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Painted Desert Visitor CenterJust off Interstate 40 is the Painted Desert Visitor Center, in the north unit of the park.
Petrified Forest
A place where forests became stone, Petrified Forest National Park blends prehistoric history with stark desert landscapes.
Top Stops
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Painted Desert InnThis inn has spend almost 100 years overlooking the Painted Desert.
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Historic Route 66Immortalized in the 1946 song "Get Your Kicks on Route 66," a portion of this legendary road runs through Petrified Forest National Park.
Information
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Learn About the Park
OverviewInterstate 40 bisects Petrified Forest National Park in northeast Arizona, making a visit quite easy even for those just passing through.
Basic Information
Openings and SeasonsPetrified Forest National Park is open year-round except for Christmas Day.
Auto Tour
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Petrified Forest RoadPetrified Forest Road, the main park road, runs north-south for 28 miles from end to end.
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Painted Desert Visitor CenterJust off Interstate 40 is the Painted Desert Visitor Center, in the north unit of the park.
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North Entrance StationThe North Entrance Station for Petrified Forest National Park is just north of Interstate 40 near the park's main visitor center.
Hiking
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Blue Mesa TrailBeginning at the Blue Mesa sun shelter, this 1-mile loop trail descends from the mesa into the badlands.
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Billings Gap Overlook HikeThis off-the-beaten-path hike is slightly less than 3 miles round-trip, and takes visitors to a viewpoint of the Billings Gap area and badlands east of Blue Mesa.
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Blue Forest TrailThe Historic Blue Forest Trail is 1.5 miles one-way, including 1.2 miles off the beaten path and .3 miles on the Blue Mesa Loop Trail.
Point of Interest
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Interstate 40 (I-40)Running east-west, Interstate 40 (I-40) bisects the park into northern and southern units.
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Tiponi PointTiponi Point is the first or last viewpoint you'll come to, depending on the direction you are driving.
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Tawa PointThe Painted Desert Rim Trail has trailheads at Tawa Point and Kachina Point; it's about a one-mile roundtrip between the two points.
Scenic View
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Tiponi PointTiponi Point is the first or last viewpoint you'll come to, depending on the direction you are driving.
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Tawa PointThe Painted Desert Rim Trail has trailheads at Tawa Point and Kachina Point; it's about a one-mile roundtrip between the two points.
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Kachina PointThe Painted Desert Inn National Historic Landmark at Kachina Point once served as a way station for travelers along historic Route 66.
Bicycling
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Point of interest
Petrified Forest RoadPetrified Forest Road, the main park road, runs north-south for 28 miles from end to end.
Point of interest
Historic Route 66Immortalized in the 1946 song "Get Your Kicks on Route 66," a portion of this legendary road runs through Petrified Forest National Park.
Point of interest
Blue Mesa Loop RoadThis 3.5-mile loop drive provides easy access to the Blue Mesa region of Petrified Forest National Park.
Picnicking
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Chinde PointThe Navajo word "chinde" means ghost or unwelcome spirit, perhaps a reference to the dinosaur bones found in abundance here.
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Rainbow Forest MuseumRainbow Forest Museum near the south entrance of the park offers exhibits of petrified wood, fossils and dioramas of prehistoric animals that lived in the park.
Restrooms
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Point of interest
Painted Desert Visitor CenterJust off Interstate 40 is the Painted Desert Visitor Center, in the north unit of the park.
Point of interest
Painted Desert InnThis inn has spend almost 100 years overlooking the Painted Desert.
Point of interest
Chinde PointThe Navajo word "chinde" means ghost or unwelcome spirit, perhaps a reference to the dinosaur bones found in abundance here.
Parking
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Point of interest
Painted Desert Visitor CenterJust off Interstate 40 is the Painted Desert Visitor Center, in the north unit of the park.
Point of interest
Tiponi PointTiponi Point is the first or last viewpoint you'll come to, depending on the direction you are driving.
Point of interest
Tawa PointThe Painted Desert Rim Trail has trailheads at Tawa Point and Kachina Point; it's about a one-mile roundtrip between the two points.
Gas
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Painted Desert Visitor CenterJust off Interstate 40 is the Painted Desert Visitor Center, in the north unit of the park.
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Holbrook, Ariz.Holbrook, Ariz., is 26 miles west of Petrified Forest National Park on Interstate 40.
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Joseph City, Ariz.Joseph City, an unincorporated community in Navajo County, is on Interstate 40 about 36 miles west of Petrified Forest National Park.
Food
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Point of interest
Painted Desert Visitor CenterJust off Interstate 40 is the Painted Desert Visitor Center, in the north unit of the park.
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Holbrook, Ariz.Holbrook, Ariz., is 26 miles west of Petrified Forest National Park on Interstate 40.
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Joseph City, Ariz.Joseph City, an unincorporated community in Navajo County, is on Interstate 40 about 36 miles west of Petrified Forest National Park.
Lodging
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Holbrook, Ariz.Holbrook, Ariz., is 26 miles west of Petrified Forest National Park on Interstate 40.
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Joseph City, Ariz.Joseph City, an unincorporated community in Navajo County, is on Interstate 40 about 36 miles west of Petrified Forest National Park.
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Chambers, Ariz.Chambers, Ariz., is an unincorporated community about 20 miles east of the northern entrance to Petrified Forest National Park.
Store
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Point of interest
Painted Desert Visitor CenterJust off Interstate 40 is the Painted Desert Visitor Center, in the north unit of the park.
Point of interest
Rainbow Forest MuseumRainbow Forest Museum near the south entrance of the park offers exhibits of petrified wood, fossils and dioramas of prehistoric animals that lived in the park.
Point of interest
Holbrook, Ariz.Holbrook, Ariz., is 26 miles west of Petrified Forest National Park on Interstate 40.
Accessibility
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Point of interest
Painted Desert Visitor CenterJust off Interstate 40 is the Painted Desert Visitor Center, in the north unit of the park.
Point of interest
Painted Desert InnThis inn has spend almost 100 years overlooking the Painted Desert.
Point of interest
Chinde PointThe Navajo word "chinde" means ghost or unwelcome spirit, perhaps a reference to the dinosaur bones found in abundance here.
Nearby Parks Around Petrified Forest
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Petrified Forest
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Petrified Forest National Park
The Late Triassic period may have occurred 225 million years ago, but it comes to life again at Petrified Forest National Park.
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Petrified Forest National Park
The Late Triassic period may have occurred 225 million years ago, but it comes to life again at Petrified Forest National Park.
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Painted Desert Visitor Center
Just off Interstate 40 is the Painted Desert Visitor Center, in the north unit of the park.
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Painted Desert Community Complex
The Painted Desert Community Complex encompasses 23 buildings, sites and structures that make up a self-contained desert community.
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North Entrance Station
The North Entrance Station for Petrified Forest National Park is just north of Interstate 40 near the park's main visitor center.
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Petrified Forest Road
Petrified Forest Road, the main park road, runs north-south for 28 miles from end to end.
