Overview

Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument is a new National Park Service area that was designated in December 2014. As of now, there are no formally designated trails at this point, but the Durango Trailhead provides paved parking and easy access into the National Monument.

From downtown, drive north on Highway 95 towards Reno. Towards the north edge of town, exit right onto Durango Drive (Table 1, Site 1540), following signs towards Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs.

Follow Durango as it bends to the left to run due north. Pass the turnoff to Floyd Lamb Park and continue north until Durango dead-ends into Moccasin Road (Site 1539). Just across Moccasin, on the left, the kiosk is visible and lines on the pavement indicate diagonal parking stalls. Park here; this is the trailhead.

Link to Map.

This trailhead provides access to the Durango Short Loop Route, the Durango Long Loop Route, and a plethora of old dirt roads that can be used a trails.