15 ABSOLUTE Best Hikes in Petrified Forest National Park for 2022
Post Summary: Best Hikes in Petrified Forest National Park Petrified Forest National Park is located in Arizona and covers an area of 346 square miles (900 km2). As the name suggests the National Park is most famous for its petrified wood which can be found all throughout the park. This wood is essentially fossilized remains of trees dating back to 200 million years ago, that went through just the right conditions to become petrified. If the trees fell into the river during that time, it’s very often that they would get saturated with water containing lots of minerals. These minerals would slowly form quartz crystals to replace the organic matter,…
The 12 Most Dog Friendly National Parks for 2024
Post Summary: Dog Friendly National Parks Picture this, you’re driving across the country with nothing but open road ahead of you. Your favorite tunes are on, windows down, and your canine best friend is in the passenger seat with their head out and tongue lolling to the side. You both are ecstatic to be away from home on a grand adventure. Now you need to decide where you are headed. You can’t go on a road trip without seeing some of the United States’ beautiful National Parks. There are so many incredible places to visit but which are the most dog-friendly National Parks? After researching through all of the United…
15 Amazing National Parks for Non-Hikers
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One Day in Petrified Forest Itinerary: Make the Most of Your Day
Post Summary: One Day in Petrified Forest National Park Standing before this sprawling desert, imagine a vast forest. Millions of years ago, this desert was inhabited by a vast Late Triassic forest. Today, all that remains is fossilized remains of the trees. Today these fossils are protected by Petrified Forest National Park. Petrified Forest National Park reminds us of how the world has changed over millions of years. Here is the best way to spend one day in Petrified Forest National Park. Getting to Petrified Forest National Park Petrified Forest National Park has 2 park entrances. The park’s north entrance is located at Exit 311 I-40. The park’s south entrance is located…
A Guide to Camping in the Painted Desert of Petrified Forest National Park
Petrified Forest National Park is one of the more unique national parks. The park is famed for its fossils. The desert landscape was once a vast forest. Over millions of years, that forest died out and the only remains of that forest are the fossilized wood left behind. In 2012, I was on a cross-country road trip from Tennessee to Colorado. I took a little detour to stop and visit Petrified Forest National Park. I was a college student on a budget and wanted to save as much money as possible. I wanted to camp in Petrified Forest but the park doesn’t have a campground. I discovered that if one…
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