Petrified Forest sighting maps
185 sightingsPronghornAntilocapra americanaMost seen 5–7 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
172 sightingsMule DeerOdocoileus hemionusMost seen 6 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
100 sightingsCoyoteCanis latransMost seen 6 AM & 6 PMSighting map
33 sightingsWapitiCervus canadensisMost seen 6 AM & 7 PMSighting map
35 sightingsGunnison's Prairie DogCynomys gunnisoniMost seen 8–10 AM & 5 PMSighting map
56 sightingsPorcupineErethizon dorsatumMost seen 6 AM & 7 PMSighting map
31 sightingsBobcatLynx rufusMost seen 6 AM & 7 PMSighting map
55 sightingsBlack-tailed JackrabbitLepus californicusMost seen 6 AM & 7 PMSighting map
73 sightingsGreater RoadrunnerGeococcyx californianusMost seen 6–9 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
16 sightingsGolden EagleAquila chrysaetosMost seen 7–10 AM & 4–7 PMSighting map
66 sightingsRed-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisMost seen 9 AM–4 PMSighting map
644 sightingsRavenCorvus coraxMost seen 8 AM–12 PM & 5–7 PMSighting map
23 sightingsBurrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaMost seen 6 AM & 7 PMSighting map
17 sightingsGreat Horned OwlBubo virginianusMost seen 6 AM & 7 PMSighting map
27 sightingsCooper's HawkAstur cooperiiMost seen 7–9 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
27 sightingsTurkey VultureCathartes auraMost seen 10 AM–4 PMSighting mapEach map shows where a species has been reported across Petrified Forest. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.


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 Hills“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
- The Logs’ Clean Breaks
- The Tepees Roadside Views
- Ravens at Play
- Blue Mesa’s Restless Clay
- 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
