Waco Mammoth National Monument
Standing as tall as 14 feet and weighing 20,000 pounds, Columbian mammoths roamed across what is present-day Texas thousands of years ago. Today, the fossil specimens represent the nation's first and only recorded evidence of a nursery herd of ice age Columbian mammoths.
From I-35 North, take exit 339 and head west on Lake Shore Drive. Turn right on Steinbeck Bend Drive and travel 1.5 miles to the Monument. From I-35 South, take exit 335C and head northwest on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. Continue straight onto Steinbeck Bend Drive and travel 1.5 miles to the Monument. The Monument is easily accessible via personal vehicle, bus, or motor home.
- Guided Tours
- Hands-On
- Fossils and Paleontology
Interior of Dig Shelter
Visitors view fossils from above using the elevated walkway.
Waco Mammoth Executive Order
On July 10, 2015, President Barack Obama issued a Presidential Proclamation making the Waco Mammoth Site a new unit of the National Park System.
Mammoth Herd Mural
This paleontological site represents the nation’s only recorded discovery of a nursery herd of Columbian mammoths.
Entrance Sign to Waco Mammoth
Waco Mammoth National Monument became part of the national Park Service on July 10, 2015.
Mammoth Tusks
Mammoth fossils are in situ (still in their original position within the bone bed).