About this campground
The visitor center is open every day except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day. Summer hours are May 15 through September 30. The visitor center features a large diorama of Miocene mammal fossils, 12-minute park movie, and the James H. Cook Collection of Lakota artifacts, a unique collection of American Indian artifacts gifted to the Cook family by Chief Red Cloud and his descendants. Two trails are open every day from dawn till dusk.
Getting there
From US 20: 22 miles south of Harrison, NE on State Hwy 29, then three miles east on River Road (paved) From US 26: 34 miles north of Mitchell, NE on State Hwy 29, then three miles east on River Road (paved). From State Hwy 71: 25 miles west on the unpaved portion of River Road.
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- BESSEY RECREATION COMPLEXNebraska National Forests and Grasslands180 mi
- Alma City ParkHarlan County Lake278 mi
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Agate Fossil Beds National Monument Visitor Center doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Nebraska campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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