About
LocationSun Valley AZ
Managed byNational Park Service
SizeLarge — multiple days
Acres93,900 acres
Good forHikingBikingCampingHorseback RidingWildlife ViewingBirdwatchingStargazingPicnicking

A landscape where deep time lies fully on display, Petrified Forest National Park blends colorful badlands, vast grasslands, and one of the world's largest and most vivid collections of petrified wood. Spanning more than 200 million years of geologic history, the park protects ancient fossils, ancestral Puebloan sites, habitat for desert animals, and a sweeping stretch of historic Route 66.

Location

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Trails (21)
  • ★ Blue Mesa Trail1 mi · Loop · Moderate · 100 ft up · 30 min · from Blue Mesa, off the main park road
  • Tewa Trail1.2 mi · Easy · 76 ft up · 30 min
  • ★ Giant Logs Trail0.4 mi · Loop · Easy · 80 ft up · 15 min · from Rainbow Forest Museum, south entrance
  • Long Logs Trail1.1 mi · Easy · 39 ft up · 30 min
  • ★ Crystal Forest Trail0.8 mi · Loop · Easy · 50 ft up · 30 min · from Crystal Forest, main park road
  • ★ Long Logs and Agate House Trail2.6 mi · Loop · Easy · 100 ft up · 1 hr 15 min · from Rainbow Forest Museum, south entrance
  • Kachina Point0.8 mi · Easy · Flat · 30 min
  • ★ Painted Desert Rim Trail1 mi · Out-and-Back · Easy · 80 ft up · 30 min · from Tawa Point to Kachina Point, north end
  • Blue Mesa0.8 mi · Easy · 129 ft up · 30 min
  • Painted Desert Inn0.3 mi · Out-and-Back · Easy · 30 ft up · 15 min · from Kachina Point, north end
  • Puerco Pueblo Trail0.3 mi · Loop · Easy · 20 ft up · 15 min · from Puerco Pueblo, main park road
  • Rim Trail0.6 mi · Easy · 27 ft up · 15 min
  • Agate House Trail0.4 mi · Easy · 26 ft up · 15 min
  • Blue Forest Trail3 mi · Out-and-Back · Moderate · 200 ft up · 1 hr 30 min · from Blue Mesa area, main park road
  • Onyx Bridge4 mi · Out-and-Back · Moderate · 250 ft up · 2 hr 15 min · from Kachina Point, Painted Desert Wilderness
  • Puerco Loop0.3 mi · Loop · Easy · Flat · 15 min
  • Devils Playground9 mi · Out-and-Back · Strenuous · 400 ft up · 4 hr 45 min · from North of the main road, permit-only access
  • Martha's Butte2.5 mi · Out-and-Back · Moderate · 150 ft up · 1 hr 15 min · from Off the main park road, wash access
  • Jasper Forest2.5 mi · Out-and-Back · Moderate · 200 ft up · 1 hr 15 min · from Jasper Forest overlook, main park road
  • Route 66 Alignment0.2 mi · Out-and-Back · Easy · 10 ft up · 15 min · from Route 66 pullout, main park road
  • Agate Bridge0.2 mi · Out-and-Back · Easy · 10 ft up · 15 min · from Agate Bridge, main park road
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