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Crystal Forest Gift Shop Campground in Petrified Forest National Park

Campground · Petrified Forest National Park

Crystal Forest Gift Shop Campground

A private RV base beside the park's south gate.

Type
Campground
Nearest trail
2.1 mi
Audio stories
2 nearby
  • Parking
  • Picnic tables
  • Store
DirectionsMap

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South Entrance Gift Shops and RV Stops

Overview

About Crystal Forest Gift Shop Campground

Why stop

  • Just outside the park's south entrance

Heads up

  • Hookups and services need confirming

Map

Where it is

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CampgroundCrystal Forest Gift Shop Campground34.79288, -109.89051
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Plan your stop

Before you go

2 active Petrified Forest alerts

  • ClosurePainted Desert Visitor Center closed for constructionThe Painted Desert Visitor Center is closed for construction; visitor-center operations are at the Painted Desert Inn, two miles past the north entrance station.Official details
  • ClosureAgate House closed to visitorsAgate House is closed to the public because of physical safety concerns; stay at least 15 feet from the structure. - The closure remains in effect until terminated in writing by the park.Official details
Petrified Forest alerts
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“You're approaching the gift shops and RV stops just outside the south entrance. Petrified Forest Gift Shop sells souvenirs, fossils, minerals, and petrified wood, with basic RV sites beside the shop.”

Plays as you drive up to Crystal Forest Gift Shop Campground in the Parkwolf Petrified Forest Tour Guide.

More stories near here in the app

  • Teeth That Fooled Paleontologists
  • Rainbow Forest Museum and Giant Logs
  • Agate House's Petrified Walls
  • Hamilili Point's Younger Fossil Story
  • 35 audio storiesacross Petrified Forest’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
  • Wildlife heatmapsfor Pronghorn, Mule Deer, Coyote, and 13 more
  • Works offlinemaps, 16 trails, 33 places, and audio download before you lose signal
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Guide

More about Crystal Forest Gift Shop Campground

A private south-gate baseThis is a privately operated RV campground beside Crystal Forest Museum & Gifts, just outside…

This is a privately operated RV campground beside Crystal Forest Museum & Gifts, just outside Petrified Forest's south entrance. It gives RV travelers an overnight option close to the park; the National Park Service has no front-country RV or car camping inside the park.

Plan for a self-contained stayThe available campground information describes an RV-only stay, with self-contained rigs…

The available campground information describes an RV-only stay, with self-contained rigs required and no tent camping. Don't assume hookups, water or restrooms: power reports conflict, and those services weren't verified for this exact campground. Confirm the current entry rules and what's working before you head in.

Keep the two stops straightA separate gift shop and RV park sits across US 180.

A separate gift shop and RV park sits across US 180. Double-check the business name before you ask about directions or facilities; details for one side don't necessarily apply to Crystal Forest.

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Wildlife

Wildlife in Petrified Forest

All Petrified Forest wildlife maps
Pronghorn185 sightingsPronghornMost seen around 6 AMSighting mapMule Deer172 sightingsMule DeerMost seen around 6 AMSighting mapCoyote100 sightingsCoyoteMost seen around 6 PMSighting mapWapiti33 sightingsWapitiMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapGunnison's Prairie Dog35 sightingsGunnison's Prairie DogMost seen around 8 AMSighting mapPorcupine56 sightingsPorcupineMost seen around 7 PMSighting map

Sighting maps show where each species has been reported across Petrified Forest. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.

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Trails nearby

EasyGiant Logs Trail0.4 mi · 15 min · 2.1 mi awayA quick paved loop past giant logs, with several stair sets.EasyLong Logs and Agate House Trails2.6 mi · 1.5 hr · 2.1 mi awayPetrified logs and an ancient pueblo on a 2.6-mile round trip.EasyAgate House Trail2 mi · 1 hr · 2.2 mi awayA short paved start leads to a pueblo built from petrified wood.EasyLong Logs Trail1.6 mi · 1.5 hr · 2.2 mi awayBright petrified logs beneath gray and purple badlands.

More stops nearby

Campground · 0.1 mi awayPetrified Forest Gift Shop and RV ParkA basic RV stop with 30-amp power near the south entrance.Entrance station · 0.5 mi awaySouth Entrance StationThe southern gate starts a 28-mile cross-park drive.Sight · 1.8 mi awayAgate HouseA small hilltop pueblo built from petrified wood.Sight · 2.1 mi awayGiant LogsClose views of giant petrified logs on a short museum-side loop.Sight · 2.1 mi awayRainbow Forest MuseumFossils inside, giant logs waiting just outside.Store · 2.1 mi awayRainbow Forest Lodge Gift ShopA handy shop for souvenirs and privately sourced petrified wood.Sight · 2.2 mi awayLong LogsWalk among a colorful scatter of unusually long petrified logs.Scenic pullout · 3.9 mi awayHamilili PointA quick pullout for layered badlands and the Flattops skyline.

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Top sights in Petrified Forest

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  1. 1Blue Mesa OverlookSight
  2. 2Giant LogsSight
  3. 3Crystal ForestSight
  4. 4Painted Desert InnSight
  5. 5Rainbow Forest MuseumSight
  6. 6Kachina PointSight

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