Travel video guide
Best Parks in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
This guide turns IT'S TOO COLD TO LIVE IN OUR VAN (we had to get a hotel room) from Chad and Claire into a practical parks map with 2 saved spots around Petrified Forest National Park. The mapped places include an area marker and a national park. Use it to understand the places, food notes, and trip context before saving the map in Varedelo.
What the creator captured
Chad and Claire braved sub-freezing temperatures in New Mexico and Arizona, finding refuge in a budget motel to escape three-degree weather. They were captivated by the unique geological history of Petrified Forest National Park, particularly the ancient logs turned to quartz and the colorful desert landscapes. Claire highly recommends visiting the Southwest in winter to enjoy the lack of crowds and the beauty of snow on the red rocks.
What this map is good for
- Planning a national park stop or short itinerary in Petrified Forest National Park.
- Seeing where the mapped places sit together before choosing what to visit first.
- Saving 2 mapped spots into Varedelo so the list stays usable on the ground.
- Using the original video as context, then turning it into a clean place-by-place map.
Featured spots on this map
- Petrified Forest National Park
National Park in Arizona, USA, Arizona, United States
Hours: Hours available - Petrified Forest National Park
Area marker in Petrified Forest National Park, AZ 86028, USA, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, United States
Food notes from the video
- basil rice
- sauteed yellow bell pepper
- fresh cherry tomatoes
- avocado
- garlic ground chicken
- hot chocolate
Experiences captured
- hiked the Bisti Badlands in extreme cold
- stayed at the Colonial Motel for forty-five dollars
- defrosted a frozen windshield with an old sock
- visited the Painted Desert Inn
- walked along a section of historic Route 66
- explored the Puerco Pueblo ruins
- hiked the Blue Mesa trail
- viewed petrified wood at Jasper Forest
Official tourism resource
The official National Park Service site for Petrified Forest National Park, featuring colorful petrified wood, the Painted Desert, and Triassic-aged fossils.
Planning questions
What are the best spots in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona from this video?
This guide maps all 2 spots featured in the video, with names, addresses, and neighborhoods, so you can plan your trip to Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona.
What are the must-try foods in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona?
Creator picks from the video include basil rice, sauteed yellow bell pepper, fresh cherry tomatoes, avocado. Open the map in Varedelo to see which spot each one is at.
Can I save these spots to use on my trip?
Yes. Open the map in Varedelo to save every spot, get directions, and revisit the guide from your phone while you travel.
Use it on your trip
Save this parks map before you go
Keep the mapped spots, creator context, food notes, and planning details together. Varedelo turns the page into a phone-friendly map you can revisit when you are choosing where to go.