Petrified Forest Gift Shop & RV Park
RV Park
Write a Review 6492 Petrified Forest Rd. Holbrook, AZ 86025 928-524-3470GPS: 34.792, -109.8927
Overview of Petrified Forest Gift Shop & RV Park
Last Price Paid: $25
Reported by roadtrippers-staciesstuff on 9/21/2024
Longest RV Reported: 38 feet (Class A)
Reported by CaraOstara on 2/21/2019
Number of Sites 10
Pad Type gravel
Elevation 5,380 ft / 1,639 m
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To ask questions of the owner or manager please contact the campground directly. 928-524-3470
This is our Wheel Life asked on 4/8/2021
Does anyone know what number you call for campsite reservations? Also, does your America the Beautiful pass get you a...
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Answer questionReviews of Petrified Forest Gift Shop & RV Park 27 people have reviewed this location.
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“Decent, but minimal”
Reviewed 5/26/2021
| Nightly rate: | $16 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 10 |
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One thing that is unique is that there is petrified wood bordering entire park and each site. That being said, I do agree with another post that staff inside store was not the friendliest. It could be the general disposition of the worker that was off-putting though, nothing in particular. She did not allow us to pick a site, just assi... more
One thing that is unique is that there is petrified wood bordering entire park and each site. That being said, I do agree with another post that staff inside store was not the friendliest. It could be the general disposition of the worker that was off-putting though, nothing in particular. She did not allow us to pick a site, just assigned us one, so we ended up with 3 RVs packed together on the same side of park when nicer sites were open and empty on the opposite side with more shade. They don’t accept debit/credit cards for purchases under $10, and items are very expensive in the shop. Sites are small with a concrete slab and picnic table at each site. Electric hookups only, no water or dump station close by- that we were able to find. Closest store/gas was 17 miles down the road. You are truly out in nowhere here. Nothing remarkable nearby to see from your site, lots of desert terrain. You are right near the entrance to the Petrified Forest, so that’s a bonus. We actually had decent service with Verizon. It remained 2-3 bars and we were able to use the internet and stream with only a couple of short buffering breaks.
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This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Close to the Petrified National Forest”
Reviewed 4/13/2021
| Nightly rate: | $16 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 6 |
| RV Length: | 38' (Class A) |
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The price is right and is dependent upon the amenities you are looking for. We stayed on the west side which has electric only. There is no dump station and no water. Both of the rv parks on this intersection are first come, first serve. The west side is electric only. The east side has water and I am not certain about dump sta... more
The price is right and is dependent upon the amenities you are looking for. We stayed on the west side which has electric only. There is no dump station and no water. Both of the rv parks on this intersection are first come, first serve. The west side is electric only. The east side has water and I am not certain about dump station or service. When we arrived the only places available were located on the west side.
The gift shops associated with this place are very expensive for most things, especially petrified wood. I have seen where people felt that the staff was not very friendly, however we found them to be helpful and very nice. The shops are fascinating to just walk through and look at the various items for sale. It is also a museum of sorts and has some interesting displays which I found much more entertaining than the one we saw in the petrified forest.
We did find some reasonable geodes and petrified wood in the East museum shop for $2/lb. If you want petrified wood check out Dobell Ranch near here., Their prices are much better and the experience is unforgettable.
We really enjoyed their sense of humor here. There is an old car in the parking lot with a great big piece of petrified wood in the back of it. Hilarious! It is a must see to believe type thing.
We would definitely stay here again. There is not many places to camp near the Petrified forest and no rv camping in the forest. There is limited permit tent camping in the forest. This place does not allow tents (I think there is no place to put them) but they have teepees they rent out m, I believe. We had a nice trip, met some interesting people and enjoyed visiting the museums here.
We had limited cellular service. Plenty to make calls, texts, and slow internet searches. Not enough ummph to stream however on Verizon.
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Jjsbaby would stay here again
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“Nice, cheap stop”
Reviewed 1/5/2021
| Nightly rate: | $16 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 10 |
| RV Length: | 29' (Class B Plus) |
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This was a decent place. Electric only, nice new cement slabs with picnic tables. CLEAN! We were the only ones there for the night. Absolutely zero AT&T cell service. Drove 10ish miles toward the interstate to get service.
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“Very unfriendly staff or owners”
Reviewed 12/2/2020
| Nightly rate: | $15 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 7 |
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This could have easily been a good experience but the people at the office were so unfriendly. The rate has gone up to $15 plus tax. No one else was in the park and they insisted check out time was 10 am which doesn't Allow any time to see the park before leaving. I asked if we could have an extra hour or 2 since there was obviousl... more
This could have easily been a good experience but the people at the office were so unfriendly. The rate has gone up to $15 plus tax. No one else was in the park and they insisted check out time was 10 am which doesn't Allow any time to see the park before leaving. I asked if we could have an extra hour or 2 since there was obviously plant of empty space and they adamantly said NO! I didn't take time to check out the crystal campground across the street but it had a sign that said free camping which we didn't notice until we had parked at this one.
