Castle Rock Museum & Paleo Rainforest

PO Box 1572
Castle Rock, CO, 80104
303-814-3164

URL : http://www.paleocurrents.com/castle_rock

overview : Castle Rock, incorporated in 1881, is situated between the high plains and the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. - A number of historical landmarks still stand, giving roots to Castle Rock's long and varied history. The Castle Rock fossil site contains the remains of a extremely diverse 64.1 million year old fossil tropical rainforest that grew in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains shortly after the extinction of the dinosaurs