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Tule Springs Fossil Beds · A day that begins with one good stop.
See your first dayWhy this place matters
Over the last ~570,000 years, water has transformed the Upper Las Vegas Valley. Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument is an urban park that preserves the unique story of this ever-changing environment.
Read the full NPS story ↗A flexible first day
These are ways to explore, not a timed itinerary. Check conditions before you set out.
Read the park’s access information before exploring this developing unit.
Connect fossil history with a slower desert observation day.
Facilities and formal trails are limited; verify before setting out.
Find your bearings
Switch stops to see where this chapter sits in the wider state.
Outline: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 cartographic boundary files. Points show guide starting areas and NOAA stations.
NOAA 1991–2020 · monthly normals
These stations show two parts of the state; neither is a forecast or necessarily local to this site.
No monthly snowfall normal is published for this station. Choose the other station to compare snow.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 48.7 | 52.5 | 59.5 | 66.4 | 76 | 86.1 | 91.8 | 89.8 | 82.2 | 69 | 56.2 | 47.2 |
Normal = 1991–2020 average at the named NOAA station. Snowfall is new snow over a month, not snow currently on the ground. A blank NOAA snow series is shown as unavailable, never as zero. See current NOAA snow depth ↗
Weather changes the trip
Facilities and formal trails are limited; verify before setting out. The graph above uses a named NOAA station; conditions at this place may differ with elevation and weather. Check the local NWS forecast ↗
Keep exploring Nevada
Give Las Vegas a food, arts, or show evening, then plan the desert drive for a different day. See current events ↗
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