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Painted Desert As Far As The Eye Can See, Petrified Forest National Park

A view of the orange, red, and beige dunes of Painted Desert above a blue sky with puffy clouds at Petrified Forest National Park.
Rebecca Latson
Thursday, March 30, 2023

Quite a few units of the National Park System have a "Painted" something-or-other. In Petrified Forest National Park, it's the Painted Desert, with saturated desert colors of orange, red, rust, pink and beige. This Painted Desert can be accessed just off of Interstate 40 through Arizona. Click here and here to read more about this national park.

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The Essential RVing Guide

The Essential RVing Guide to the National Parks

The National Parks RVing Guide, aka the Essential RVing Guide To The National Parks, is the definitive guide for RVers seeking information on campgrounds in the National Park System where they can park their rigs. It's available for free for both iPhones and Android models.

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