Located in AZ.
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…
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Open daily · 8:00AM - 5:00PM
$25.00
Entrance - Private Vehicle
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No park-wide entry reservation is required for Petrified Forest. Cave tours, campgrounds, or activity passes may still need advance booking — see Overview on this page for fees, hours, and what to book ahead.