Date: March 20, 2012
Contact: Richard Ullmann, 928-524-6228 x245
Petrified Forest, AZ― Petrified Forest National Park will be changing the Ranger-guided tour schedule on April 1, 2012. Check at the visitor centers for programs or visit the website at https://www.nps.gov/pefo/planyourvisit/guidedtours.htm.
Painted Desert Inn Tour: 11:00 am Saturdays and Sundays-Meet the ranger at the Painted Desert Inn National Historic Landmark. Explore this intriguing historic building with a ranger and discover its fascinating past.
Triassic Park Program: 1:00 pm Daily-How did living trees turn to stone? Discover Triassic treasures with a ranger, which may include a talk in the sunroom and/or an easy walk (with a few short stairs) along the Giant Logs Trail. Meet in the Rainbow Forest Museum sunroom.
Puerco Pueblo Tour: 3:00 pm Daily-Take a journey into the past and discover the ancestral Puebloan people of Petrified Forest. Meet the ranger at the Puerco Pueblo trailhead.
Keep your eyes open! Rangers and volunteers rove the trails to help you explore and respond to your questions.
For information call (928) 524-6228, 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 Superintendent. You can follow the park on Facebook at PetrifiedForestNPS and Twitter at PetrifiedNPS.
