Orientation

Welcome to Big Bend National Park’s Fossil Discovery Exhibit

WHERE
8 miles north of Panther Junction on the road to Persimmon Gap (Highway 385)

WHEN
Open daily from dawn to dusk

WHAT
The Fossil Discovery Exhibit is an interpretive exhibit that displays Big Bend’s 130 million years of paleontological history from the time of the dinosaurs through the rise of the mammals

Know Before You Go

  • There is no drinking water available at the exhibit location so please bring plenty of water when you visit.

  • A single-stall, vault toilet

    Kid’s area (“The Boneyard”) which includes climbing structures, interpretive panels, and life-size cut-out of Deinosuchus

    Picnic areas with multiple picnic tables in a covered area

  • The exhibit, picnic area, and parking lot are handicap accessible.

    Large print handouts are available at the Panther Junction Visitor's Center.