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.

Getting There & Details

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
Website
www.nps.gov/pefo/index.htm
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