Kachina Point
The Painted Desert Inn National Historic Landmark at Kachina Point once served as a way station for travelers along historic Route 66.
Plan Around Kachina Point
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Kachina 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. The Painted Desert Rim Trail has trailheads at both Tawa Point and Kachina Point; it's about a one-mile roundtrip hike between the two points. The Painted Desert Inn National Historic Landmark at Kachina Point once served as a way station for travelers along historic Route 66; it's now a museum. The view from this point includes the impressive Chinde Mesa.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Kachina Point
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0.1 mi away
Painted Desert Inn
This inn has spend almost 100 years overlooking the Painted Desert.
0.1 mi away
Painted Desert Rim Trail
The unpaved Painted Desert Rim Trail begins from either Tawa Point or Kachina Point, just north of the Visitor Center in the northern unit of the park.
0.4 mi away
Tawa Point
The Painted Desert Rim Trail has trailheads at Tawa Point and Kachina Point; it's about a one-mile roundtrip between the two points.
0.5 mi away
Chinde Point
The Navajo word "chinde" means ghost or unwelcome spirit, perhaps a reference to the dinosaur bones found in abundance here.
0.6 mi away
No Name 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.
