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Painted Desert Visitor Center


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Painted Desert Visitor Center Exhibits include general park information & orientation with Hands-on Geology exhibits. A 20-minute video is shown every 1/2 hour. A Bookstore and Restrooms are available.

The Painted Desert Inn National Historic Landmark built by the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Rainbow Forest Museum are also located in the Park for extended information with exhibits of early reptiles, dinosaurs, and petrified wood, and an audio-visual exhibit of a recent fossil dig.


Hours: Open All Year 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. MST, Closed Christmas Day.
Address: I-40, Exit #311
Phone: 928-524-6228
Our Website:www.nps.gov/pefo/index.htm

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