Many people walking along a trail under cloudy skies, surrounded by chunks of petrified wood.
30-60 Minutes

Take a Self-Guided Tour of Giant Logs

Petrified Forest National Park

Take a self-guided tour of Giant Logs, one of the highest concentration of large, colorful petrified logs.

Take a self-guided tour of Giant Logs, one of the highest concentration of large, colorful petrified logs. The trail is shaped like a butterfly, the “head” is Old Faithful, the most massive log in the park. The trail has a hard surface, partially paved and graveled. There are posts with numbers that go along with the self-guiding tour booklet available at the Rainbow Forest Museum. The trail is 0.4 miles round trip, about 30 minutes long, rated easy.

Tags

Front-Country HikingTrailswalkinghikingtrailSelf-guidedtourpetrified woodpetrifiedfossilsgeologypaleontologyscience

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Duration

30-60 Minutes

Duration Details

Depends so much on the individual, but most people need at least 30 minutes and most finish within an hour.

Fees Apply

No

Seasons

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Time of Day

Day

Accessibility

Hard paved or graveled surface Tread width: 57 in (145.6 cm), min 48 in (121.9 cm) Grade: 4.8%, max 19.1% Cross Slope: 2.5%, max 13.4% Booklet with text has good constrast. Audio is not available.

Pets

Yes

Reservations

No

Location

Giant Logs Trail, Petrified Forest National Park

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