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The Tepees North Pullout
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The Tepees North Pullout
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The Tepees is a area of the park named for the conical hills with banded mudstones that were thought to resemble tepees—or tipis as some people spell it. Tipis are not part of the culture in this region, but some Navajos have pointed out one of the hills that resembles a male hogan.
Agate Bridge
~6 min drive
Agate Bridge, original called Natural Bridge, is a partially exposed petrified log spanning a gully at Agate Mesa, forming a “bridge”. This landmark has long been one of the most popular attractions in Petrified Forest since the beginning and in the early history of the park m…
Off the Beaten Path Onyx Bridge Route Stop 3
~17 min drive
From here the path hooks to the left, still an obvious trail, with a small dry wash (a watercourse that only holds water during rain or other precipitation). This wash goes to your left and right as you move further along the path.
Giant Logs
~18 min drive
Giant Logs is part of Rainbow Forest in Petrified Forest National Park. Once an ancient log jam in a Late Triassic river, Giant Logs was the heart of the original national monument set aside in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt. This area is located behind the Rainbow Fores…
Long Logs Trail
~18 min drive
Length: 1.6 mile (2.5 km) loop Trailhead: Rainbow Forest Museum parking area Long Logs is one of the largest concentrations of petrified wood in the park. Explore this ancient log jam at the base of gray badlands. Please leave petrified wood for others to enjoy. Report any rem…
The Tepees South Pullout
~0 min drive
The Tepees is a area of the park named for the conical hills with banded mudstones that were thought to resemble tepees—or tipis as some people spell it. Tipis are not part of the culture in this region, but some Navajos have pointed out one of the hills that resembles a male…
Blue Mesa Trail
~2 min drive
Length: 1 mile (1.6 km) loop Trailhead: Blue Mesa sun shelter Descending from the mesa, this alternately paved and gravel trail loop offers the unique experience of hiking among badland hills of bluish bentonite clay as well as petrified wood. Numerous plant and animal fossils…
Puerco Pueblo
~4 min drive
Puerco Pueblo is located at mile marker 11 (11 miles from the north entrance of Petrified Forest National Park), the only ancestral Puebloan village that is easily accessible to the public. The 1/3 of a mile loop trail meanders through the ancient site, complete with exhibits…
Crystal Forest Trail
~10 min drive
Length: 0.75 mile (1.2 km) loopTrailhead: Crystal Forest parking areaNamed for the presence of beautiful crystals that can be found in the petrified logs, this trail offers one of the best opportunities to experience the petrified wood deposits. Please leave the petrified wood…
Hamilili Point
~15 min drive
Hamilili Point is located along the main park road just west of the Flattops of the park. It is the access point for the south unit of the Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area. The pullout overlooks the Martha’s Butte and Jim Camp Wash beds of the Sonsela Member of the Ch…
Tawa Point
~16 min drive
This overlook has a parking lot with some pull through sites, bike rack, wayside exhibits, a scenic view of the red part of the Painted Desert, and two trailheads. Trails from this spot include the Painted Desert Rim Trail and the Tawa Trail. The point is named for Tawa, the H…