A lovely drive through and stop. The visitor centre and walk was great. A very interesting park. Overall a very good and worthwile place to visit

I saw several reviews complaining that it's not really a "forest" as the name indicates. That's apparently due to the tourists taking away a piece of petrified rock as souvenir when they visit. Supposedly, 1 ton of petrified wood goes missing every month. The photos I saw of the old petrified forest looks accurate to me. We were very pleased... More

We traveled from the Grand Canyon (out of our way) to visit the Petrified Forest. On our way into the Park from the south we came across many shops with all sizes of petrified wood for sale. This seemed to cheapen and lessen the park experience. As we entered the park, we immediately saw the petrified logs. They were beautiful... More

The word "forest" is not what we expected. The "forest" is all on the ground, sparsley scattered on the desert like plains. You have to really look to see the petrified logs and bits of trees to notice what they are. They are there and they are real. I would suggest you park and walk to see the pieces to... More

As we drove towards Santa Fe, we saw one simple sign advertising the Petrified Forest and Painted Desert. Needing a break from driving, we followed the arrows to the Southern tip of the park and paid $10 a car to enter. What a treat. This was our one detour on our Southwest road trip which really proves that you need... More