Overshadowed by the Grand Canyon, this quiet desert park might just surprise you. From rainbow-colored badlands to Route 66 nostalgia, here’s why Petrified Forest is worth the detour.

Check out our top things to do in Petrified Forest National Park! This Arizona park is well worth visiting and a great driving park. The park is a lot bigger than you may expect so give yourself ...

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Fossils of the pterosaur were discovered in Petrified Forest National Park. The fossils date back 209 million years.

Kay Behrensmeyer, curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, is shown in Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park. Photo by Ben Kligman A ...

Kay Behrensmeyer, curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, is shown in Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park. Photo by Ben Kligman A ...

Kay Behrensmeyer, curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, is shown in Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park. Photo by Ben Kligman A ...

Kay Behrensmeyer, curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, is shown in Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park. Photo by Ben Kligman A ...

First occurrence The pterosaur’s jawbone with teeth came from a remote area in northeastern Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park, Smithsonian officials said.