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I was expecting more
I was expecting lots of green or forest. We went to a trail where there are exhibits of old-looking tree trunks. They look like have been mineralized or fossilized trunks. It was a dry land. The walki...
The Ginkgo Petrified Forest is composed of two sections. One has the interpretive center and the other is a hiking area. The interpretive center is the best spot of the two. It is a small museum with ...
The visitor’s center and museum was closed when we came by, though the website implied it would be open, which was a disappointment but the parking lot has so many examples of petrified wood that we w...
If you are interested in science and history, this is worth your time. Plus amazing views up there. A lovely collection the various trees found locally and a very interesting video about the ginkgo. C...
I was expecting more
I was expecting lots of green or forest. We went to a trail where there are exhibits of old-looking tree trunks. They look like have been mineralized or fossilized trunks. It was a dry land. The walki...
Petrified wood is kinda boring
The Ginkgo Petrified Forest is composed of two sections. One has the interpretive center and the other is a hiking area. The interpretive center is the best spot of the two. It is a small museum with ...
Historic wood
The visitor’s center and museum was closed when we came by, though the website implied it would be open, which was a disappointment but the parking lot has so many examples of petrified wood that we w...
How trees become rocks, answer found here
If you are interested in science and history, this is worth your time. Plus amazing views up there. A lovely collection the various trees found locally and a very interesting video about the ginkgo. C...
Not a forest
Not really a “forest”. Boxes of enclosed petrified tree samples along a poorly marked trail. Not worth the $10 day pass. No shade. Very open desert.