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Petrified Forest National Park featuring landscape views and desert views

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1. Petrified Forest National Park

The ancient trees of Petrified Forest National Park turned to quartz over many years as minerals from volcanic ash and silica replaced plant material. Once a forest, the area is now a semi-arid grassland. View beautiful desert flowers, shrubs and striking landscapes which perfectly complement the forest of fossilized logs.
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Petrified Forest National Park featuring desert views

2. Blue Mesa

Blue Mesa is truly a sight that must be seen to be believed. It looks more like the work of an artist’s paintbrush than natural geologic processes. Perhaps that is why the area surrounding it is called the Painted Desert. No visit to Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park is complete without exploring the remarkable Blue Mesa. Drive the 3.5-mile (5.6-kilometer) loop trail around the mesa or hike into the badlands.
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Petrified Forest National Park featuring tranquil scenes and desert views

3. Crystal Forest Loop

Walk through history along the Crystal Forest Loop. Discover this particular gem in the heart of Petrified Forest National Park. The short hike is accessible for most visitors and offers a glimpse into some of eastern Arizona’s most unique geologic formations.
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Petrified Forest National Park featuring desert views and tranquil scenes as well as a small group of people

4. Whipple Point

Whipple Point is a scenic cliff overlooking the Painted Desert in Petrified Forest National Park. The side of its otherworldly rock face glows with a reddish-pink hue, while the plateau is covered in low shrubs. Drive or climb to the table atop its flat peak and gaze into the distance for a picture-perfect vista of the undulating red landscape.
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Petrified Forest National Park featuring desert views and landscape views

5. Tawa Point

One of the eight Painted Desert overlooks located across Petrified Forest National Park, Tawa Point provides spectacular views of the Martian-like terrain. Before you, deep reds and black basalt make up the otherworldly scenery, which is engrained in the folklore of the Hopi people. Embark on the Tawa Trail for 1.2 miles (1.9 kilometers) and take in the remarkably colorful surroundings on the way to the visitor center.
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Located just inside the park’s northern entrance, this observation point has excellent vistas of the multicolored topography of the Painted Desert.

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Blue Mesa

In Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park, hike through an otherworldly landscape filled with cone-shaped hills banded with brilliant colors.

Blue Mesa
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Jasper Forest

Explore the great outdoors at Jasper Forest, a lovely green space in Chambers. While you're in the area, wander around the natural setting.

Jasper Forest
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Crystal Forest Loop

Despite its name, expect to see more geologic marvels than standing trees along this easy loop trail in Petrified Forest National Park.

Crystal Forest Loop
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Whipple Point

Camels, a seasonal river and a 19th-century expedition are part of the rich history of a viewpoint above a Martian-looking landscape.

Whipple Point
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Lacey Point

You can learn about the history of Chambers with a visit to Lacey Point. Wander the forest or discover the area's desert landscape.

Lacey Point
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Tawa Point

Located just inside the park’s northern entrance, this observation point has excellent vistas of the multicolored topography of the Painted Desert.

Tawa Point
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Pintado Point

You can learn about the history of Chambers when you stop by Pintado Point. Wander the forest or discover the area's desert landscape.

Pintado Point
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Kachina Point

Though Kachina Point might be what brings you to town, perhaps you'll have a chance to explore more of Chambers while you are here.

Kachina Point
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Chinde Point

Learn about the local history of Chambers when you take a trip to Chinde Point. Wander the forest or discover the area's desert landscape.

Chinde Point