Information on guided walks is available at the visitor center. There are two trails in the monument. The Fossil Hills Trail takes visitors to Carnegie and University Hills where most of the fossils were quarried. The 2.0 mile round trip trail leads hikers from the visitor center, across the Niobrara River, and to the fossil sites. The visitor center currently contains a bookstore, operated by the Oregon Trail Museum Association, and two rooms of temporary fossil and history exhibits.
Permanent exhibits are in the process of being designed and constructed.
There is also a 15-minute slide program on Agate Fossil Beds and Captain James Cook. There is no admission fee. Virtually all of the facilities at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument are wheelchair accessible. Bus and RV parking is available. Allow one to two hours for your visit.