Petrified Forest

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Location

Location

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Map of the Park

Map of the Park

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dry windy climate; summer high is about 100 °F (38 °C);

dry windy climate;
summer high is about 100 °F (38 °C);
winter lows are well

below freezing;
more than 400 species of plants (bunchgrass, blue grama, sacaton);
fauna (pronghorns, coyotes, bobcats);
fossils (from 225 million years ago).

About the Park

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Things to Do The Park is open everyday except Christmas. The

Things to Do

The Park is open everyday except Christmas.
The Rainbow Forest

Museum complex:
visitor information, orientation, and backcountry permits,
orientation movie, Timeless Impressions (20-minutes long, shows continuously),
bookstore,
fossil exhibits,
Giant Logs, Long Logs, and Agate House trail access,
limited food service,
gift shop,
public restrooms.
The Painted Desert Inn National Historic Landmark:
visitor information and orientation,
museum exhibits (including the building itself),
public restrooms,
Wilderness and Rim trail access.