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Petrified Forest National Park
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Fossils and Geology:
Triassic Dinosaurs and Other Animals - June 2006 (PDF 247kb)
Trees to Stone - July 2006 (PDF 411kb)
Geology and the Painted Desert - December 2004 (PDF 1,526kb)

Human History:
Archeology - December 2004 (PDF 514kb)
Messages on Stone - December 2004 (PDF 173kb)
Painted Desert Inn - July 2006 (PDF 766kb)
Painted Desert Inn, German Translation - 2007 (PDF 613kb)
Route 66 - America's Mainstreet - January 2006 (PDF 535kb)
History - 2007 (PDF 570kb)

Animals, Plants, and Ecosystems of Today:
Amphibians - July 2004 (PDF 178kb)
Birds - January 2004 (PDF 192kb)
Grassland - December 2004 (PDF 131kb)
Mammals - July 2004 (PDF 168kb)
Reptiles - July 2004 (PDF 218kb)

For Students:
A Student's Guide - August 2003 (PDF 277kb)
A Trip Through Time (for Kindergarten through Grade 4) - August 2003 (PDF 213kb)

Foreign Language Translations:
La Forêt Pétrifiée - French Translation - January 2004 (PDF 313kb)
Der Versteinerte Wald - German Translation - August 2003 (PDF 247kb)
La Foresta Pietrificata - Italian Translation - March 2004 (PDF 255kb)
El Parque Nacional Del Bosque Petrificado - Spanish Translation - January 2004 (PDF 241kb)
Petrified Forest - Japanese Translation - October 2003 (PDF 1,636kb)
Petrified Forest - Dutch Translation - August 2006 (PDF 226kb)

Park Newspaper - 2007:
These files are quite large and designed for a page size of 11.25 x 17 inches.
Page 1 Introduction, Welcome Message from the Superintendent
(PDF 3,746kb)
Page 2 Park Map, Rules and Regulations
(PDF 2,159kb)
Page 3 Trails, Safety
(PDF 3,017kb)
Page 4 Activities in the Park
(PDF 3,116kb)
Page 5 Wilderness Camping, Horses
(PDF 3,351kb)
Page 6 Special Events, Area Information
(PDF 3,089kb)
Page 7 Education, Junior Ranger, Volunteers
(PDF 3,657kb)
Page 8 Fees, Museum Association, Climate
(PDF 2,756kb)
Page 9 Paleontology at Petrified Forest - What is Paleontology, The Park in the Past, Paleontological Collections
(PDF 4,196kb)
Page 10 Paleontology at Petrified Forest - Plants, Insects, From Discovery to Display
(PDF 4,471kb)
Page 11 Paleontology at Petrified Forest - Ancient Animals, Recent Research
(PDF 4,158kb)
Page 12 Paleontology at Petrified Forest - Kids' Corner
(PDF 3,185kb)

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outside view of Painted Desert Inn
Painted Desert Inn
Find out more about this National Historic Landmark.
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Painted Desert Wilderness
Wilderness Virtual Tour
Explore the Wilderness Area and its many resources.
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cartoon of a park ranger
Storytime
Learn about the problems of petrified wood theft in the park in this virtual story.
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Painted Desert  

Did You Know?
Over 52,000 acres within Petrified Forest National Park is designated Wilderness waiting for you to explore.
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Last Updated: October 05, 2007 at 13:27 EST