Petrified Forest National Park
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Cities & Towns
Holbrook, Arizona: 27 miles west.
Winslow, Arizona: 59 miles west.
Flagstaff, Arizona: 119 miles west.
Sanders, Arizona: 28 miles east.
St. Johns, Arizona: 38 miles southeast.
Snowflake, Arizona: 46 miles south.
Gallup, New Mexico: 68 miles east.
Ganado, Arizona: 66 miles north.
Parks & Monuments
Sunset Crater National Monument: 134 miles west.
Walnut Canyon National Monument: 114 miles west.
Wupatki National Monument: 143 miles west.
Canyon de Chelly National Monument: 105 miles northeast.
Lyman Lake State Park: 46 miles southeast.
Recreation & Wilderness Areas
Fool Hollow Lake RA: 65 miles south.
Painted Desert Wilderness: Adjoins the Park.
Rainbow Forest Wilderness: Adjoins the Park.
Historic & Points of Interest
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site (Ganado)
Homolvi Ruins State Park (Winslow)
Apache County Museum (St. Johns)
Kinishba Ruins (Ft. Apache)
Meteor Crater: 22 miles west of Winslow.
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