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:
January 1-February 20 8am-5pm
February 21-April 2 7am-6:30pm
April 3-April 30 7am-7pm
May 1-May 28 7am-7:30pm
May 29-July 23 7am-8pm
July 24-August 20 7am-7:30pm
August 21-Sept 17 7am-7pm
Sept 18-October 29 7am-6pm
October 30-Dec 31 8am-5pm
Facilities
Painted Desert Visitor Center and Rainbow Forest Museum
January 1-February 20 8am-5pm
February 21-April 2 7am-6pm
April 3-Sept 17 7am-7pm
Sept 18-October 29 7am-6pm
October 30-Dec 31 8am-5pm
Painted Desert Inn National Historic Landmark
Daily 8:30am–4:30pm
Park and Visitor Center hours are subject to change.
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.
