The Petrified Forest Walk
Join us as we take you on a virtual walk through time on our Petrified Forest Walk, an actual 1-mile trail in the park that visitors frequently experience. Click on the text below to begin your hike!

"When the mountains are overthrown and the seas uplifted, the universe at Florissant flings itself against a gnat and preserves it."
-Dr. Arthur C. Peale, Hayden Expedition Geologist, 1873

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