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Tiponi PointTiponi Point is the first or last viewpoint you'll come to, depending on the direction you are driving.
Scenic View, Petrified Forest National Park
Explore Scenic View in Petrified Forest National Park with grouped stops, trails, and related park places collected under the same planning theme.
Scenic View Stops and Trip Ideas
Use this Scenic View 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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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.
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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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Nizhoni 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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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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Lacey 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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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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Blue MesaSome of the park's most beautiful badlands, the Blue Mesa area is accessible via a 3.5-mile loop road off the main park highway.
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Jasper ForestIn the southern portion of the park, about 10 miles north of the south entrance station and along the park's main road, is Jasper Forest.
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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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Agate HouseThe Native American Puebloan people who called Petrified Forest National Park home used the park's petrified wood for purposes including as building material for houses.
