A Day At Petrified Forest National Park

Above, the entrance sign at Petrified Forest National Park. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

A few months ago, while on my way home from an event the fraternal order I belong to, I stopped at Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona.

I just had enough time to see the Painted Desert part of the park. I plan on going back to see the Petrified Forest at a later date. The following should come in handy for that.

Travel Awaits has posted an article on how to spend a day at Petrified Forest National Park.

They begin it with:

When it comes to the star power of Arizona’s parks, Petrified Forest National Park has some tough competition from its three siblings. 

Saguaro National Park in southern Arizona is famous for its towering saguaro cactus -- a symbol of the American West. The majesty of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park was memorialized in pop culture in an iconic scene from the movie Forrest Gump. And the Grand Canyon is, well, the Grand Canyon. 

Still, what the Petrified Forest lacks in celebrity status, it more than makes up for in unique moonscape terrain, mysterious fossilized wood, and aura of days gone by.

Petrified Forest National Park does not have any campgrounds for RVs or lodges, but it does have a restaurant, gas station and visitor center with a gift shop. Backcountry camping is allowed with a permit.

To read more, go here.