Petrified Forest Museum Association

07/14/2026

06/27/2026

Historic Route 66 Holbrook mugs in store now.

05/26/2026

Saturday, June 6 is Dinosaur Day! This year we are partnering with our gateway community of Holbrook, Arizona to celebrate all things dinosaur! There will be fun activities and opportunities to chat with paleontologists in two places from 10 am – 2 pm:

Rainbow Forest Museum (Petrified Forest National Park)
-Fossil preparation demonstration lab
-Ranger-lead hikes to a fossil site (11 am and 1 pm)
-Museum exhibit walkthroughs with a paleontologist
-The film A Whopping Small Dinosaur (Rainbow Forest Lodge)
-Dinosaur coloring and construction activities

Navajo County Historic Courthouse (Downtown Holbrook)
-Simulated fossil dig
-Magnifying glasses to look at real fossils
-Make-your-own fossil activity
-Local artists and groups
-The film A Whopping Small Dinosaur (Courthouse Theater)

If you come to both places, you can stamp a passport and be eligible for a drawing to WIN dinosaur toys, books, or shirts donated by the Petrified Forest Museum Association!

We welcome you to join us in celebrating the 1985 collection of Petrified Forest's dinosaur celebrity Gertie the Chindesaurus!

Holbrook Chamber of Commerce

Navajo County Historical Society

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05/19/2026

New at The Bend On 66 in Holbrook, Route 66 travel passport stamps are now available. Please stop in to collect your stamp and browse our selection of souvenirs.

03/16/2026

The long-abandoned Route 66 portion of the Petrified Forest National Park in eastern Arizona was recently added to the National Register of Historic Places. Petrified Forest National Park Route 66 Archaeological District was officially listed on Feb. 27, according to an email from the National Park....

01/20/2026

Catching just a glimpse of the aurora borealis over the painted desert.
The Painted Desert Trading Post on old Route 66 east of the park.

12/23/2025

Looking for something for the family to do while the kids are on holiday break? Come on over to The Bend on 66 Tuesday, December 30, and check out fossil Revueltosaurus! The fossil lab will be set up from 9am- 4pm.

12/23/2025

Petrified Forest National Park and the park road will be closed on Christmas day, December 25th, 2025.

12/11/2025