Petrified Forest National Park has a North Entrance off Interstate 40 and a South Entrance off Highway 180. Visitors may enter at one end of the park and exit at the other.
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The park road runs 28 miles from end to end, with an optional 3.5 mile loop road at Blue Mesa. Travel time through the park is approximately 1 hour, without any stops. An average visit to the park is from 2-5 hours.
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Did You Know?
Petrified wood at Petrified Forest National Park is almost solid quartz, weighing in at 168 pounds per cubic foot. It's so hard, you can only cut it with a diamond tipped saw!
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