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“Great One”
Reviewed 8/16/2020
| Nightly rate: | $12 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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lady very nice. Great stay over and only one other camper. Stayed end of June 2020
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bluelagoonacres would stay here again
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“Great One”
Reviewed 7/1/2020
| Nightly rate: | $12 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 4 |
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$12.00 plus tax. The Lady in the gift shop was very nice and helpful. Ask info about camping and she set me up at a site with shade. Yes first come first serve. Have about 10 sites with 30 amp hookup. No water or dump. Has a nice picnic table at each site too. We got there about noon and there was no campers. Only thing I can say it t... more
$12.00 plus tax. The Lady in the gift shop was very nice and helpful. Ask info about camping and she set me up at a site with shade. Yes first come first serve. Have about 10 sites with 30 amp hookup. No water or dump. Has a nice picnic table at each site too. We got there about noon and there was no campers. Only thing I can say it that its a win win situation.
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bluelagoonacres would stay here again
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“Campground Closed As Long As Park is Closed”
Reviewed 5/16/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | NA |
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We stayed one night as we were just passing thru. Next morning the owner comes by saying she let us stay since we arrived late the night before but asked us not to stay another night. She didn’t kick us out or anything but It seems like she does not want anyone camping there as long as the park and gift shop are closed (which I underst... more
We stayed one night as we were just passing thru. Next morning the owner comes by saying she let us stay since we arrived late the night before but asked us not to stay another night. She didn’t kick us out or anything but It seems like she does not want anyone camping there as long as the park and gift shop are closed (which I understand) even if you are self contained.
For any future boondockers coming through here I would wait until the park opens back up to try to camp here again. Seemed like a nice lady though.
I would definitely camp here again if the park was open. The night sky is beautiful, it’s super quiet, you’re out in the middle of nowhere. I had two bars of Visible (off Verizon network) and phone calls could be made but internet was slow. Husband had no service with tmobile.
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katieteal would stay here again
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“Fine for 1 night”
Reviewed 3/19/2020
| Nightly rate: | $12 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 2 |
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This is a parking area outside the gift shop, right outside entrance to Petrified Forest National Park. There are 2 sites on either side. 1 lot has the museum with free RV parking. The other lot has 10 electric plugs with a gravel pad and picnic table each. We were one of about 5 RVs that night. You pay $12.78 at the shop, get a ... more
This is a parking area outside the gift shop, right outside entrance to Petrified Forest National Park. There are 2 sites on either side. 1 lot has the museum with free RV parking. The other lot has 10 electric plugs with a gravel pad and picnic table each. We were one of about 5 RVs that night. You pay $12.78 at the shop, get a key to unlock the electric box and return the key. Checkout is 10 am the next day. Lock the padlock on the box when you leave. It rained overnight and we had to step into red muddy spots.
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SMAI would stay here again
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“Worth the price for electric in wintertime”
Reviewed 3/7/2020
| Nightly rate: | $12 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 2 |
| RV Length: | 27' (Class C) |
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This was a nice place to stay, right at the south entrance to Petrified Forest National Park. We stayed here March 2-3, 2020, and the price went up in January to $12 (plus tax). Looks like there were a handful of sites across the street for free. Either option would work. Depends if you need the electric or can boondock. There were sev... more
This was a nice place to stay, right at the south entrance to Petrified Forest National Park. We stayed here March 2-3, 2020, and the price went up in January to $12 (plus tax). Looks like there were a handful of sites across the street for free. Either option would work. Depends if you need the electric or can boondock. There were several other campers in the lot. Plenty of room to maneuver and back in. It was a bit windy, but otherwise pretty quiet. Not much traffic in the road right next to the campground. There was a gift shop at this campground and a museum across the street at the free campground.
One thing we couldn't figure out was why there were so many old, broken down (flat tires) cars parked at each place (about five or six cars in each parking lot) all day and all night. Weird. But we felt safe and would stay here again.
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D. Serafin would stay here again
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“$10 gets you 30 amp power, level site, cement slab and a picnic table. ”
Reviewed 3/26/2019
| Nightly rate: | $10 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 1 |
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Convenient stopover right outside the south entrance of The Petrified Forest.
Self contained rigs only, no restroom, water or trash.
FourFeetFourPaws would stay here again
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- 30 Amp
- 20 Amp
- Partial Hookups
Recreation
- picnic area
Site Amenities
- picnic table
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