Environmental Management System Commitment Statement (2005) PDF (130 KB)
Maintenance Guides for the Treatment of Historic Properties at Petrified Forest National Park (2005) PDF (7.7MB)
Park Purpose Park Planning begins with defining the park's purpose. more...
Park Significance The significance of the park's resources guides management policies. more...
Primary Interpretive Themes These ideas and meanings related to the park’s resources are the stories told in the park. more...
Did You Know?
Standing on the edge of a vast badlands landscape, a Spanish explorer is rumored to have named the area "El Desierto Pintado" (The Painted Desert) because the hills looked like they were painted with the colors of the sunset.