Petrified Forest National Park Travel Guide
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Petrified logs scattered about a vast pink-hued lunarlike landscape resemble a fairy-tale forest turned to stone at Petrified Forest National Park. The park's 218,533 acres, which include portions of the Painted Desert, are covered with petrified tree trunks whose wood cells were fossilized over centuries by brightly hued mineral deposits—silica, iron oxide, carbon, manganese, aluminum, copper, and lithium. The park holds plenty of other fossils; remnants of humans and their artifacts have been recovered at more than 500 sites in the park.
Petrified Forest National Park Hotels
There is no lodging within Petrified Forest. Outside the park, lodging choices include modern resorts, rustic cabins, and small bed-and-breakfasts. Note...read more
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Petrified Forest National Park Restaurants
Dining in the park is limited to a cafeteria in the Painted Desert Visitor Center and snacks in the Rainbow Forest Museum. In and around the Navajo and...read more
Things To Do in Petrified Forest National Park
Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.
Travel Deals in Petrified Forest National Park
- $176 & up -- Flights from Columbus on Sale (R/T incl. Tax) Major Airlines on Fly.com
- $134 & up -- 4-Star Phoenix Hotel w/Cirque Ticket Discount Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel
- $78 -- 4-Star Old Town Scottsdale Hotel Hotwire.com
- 5% Off -- Mid-Size Car Rentals in Phoenix Payless Car Rental
Petrified Forest National Park Experiences
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Terrific timber: Be mesmerized by the clusters of petrified (fossilized) wood. The trees look like they're made of colorful stone.... Read more
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Engelmann asters and sunflowers are among the blooms in the park each summer. Juniper trees, cottonwoods, and willows grow along Puerco River... Read more
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Like some other historic sites in eastern Arizona, Petrified Forest National Park is a great place to view petroglyphs and pictographs—designs... Read more
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· Forums Trip Reports
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In January I had posted asking for info on the above itinerary and most said it was really two trips and to spend more time doing all the NP's in southern Utah. Read more
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A member suggested to me that we try the Desert Quail Inn - we were looking for something for 3 nights that was under a$100.00 a night. We got $84.00rate.
The Inn is very clean, was reasonably priced, had Read more
·Arizona Forum, Nevada Forum, Utah Forum
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Hi Everyone!
I am planning to fly in and out of Vegas in September and to hire a car for a week and travel to all the nearby canyons. We would like to take in Bryce, Zion and the Grand canyon ideally spending Read more
