During our May 2015 visit to Petrified Forest National Park, several storms popped up. While the clouds provided striking shadows across the landscape, the wet weather also meant that we missed a few hiking opportunities. On the whole, it evened out.
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| Dark clouds overhead, sunshine in the distance |
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| Gray skies couldn't mask the beauty of the badlands |
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| Rain on The Flattops |
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| Rain mutes the mesa colors at Lacey Point |
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| Thunderstorms on the horizon |
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| Rain and a rainbow from Newspaper Rock |
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| Rain brackets Interstate 40 |
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| Virga: wisps of precipitation evaporating before reaching the ground |
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| Water flowing in Lithodendron Wash |
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| Rainbow over Interstate 40 |
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| Another day, another squall line |
An entry fee of $10 per private vehicle is good for seven consecutive days. Other fee payment options include the America the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands passes including the Annual Pass ($80), Senior Pass ($10 for lifetime), Access Pass (free with documented disability) and Military Annual Pass (free for active duty personnel).
The park website is http://www.nps.gov/pefo/index.htm.
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