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Visiting Petrified Forest National Park, AZ


Boasting one of the world's largest and most diverse collections of petrified wood, fossils and prehistoric artifacts, Petrified Forest National Park takes visitors on a trip back 200 million years into history. Crystalline tree trunks lay broken and strewn across the Painted Desert as though cut by chainsaw, while fossils give proof of over 200 species of plants from the Triassic period. Through museums, cultural demonstrations and trails, the park provides a glimpse at the world in formation.

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Petrified Forest National Park

Sep 29, 2009

We loved this National Park! It has such a diversity of experiences, from animal viewing (if you keep your eyes open for them), archaeology, hiking, etc. We were glad to have spent a couple of days...more

Petrified Forest National Park

Sep 28, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

It was definitely worth the drive… Take exit 285 then drive through the park. It brings you to exit 311 which is where the painted desert starts and there is also a visitor center… The petrified...more

Petrified Forest National Park

5 of 5 stars
Kansas
Sep 8, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

Loved it! Hard to believe Arizona was a tropical forest at one time and the old trees still exist but only in rock form. It's amazing how wood turns to stone. All the different colors in the...more

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