Lacey Point
Visitors 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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Lacey Point Details
Visitors 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. Heading north and traveling counterclockwise from the visitor center, drivers will come upon Tiponi, No Name, Tawa, Kachina, Chinde, Pintado, Nizhoni, Whipple and Lacey Points, each offering panoramic views and a spot to pull over. Lacey Point offers distant views of the Painted Desert Rim rising above the desert floor, where other park overlooks are located. The point is named for Rep. John Fletcher Lacey of Iowa, an influential advocate of public-lands protection and a key author of the Antiquities Act of 1906.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Lacey Point
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0.4 mi away
Whipple Point
Whipple Point was named for U.S. Army Lt. Amiel Whipple, who passed this way in 1853 on a surveying mission.
0.6 mi away
Nizhoni Point
Visitors 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.
0.8 mi away
Historic Route 66
Immortalized in the 1946 song "Get Your Kicks on Route 66," a portion of this legendary road runs through Petrified Forest National Park.
1.1 mi away
Interstate 40 (I-40)
Running east-west, Interstate 40 (I-40) bisects the park into northern and southern units.
1.1 mi away
Petrified Forest Road
Petrified Forest Road, the main park road, runs north-south for 28 miles from end to end.
