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Black Forest

25 Reviews

#16 of 18 things to do in Petrified Forest National Park

Nature & Parks, Forests

Black Forest, Petrified Forest National Park, Apache County, Petrified Forest National Park, AZ

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“Petfiried Rocks of large proportion to witness in person.”

Stop here and get out your car and take in al the Petrified rocks, tress, and other amenities that... read more

Reviewed August 11, 2018

DannyWasserman

Virginia Beach, Virginia

“Fabulous place”

Loved visiting this site, if you get a chance visit with your camera and photograph the petrified... read more

Reviewed September 4, 2017

grahamfield

Fleet, United Kingdom

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4.5 25 reviews

Excellent72%
Very good12%
Average8%
Poor8%
Terrible0%

Aug 11, 2018

“Petfiried Rocks of large proportion to witness in person.”

Sep 4, 2017

“Fabulous place”

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Forest of darkly-colored petrified wood.

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DannyWasserman

Virginia Beach, Virginia

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Reviewed August 11, 2018

Petfiried Rocks of large proportion to witness in person.

Stop here and get out your car and take in al the Petrified rocks, tress, and other amenities that they have preserved over the last several 100's of years. Truly amazing and the photo opportunities are there for the taking. We stood on some of...More

Date of experience: July 2018

Thank DannyWasserman

grahamfield

Fleet, United Kingdom

13252

Reviewed September 4, 2017

Fabulous place

Loved visiting this site, if you get a chance visit with your camera and photograph the petrified wood

Date of experience: August 2017

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Olga T

New York City, New York

177

Reviewed February 15, 2017

Very interesting place

Very interesting place to visit. Beautiful nature wanders, amazing energy of surrounding. It is geology lesson you can see with your own eyes.

Date of experience: December 2016

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Oldjack

Greater Melbourne, Australia

55301335

Reviewed September 30, 2016

Great Views

This provides a view of the petrified logs over a wide expanse and is worth a visit. It is near the Blue mesa and has great biews and scenery.

Date of experience: September 2016

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ChristineNH

Campton, New Hampshire

15441

Reviewed November 7, 2015 via mobile

A MUST SEE!

The historic value alone is worth the trip, the beauty of it is a bonus. So happy and impressed with the entire park. The staff was very friendly and informative. Definitely worth the stop if your in the area or planning a vacation.

Date of experience: September 2015

1 Thank ChristineNH

Curtez151

Santiago, Chile

1325735

Reviewed May 28, 2015

Simply Beautiful

Simply beautiful here. Seeing the old petroglyfs are stunning to view. So much natural, and ancient people's history here. Good informative signs around, but they could have been better.

Date of experience: May 2015

1 Thank Curtez151

Burly-Won-Kenobi

Poteau, Oklahoma

5741

Reviewed April 26, 2015

Seeing these giant logs that are now solid quartz/other materials is truly breathtaking to say the least !!

I have never seen anything like this place in my entire life !! To see these huge trees that once could have been cut with a saw, that now would take a diamond blade to even phase them is an odd & almost surreal thing...More

Date of experience: July 2014

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Mary C

West Hartford, CT

3240

Reviewed September 23, 2013

Petrified Forest Undersold NP

I had the good fortune to spend two weeks in the Petrified Forest National Park on an assignment and can say without hesitation that it was one of the most amazing places I've ever visited. The name is misleading: the petrified wood is just one...More

Date of experience: September 2013

4 Thank Mary C

William L

Brookings, Oregon

124112

Reviewed September 10, 2013

A must-stop on I-40

The Black Forest is really the northern part of Petrified Forest National Park, better known as the Painted Desert, and very handy from I-40. You can actually pull off the freeway and enjoy the visitors center, gift shop and restaurant without paying the entrance fee...More

Date of experience: July 2013

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onewoman62

Hephzibah

Reviewed June 27, 2013

Beautiful Old Dead Wood

We toured the Petrified Forest in Arizona the same trip we made to the Grand Canyon in 2005 This park was simply breath taking. The colors, the size, and the abundance of petrified wood laying on the grounds of what use to be a forest...More