Theodore Roosevelt Presidential LibraryPublic Lands Directory

Alerts and conditions

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Overview

During the Pliocene, this place looked quite different. Lush wetlands, forests, and grasslands provided excellent habitat for a variety of animals. From fascinating, now-extinct creatures like the saber-toothed cat, mastodon, and ground sloth, to more familiar animals like horses, beavers, and birds, the scientific study of Pliocene fossils is the key to Hagerman.

From the National Park Service

History

The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.

What to see and do

Activities

  • Auto and ATV
  • Scenic Driving
  • Food
  • Picnicking
  • Guided Tours
  • Self-Guided Tours - Walking
  • Hiking
  • Front-Country Hiking
  • Junior Ranger Program
  • Wildlife Watching
  • Birdwatching
  • Museum Exhibits
  • Shopping
  • Gift Shop and Souvenirs

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Plan your visit

Hours

Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument: The road leading to the Monument is a public road and is open 24 hours a day. Access to the Monument Overlooks closes at dusk. The Visitor Center has separate hours. Please be aware that the overlooks and trails are not maintained during winter.

Getting there

The Thousand Springs Visitor Center is located about one mile north of downtown Hagerman on US Highway 30.

Visitor centers

Weather

Hagerman, Idaho, gets 10 inches of rain per year. On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Hagerman, Idaho. The July high is around 94 degrees. The January low is 22. Our comfort index, which is based on humidity during the hot months, is a 78 out of 100, where higher is more comfortable. The US average on the comfort index is 44.

Phone: 2089334105

Whose lands these are

These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.

Photos

Steep, rocky bluffs line a river, awash in warm sunset colors
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument in Southern Idaho · NPS Photo
A sidewalk leads to a boxy, wood-paneled building labelled as "visitor center"
Thousand Springs Visitor Center · NPS/S. Lacy
A wooden platform with railing, along with two exhibit signs, overlooks the river and fossil beds.
Snake River Overlook in Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument · NPS/S. Lacy
An educational exhibit along a trail overlooks panoramic views of the Hagerman Valley.
Oregon Trail Overlook at Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument · NPS/S. Lacy

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