Petrified Forest National Park
Can I collect here?
ProBased on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 15, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.
Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Petrified Forest National Park
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Chinle
- Geologic interval
- Late Triassic
- Age
- 237–201.4 Ma
- Depositional environment
- terrestrial indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 1
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 231952 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
Getting there
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Questions about Petrified Forest National Park
Can you collect at Petrified Forest National Park?
It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.
What minerals are found at Petrified Forest National Park?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.