All Petrified Forest places
33 places
1Blue Mesa OverlookRim-top views of striped badlands, with an optional one-mile walk.
2Giant LogsClose views of giant petrified logs on a short museum-side loop.
3Crystal ForestQuartz flashes in the petrified logs along this short paved loop.
4Painted Desert InnA Pueblo Revival inn with Hopi murals and wide desert views.
5Rainbow Forest MuseumFossils inside, giant logs waiting just outside.
6Kachina PointA broad Painted Desert view from an accessible rim overlook.
7Puerco PuebloA low-walled pueblo with petroglyphs and a solstice marker.
8Newspaper RockMore than 650 petroglyphs, best seen slowly through the scopes.
9Jasper Forest OverlookA quick panorama over Jasper Forest’s basin of petrified wood.
10Agate BridgeA petrified log spans a gully on a 1917 concrete beam.
11Agate HouseA small hilltop pueblo built from petrified wood.
Painted Desert Visitor CenterA Mission 66 visitor center within a desert community of 23 buildings.
12Pintado PointA quick roadside stop for a broad Painted Desert view.
13Long LogsWalk among a colorful scatter of unusually long petrified logs.
14Tawa PointA broad Painted Desert view with an accessible trail to follow.
15Hózhó PointA picnic stop with layered badlands in front.
16Historic Route 66 and StudebakerA 1932 Studebaker makes Route 66 tangible in the Painted Desert.
17Tiponi PointJust inside the entrance, your first sweep of the Painted Desert.
18The Tepees North PulloutA quick roadside look at the Painted Desert's striped cones.
19The Tepees South PulloutA roadside look at roughly 220-million-year-old striped hills.
20Lacey PointA quick roadside look at Pintado Point and Pilot Rock.
21Nizhoni PointA roadside overlook with a 192-million-year gap in the rock record.
22Whipple PointA quick pullout for Painted Desert layers under dark-capped mesas.
23Tatáypi PointA quick pullout where red badlands meet a black basalt rim.
24Hamilili PointA quick pullout for layered badlands and the Flattops skyline.
Painted Desert DinerA convenient diner with Navajo tacos at the park’s north entrance.
Painted Desert OasisA handy north-gate stop for fuel, snacks and Painted Desert souvenirs.
Rainbow Forest Lodge Gift ShopA handy shop for souvenirs and privately sourced petrified wood.
Crystal Forest Gift Shop CampgroundA private RV base beside the park's south gate.
Petrified Forest Gift Shop and RV ParkA basic RV stop with 30-amp power near the south entrance.
North Entrance StationThe fee booth before the park's 28-mile drive south.
South Entrance StationThe southern gate starts a 28-mile cross-park drive.
25Hamilili DuneRed sand breaks up the pale, layered badlands.
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Petrified Forest Tour Guide
Petrified Forest, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Petrified Forest National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
See the Petrified Forest audio tourRecorded for this place
Blue Mesa's Banded Hills0:00 / 0:31
“You're coming up on Blue Mesa, where blue-gray and lavender hills fill the basin below the rim. I'd stop for the overlooks even if you don't want a hike; you can see the colored bands from above.”
Plays as you drive up to Blue Mesa Overlook in the Parkwolf Petrified Forest Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
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- The Tepees Roadside Views
- Ravens at Play
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- 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
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
