Giant Logs Trail
This .4-mile loop trail begins behind Rainbow Forest Museum, where there's a trail guide available.
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Giant Logs Trail Details
This .4-mile loop trail begins behind Rainbow Forest Museum, where there's a trail guide available. The trail features some of Petrified Forest's largest and most colorful logs, including "Old Faithful," which is at the top of the trail and almost 10 feet wide at the base. Although the trail is paved, it features several sets of stairs and may not be suitable for strollers, walkers or wheelchairs. Brochures are available at the trailhead for self-guided tours. A short unpaved portion at the back of the trail leads to a scenic overlook of the Rainbow Forest.
Difficulty
Low
Distance
0.4 mile
Estimated time
20 minutes
Region
N/A
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Giant Logs Trail
This .4-mile loop trail begins behind Rainbow Forest Museum, where there's a trail guide available.
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Rainbow Forest
Beginning at the southern entrance station and including the Rainbow Forest Museum is the Rainbow Forest area of the park.
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Rainbow Forest Museum
Rainbow 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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Old Faithful
Old Faithful is possibly the most famous petrified log in the world.
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Mather Memorial
At the end of a short side trail off the Giant Logs Trail is a memorial to Stephen Mather, first director of the National Park Service.
