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HIKING ROUTE

# Petrified Forest Loop

Teller · approximately 1.1 mapped miles in Colorado

[Teller parks ↗](https://colorado-parks.com/counties/teller)

## The mapped route.

Only the mapped Colorado portions are shown. Mileage is estimated from those lines, including mapped branches, and may differ from an official trail length. Disconnected lines are not instructions to cross unmapped land.

[View this route on OpenStreetMap ↗](https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/16461710)

## Plan before you walk.

**Mapped distance**: 1.1 miles in Colorado; approximate

**Route type**: Hiking route

This route comes from community-maintained map data. Access, trail condition, difficulty, seasonal restrictions, and the route’s continuity have not been independently verified. Follow current official maps, signs, and closures.

## Parks along the mapped route.

Links indicate a mapped boundary overlap, not confirmation that the park manages every segment.

[Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument ↗](https://colorado-parks.com/parks/florissant-fossil-beds-national-monument)

## Notices from parks along this route.

Each notice retains its own park, area, or regional scope. These notices do not establish a closure of the entire trail.

Visitor informationFacilities

### Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument: Winter Hours Begin September 14

Park-specific information

- [Winter Hours Begin September 14](https://colorado-parks.com/parks/florissant-fossil-beds-national-monument)

Winter Operating Hours in effect September 14, 2026: the visitor center is open five days a week, Wednesday through Sunday, closed on Monday and Tuesday.

[Read the official notice: National Park Service Colorado destinations ↗](https://www.nps.gov/flfo/park-alerts-flfo.json)Source checked Oct 21, 2026

Visitor informationAccess & reservations

### Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument: Florissant Fossil Beds has moved to cashless fee collection

Park-specific information

- [Florissant Fossil Beds has moved to cashless fee collection](https://colorado-parks.com/parks/florissant-fossil-beds-national-monument)

Entrance fees and pass purchases must be made with a credit/debit card or payment app on a mobile device. Electronic payment reduces transaction times, saves money, and improves accountability.

[Read the official notice: National Park Service Colorado destinations ↗](https://www.nps.gov/flfo/park-alerts-flfo.json)Source checked Oct 21, 2026

## Source & map data

Trail data © [OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), under the [Open Database License (ODbL)](https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/). [OSM relation 16461710](https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/16461710) · source snapshot Oct 21, 2026 · imported Oct 21, 2026.

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