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Ranger Jack giving a program along Giant Logs Trail

Daily Programs

12:00 pm Painted Desert Inn Tour: Explore this intriguing National Historic Landmark with a ranger and discover its fascinating past.

10:00 am and 2:00 pm Triassic Program: How did these once living trees turn to stone? Meet in the Rainbow Forest Museum sunroom. Find out on this ranger talk or easy guided walk along the Giant Logs Trail. There are some stairs along the trail.

2:00 pm Puerco Pueblo Program:Find out about the ancestral Puebloan people who once lived in this 100-room pueblo. Meet at the Puerco Pueblo Trail at the south end of the parking lot for an easy ranger-guided 1/3 mile walk.

Mark your calendars for fee-free weekends at the national parks and other federal land agencies 2011:

January 15-17-Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday weekend
April 16-24-National Park Week
June 21-First day of summer
September 24-Public Lands Day
November 11-13-Veterans Day weekend

A Glance at Special Events at Petrified Forest National Park:

March-Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month

April-National Park Week

Summer

Cultural Demonstrator Program: On Saturdays from Memorial Day through Labor Day visit with silversmiths, carvers, weavers, dancers, and other demonstrators. Many will have items for sale.

Artist in Residence Program: Spring into Fall Visit with artists using the park for inspiration as they paint, draw, photograph, or otherwise express their artistic ability.

Junior Ranger Activity Days: Families are invited to join park staff on weekends during the summer for hands-on activities that help kids learn more about park resources.

May-National Wildflower Week

May-International Migratory Bird Day

June 14-28-Summer Solstice Celebration: Join rangers at a petroglyph at Puerco Pueblo for a solar interaction between 8:30 am and 9:30 am.

August 25-Founders Day: Anniversary of the establishment of the National Park Service.