Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area — Petrified Forest National Park
Reviewed Jun. 30, 2023

You deserve a break, turn off the interstate and tune into the Painted Desert.

Backcountry Backpacking only. Get your free permit. Whatever you pack out the minimum half mile from your car is what you have, the desert supplies the rest.Be prepared for the high desert and you’ll enjoy it.

See the night sky stars, a very wary herd of pronghorn antelope, the Triassic Chinle Formation that gives the Painted Desert its name, Route 66, Pteroglyphs, Puebloan Civilization sites, and one of the largest deposits of Petrified wood on earth.

SiteRight over there, on the horizon. *waves broadly*
Month of VisitNovember
  • Review photo of Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area — Petrified Forest National Park by Jeremy A., June 30, 2023
  • Review photo of Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area — Petrified Forest National Park by Jeremy A., June 30, 2023
  • Review photo of Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area — Petrified Forest National Park by Jeremy A., June 30, 2023
  • Review photo of Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area — Petrified Forest National Park by Jeremy A., June 30, 2023
  • Review photo of Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area — Petrified Forest National Park by Jeremy A., June 30, 2023
  • Review photo of Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area — Petrified Forest National Park by Jeremy A., June 30, 2023
  • Review photo of Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area — Petrified Forest National Park by Jeremy A., June 30, 2023
  • Review photo of Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area — Petrified Forest National Park by Jeremy A., June 30, 2023
  • Review photo of Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area — Petrified Forest National Park by Jeremy A., June 30, 2023
  • Review photo of Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area — Petrified Forest National Park by Jeremy A., June 30, 2023
  • Review photo of Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area — Petrified Forest National Park by Jeremy A., June 30, 2023
  • Review photo of Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area — Petrified Forest National Park by Jeremy A., June 30, 2023
  • Review photo of Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area — Petrified Forest National Park by Jeremy A., June 30, 2023
  • Review photo of Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area — Petrified Forest National Park by Jeremy A., June 30, 2023
  • Review photo of Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area — Petrified Forest National Park by Jeremy A., June 30, 2023
  • Review photo of Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area — Petrified Forest National Park by Jeremy A., June 30, 2023
  • Review photo of Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area — Petrified Forest National Park by Jeremy A., June 30, 2023
  • Review photo of Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area — Petrified Forest National Park by Jeremy A., June 30, 2023
  • Review photo of Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area — Petrified Forest National Park by Jeremy A., June 30, 2023
  • Review photo of Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area — Petrified Forest National Park by Jeremy A., June 30, 2023