Online and Internet-based Activities

Academic Papers and Abstracts
After more than a century, there is a vast library of academic papers available about the fascinating resources of Petrified Forest National Park. You can find many of these papers here!

Petrified Forest Social Networking
Petrified Forest National Park offers new ways to bring the park experience to visitors. More here...

At Facebook we are Petrified Forest National Park

At Flickr we are Petrified Forest Ranger

At Twitter we are PetrifiedNPS

At YouTube we are Petrified Forest National Park, PetrifiedForestNP's Channel

Treasure Hunts
EarthCaching, Geocaching, and Letterboxing are worldwide games of hiding and seeking treasure. Can you imagine the treasures you could discover at Petrified Forest? Join in these global games! More...

What's Happening?

The park hours of operation: 8 am to 5 pm Mountain Standard Time (MST).

Daily Ranger Programs!

10 am and 2 pm Triassic Park Program at the Rainbow Forest Museum

2 pm Puerco Pueblo Discovery Walk

12 pm Painted Desert Inn Tour

Special Activities: check out special tours, hikes, and other activities!

Self-Guided: overlooks, trails, day hikes, and overnight backpacking.

What Can I See?

Painted Desert: colorful and evocative….

Historic and Archeological Sites: from ancient petroglyphs to the only section of Route 66 in a national park….

Native Grassland: where the deer and the pronghorn play….

Fossils including Petrified Wood: out in the wild and in exhibits at the museum….

Special Programs

Cultural Demonstrators
During the summer, March, and November, cultural demonstrators can be found at the Painted Desert Inn National Historic Landmark. More...

Artist in Residence
The park invites artists to interpret national park landscapes with creative approaches and techniques. More...