado

Sidewalk to Trios Trail

8,398 ft–8,400 ft · concrete surface · trail class Fully Developed · hiking

ExhibitsVisitor centers

8,399 ft 8,400 ft · 0.0 mi high 8,400 ft

Along the way Present Touches Past relatives near and far Florissant Fossil Beds Visitor Center

Trailhead Visitor Center Area Trailhead 8,393 ft Drive there

Other trails from the Visitor Center Area Trailhead

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.