Petrified Forest National Park

Painted Desert Visitor Center
1 Park Rd
Petrified Forest, AZ 86028 USA

928-524-6228

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Company

Petrified Forest National Park

Website

https://www.nps.gov/pefo

Location

Painted Desert Visitor Center
1 Park Rd
Petrified Forest, AZ 86028
United States

COMPANY DETAILS

Business Overview & Services

This portion of the Chinle Formation has a large concentration of 225-million-year-old petrified wood. The surrounding Painted Desert features eroded cliffs of red-hued volcanic rock called bentonite. Dinosaur fossils and over 350 Native American sites are also protected in this park. The park is 221,390 acres (895 km2) and receives 627,757 recreation visitors per year.
Photo Credit: Petrified Forest National Park - Painted Desert, Arizona, April 2009 by Doug Dolde - Public Domain

How Business is Green

U.S. National Park

Year Established

1962

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Our Events:

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Volunteer Opportunities:

https://www.nps.gov/pefo/getinvolved/volunteer.htm