Indian Springs Trace Fossil Natural Area

[2] There are 25 types of trace fossils of horseshoe crab, brachiopods, trilobites and pawless armor-plated fish that lived 450 million years ago in a lagoon.

[2] It is considered North America's best site of trace fossils because it shows the movement of the ancient animals.

[1] Tracks left by the animals walking, swimming and burrowing in what had been a tidal lagoon's mudflat.

[3] The site is located along the Gold Belt Byway on the grounds of the Indians Springs Campground.

[7] There are 93 designated sites that in total protect more than 250 endangered, rare, or threatened species.