Decrease in Visitation for February 2007

Date: March 29, 2007
Contact: Janet Fernandes, [phone] ext. 238

Decrease in Visitation for February 2007 at Petrified Forest National Park

Petrified Forest, AZ – Park Superintendent Lee Baiza announced that visitation decreased by 17% this February from last year with 21,120  visits compared to last year’s 25,424. The year to date total is 39,936 which is down by 19%.

Route 66 enthusiasts now have a special pull-out at Petrified Forest National Park. About six miles from the park’s I-40 entrance, a new stop features the old alignment of Route 66. A wayside exhibit shows a map of the entire route from Chicago to Los Angeles and recalls the Mother Road’s colorful past. The weathered remains of a 1930s Studebaker, placed near the pull-out, is becoming a popular subject for photographers.

For more information call [phone] weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time; or write to the Superintendent, Petrified Forest National Park, P.O. Box 2217, Petrified Forest, AZ 86028; or e-mail the park.