The park is open year round except Christmas, December 25.
Petrified Forest National Park is open at different hours during the year. Hour Changes (times are Mountain Standard year round-this area does not observe Daylight Saving):
Park Road Hours
Open 8am-5pm year round, with extended hours as staffing permits.
Visitor Centers Hours
Painted Desert Visitor Center and Rainbow Forest Museum & Visitor Center
Open 8am-5pm year round, with extended hours as staffing permits.
Painted Desert Inn National Historic Landmark Hours
Daily 9am to 4:30pm
Note: Arizona does not observe Daylight Saving Time, remaining on Mountain Standard Time year-round. For example, in the summer months, during Daylight Saving Time, the time in Arizona and California is the same, with New Mexico and the Navajo Reservation one hour ahead.
