Petrified Forest National Park Warnings Or Dangers Tips by jumpingnorman

Do not take out petrified wood out of forest!

When visiting the Petrified National Forest , make sure you do not take any of the petrified wood out with you! Before entering the park, the ranger asks you if have any petrified wood in your car and they may inspect your car before you leave. Although in our case, they did not check our car (maybe because my innocent smile was enough? Hehehe)

On top of these, you are not allowed to take out anything else from the forest such as fossils, rocks, plants and even animals!

My friend VTer BruceDunning of my beloved Kansas City wrote: " I read they "lose" 20,000 pounds of petrified wood pieces annually to theft. Too bad."

So, let's all help in preserving this natural wonder!