# Petrified Forest National Park

> Fossil logs turned to rainbow quartz lie across the Painted Desert. It is the only national park that protects a stretch of Route 66.

Source: https://camping-spirit.com/places/petrified-forest/

Fossil logs turned to rainbow quartz lie across the Painted Desert. It is the only national park that protects a stretch of Route 66.

- **Nearest town:** Holbrook, AZ
- **Category:** Nature & parks
- **GPS:** 34.9100, -109.8068
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