Second Forest.—Good trail—20 to 25 minutes. Peculiar white, silicified logs; logs are fire scarred; carbonized material present. Hollow logs show crystals in place.
Third Forest and Agate House.—Paved trail—25 to 40 minutes. Finest long log area—some 150 to 160 feet. Panorama Knoll gives good view. Agate House side trail to pre-historic Indian dwelling partially restored; built of petrified wood 800 to 900 years ago.
Rainbow Forest.—Start from museum on all-paved trail—15 to 20 minutes. Logs show beautiful bands of color. Old Faithful, one of the largest logs, at top of trail. Mather Memorial on side trail.
Rainbow Forest Museum.—Charts and exhibits tell the complete story of the Petrified Forest. They include beautiful polished sections of agatized wood, fossil reptiles, and amphibian skulls, bones, and teeth.
US 260 Ranger Station.—To enter monument, secure automobile permit, 50 cents. Drive carefully. To leave monument, get clearance and information on roads.
Please help to maintain and protect Petrified Forest National Monument by refraining from destroying or removing specimens of petrified wood (no matter how small the piece) or defacing or marking ruins, pictographs, petroglyphs, or other works of prehistoric man. If each of the hundreds of thousands of yearly visitors took pieces of petrified wood, there would soon be none left. Once removed, it is gone forever—it cannot be replaced.
Your cooperation in observing the above will make it unnecessary to impose penalties of fines or imprisonment, or both, as provided for under the laws of the United States Government for the protection of Petrified Forest National Monument.
You may purchase petrified wood from the monument concessioner, who gets his supply from dealers handling wood obtained from private lands outside of the monument.
The following items, which through their observance will tend to make your trip and that of your neighbors more enjoyable, are listed for your guidance:
The monument is a sanctuary for all living things. Please do not molest the wild birds or animals or pick wild flowers.
Pets may be brought into the monument only on leash, crated, or otherwise under physical restrictive control.
Picnicking is permitted at the headquarters picnic area only.
Unless adequately sealed, cased, broken down, or otherwise packed to prevent their use while in the monument, firearms are prohibited except upon written permission from the superintendent.
Professional photographers using motion picture cameras must obtain a permit from the superintendent.
All accidents should be reported to the nearest ranger station.
The speed limit is 35 miles per hour. Please drive with caution and heed all traffic signs.
Lost and found articles should be reported to the nearest ranger station.
An annual fee of 50 cents is charged each automobile and motorcycle entering the monument.
The monument road between the Rainbow Forest and the Painted Desert is closed to through travel at night.