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Painted Desert Visitor CenterJust off Interstate 40 is the Painted Desert Visitor Center, in the north unit of the park.
Parking, Petrified Forest National Park
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Parking Stops and Trip Ideas
Use this Parking guide to compare the stops that belong together in Petrified Forest National Park, then decide which ones deserve map time or a saved trip stop.
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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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Painted Desert InnThis inn has spend almost 100 years overlooking the Painted Desert.
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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.
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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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Pintado PointPintado Point is the highest point that's accessible from the park road in Petrified Forest National Park.
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Whipple PointWhipple Point was named for U.S. Army Lt. Amiel Whipple, who passed this way in 1853 on a surveying mission.
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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.
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Newspaper RockNewspaper Rock, in the southern portion of the park near Puerco Pueblo, the Teepees and Blue Mesa, features more than 650 petroglyphs.
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Blue Mesa Loop RoadThis 3.5-mile loop drive provides easy access to the Blue Mesa region of Petrified Forest National Park.
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Agate BridgeSpanning a gully like a bridge, Agate Bridge is in fact a large petrified log.
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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.
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No Name PointVisitors who enter Petrified Forest National Park at the north entrance can head north past a number of scenic overlooks, each providing a view of the Painted Desert.
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Jasper Forest HikeThe Jasper Forest Hike offers an easy 2.5-mile round trip hike along a 1930's road into Jasper Forest, a well-preserved garden of petrified wood.
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Puerco Pueblo TrailVisitors to the Puerco Pueblo archaeological site must visit via the 0.3-mile, wheelchair accessible Puerco Pueblo trail.
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Crystal Forest TrailThis .75-mile loop trail begins in the Crystal Forest parking area.
