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Fast Facts

Nearest City Holbrook, AZ
Last Site Visit July 2008
Annual Visitation 543,714 in 2008 (view all years)
Creation Date December 9, 1962
Total Area 218,553 acres
Entrance Fee $10 per car per week
Lowest Elevation 5,300 feet, at Puerco River
Highest Elevation 6,235 feet, at Pilot Rock
Highest Average Temperature 92°F, in July
Lowest Average Temperature 21°F, in January
Record High Temperature 107°F, in 1998
Record Low Temperature -27°F, in 1971

Area Weather Information


Park Evolution

1906: Petrified Forest National Monument created
1962: Redesignated Petrified Forest National Park

Phone Numbers & Addresses

Mailing Address

Petrified Forest National Park
PO Box 2217
Petrified Forest, AZ 86028

Visitor Information

(928) 524-6228
(928) 524-3567 (Fax)
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