Side Trip: Walnut Canyon NM and the Petrified Forest

If you are visiting the Grand Canyon and staying in or around Williams, AZ a side trip to Walnut Canyon and the Petrified Forest is in order!

We started the day early to get in as much as possible at each stop:

Stop at Walnut Canyon NM(Drive time 1 hour; Tour time 2 hours):

Walking the trail at Walnut Canyon; warning there are a ton of steps!

4 people free with the National Parks pass, others $5 per person http://www.nps.gov/waca/index.htm

Walnut Canyon View

Snack and head for Petrified Forest

Arrive Petrified Forest, Lunch

Tour Petrified Forest and Painted Desert Area

Petrified Forest/Painted Desert (Drive time 2 hours; tour time 45mins – 3 hours) http://www.nps.gov/pefo/planyourvisit/things2do.htm

View around the Petrified Forest of the Painted Desert

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