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Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
05/27/2025
An interpretive sign at the trailhead offers a scannable QR Code for a self-guided tour.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
05/27/2025
The trail begins by descending into the fossil bed stone formations.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
05/27/2025
Hikers can veer off of the main path and explore the small side canyons.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
05/27/2025
Tule Springs Fossil Beds.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
05/27/2025
The trail is generally flat, following a gravel path.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
05/27/2025
Views of the wash with Gass Peak rising in the distance.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
05/27/2025
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument continues being developed and improved as a national parks area.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
05/27/2025
A station invites hikers to participate in monitoring the national monument area.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
05/27/2025
Unique stone formations carved out by erosion.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
05/27/2025
A slightly anticlimactic ending as the trail parallels the parking area as it returns toward the trailhead.

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