Route 66 - Detour - Arizona - Petrified Forest

Approach: The park's south entrance is about 19 miles east of Holbrook alog Highway 180. The north entrance ist on I-40
Travel Time: year arround
Fee: $10 (for 7 days) Private vehicles
Description: Petrified Forest National Park is a National Park in Arizona on South Colorado Plateau. Named for its large deposits of petrified wood, the park covers about 146 square miles, encompassing semi-desert shrub steppe as well colorful badlands.
Lodging: near by in Holbrook, there are no Lodges in the Park
Website: Petrified Forest Nationalparks

Proposed route for the trip to Petrified Forest National Park


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