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# Petrified Forest National Park

Apache · Navajo · National Park Service

BEFORE YOUR VISIT

Visitor advisoryWeather

### Tornado Watch issued October 21 at 10:10AM MST until October 21 at 6:00PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

Regional information

- Regional notice: Coconino

- Regional notice: Navajo

- Regional notice: Yavapai

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 688 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ARIZONA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA COCONINO NAVAJO IN WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA YAVAPAI THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CAMP VERDE, COTTONWOOD, FLAGSTAFF, HOLBROOK, KAYENTA, PRESCOTT, SEDONA, SHOW LOW, SNOWFLAKE, WHITERIVER, AND WINSLOW.

Oct 21, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026

[Read the official notice: National Weather Service Arizona alerts ↗](https://api.weather.gov/alerts/active?area=AZ)Source checked Oct 21, 2026

Visitor informationFacilities

### Petrified Forest National Park: Visitor-center location

Park-specific information

- [Visitor-center location](https://arizonaparks.org/parks/petrified-forest-national-park)

Visitor-center operations are at Painted Desert Inn, two miles past the north entrance station, during construction. Check the official page for current services.

[Read the official notice: National Park Service Arizona destinations ↗](https://www.nps.gov/pefo/park-alerts-pefo.json)Source checked Oct 21, 2026

Visitor informationFacilities

### Petrified Forest National Park: Headquarters phone outage

Park-specific information

- [Headquarters phone outage](https://arizonaparks.org/parks/petrified-forest-national-park)

Headquarters phones are down. Use the visitor-service numbers or email listed on the official NPS page.

[Read the official notice: National Park Service Arizona destinations ↗](https://www.nps.gov/pefo/park-alerts-pefo.json)Source checked Oct 21, 2026

PLAN YOUR VISIT

## The practical details.

**Managing agency**: National Park Service

[Official park information](https://www.nps.gov/pefo/index.htm)

We have not yet verified hours, entry fees, accessibility details. Confirm these with the managing agency before traveling.

Check notice timestamps and official updates. Conditions can change between source checks.

## Weather & forecast

National Weather Service · [Official forecast ↗](https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=34.974639999999994&lon=-109.77266)

## About Petrified Forest National Park

Petrified Forest combines colorful badlands, grassland, fossils and extensive deposits of petrified wood. The park also preserves ancestral sites and a stretch of historic Route 66, connecting geological time with more recent human history.

## Find your way.

Map points represent park land, not verified visitor entrances. Follow the managing agency’s entrance directions. Tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

This point represents park land, and may not be a public entrance. Follow official entrance directions.

[Official visitor information & directions ↗](https://www.nps.gov/pefo/index.htm)

## Read before you roam.

[THE FIELD GUIDE

### Check water, work areas and gates before camping

A reservation is one part of a camping plan. Confirm the services and entry arrangements for the actual site.

Read the guide](https://arizonaparks.org/guides/camping-water-and-arrival)

## Sources & verification

Park facts and notices are checked separately. Missing facility information does not mean a facility is absent. Official visitor page checked Oct 21, 2026.

- [National Park Service Arizona destinations](https://www.nps.gov/state/az/list.htm) · Oct 21, 2026

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