Alt Text Map of Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. Park terrain is shaded with brown copper, and surrounding areas are in a paler shade of tan. The park has two main parts: an area south of Interstate 40 and another area about half the size to the north of the highway that is largely comprised of a Wilderness Area, shown with a green border. Roads are represented by brown lines. Extended Description The park is located east of the town of Holbrook and north of US Highway 180. Interstate Highway 40 cuts through the park as it heads east. Northern Region Exit 311 on Interstate 40 leads up into the northern unit, approximately three-fourths of which is designated as a wilderness area. The park road first reaches the Painted Desert Visitor Center, which has the park headquarters and information, restrooms, a public phone, fuel, food services, a gift shop, drinking water, picnic area, and self-guided trail. The Visitor Center is at an elevation of 5,770 feet (1,759 meters). Next are the Entrance Station; the Tawa Trail; Tiponi Point; Tatàypi Point; Tawa Point, with a self-guiding trail; Painted Desert Inn National Historic Landmark, with restrooms and a picnic area; Kachina Point; and Hózhó Point, which has a picnic area and restrooms. Here the park road turns south to pass Pintado Point, Nizhoni Point, Whipple Point, Lacey Point, and an overlook along the original path of Route 66 before crossing over the interstate without accessing the highway. Northwest of the northern park region is a Wilderness Area twice the size of the northern park region that includes, from north to south, the Chinde Mesa, Painted Desert, Pilot Rock, Black Forest, and Devils Playground. A long thin band of no-access private land within the park boundary runs along the western border of the Wilderness Area with a note that reads, “Open by permit only access via Exit 303.” Historic Route 66 runs through the northern park region and through a no-access private land area outside the park boundary to the northeast. Central Region A note near the park road just past Interstate 40 reads “Painted Desert Visitor Center to Rainbow Forest Museum, 26 miles (42 km). The road travels south to Puerco Pueblo, which has a self-guiding trail and restrooms; a spur leading to Newspaper Rock; The Tepees overlook; and a spur leading to Blue Mesa and Blue Forest, which has a self-guiding trail. Northeast of the central park region is No-access private land within the authorized park boundary about three times the size of the central park region that includes, from north to south, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway that heads northeast along the Puerto River, the Painted Desert, and Black Knoll. A note in the private land area reads, “Check with the park regarding access.” Southern Region On the southern half of this leg, the park road passes Agate Bridge; Jasper Forest; Crystal Forest, with a self-guiding trail; Hamilili Point; and the Rainbow Forest Museum and Visitor Center, which has water, a gift shop, telephone, restrooms, and information. Other sites nearby include a picnic area, the Giant Logs self-guiding trail, and a trail leading to Long Logs and Agate House before the park road meets the southern Entrance Station on US Route 180. A Wilderness Area stretches east from the park road to a narrow section of no-access private land area within the authorized park boundary that includes Puerco Ridge. A note in this area reads, “Check with the park regarding access.” Another no-access private land area appears to the west of the southern region and includes the Twin Buttes. A note in this area reads, “Private land within authorized park boundary.” Private Land Areas Private land areas within the park include: Major geographic features (in practice, that would really just be the Painted Desert, and perhaps the Puerto River too) Historic Route 66 The designated Wilderness Area in the southern half of the park Legend A scale in the lower right corner of the map measures distances of 1 and 5 kilometers and 1 and 5 miles. A scale below reads: Green line dividing tan and brown for Authorized park boundary, Orange shading for No access – private lands within authorized park boundary, Green shading for Wilderness area – permit required for overnight camping; no permit required for day use, Black dashed line for Hiking trail, and Brown line with black semicircle for Overlook/Parking Area. A note below the legend reads, “Continued implementation of the 2004 Petrified Forest National Park Expansion Act may alter park access and boundaries. Please see the official park website for current information.” To the right are nine symbols that represent Information, Restrooms, Food service, Picnic area, Gas station, Self-guiding trail, Telephone, Gift shop, and Water.