Tag: History & Culture

A long backcountry hike in the more remote South Unit, passing scattered petrified wood and offering genuine solitude away from

A very short, easy climb to a hilltop covered in centuries-old Native American petroglyphs — one of the best quick

A short, otherworldly walk through a narrow canyon with walls completely covered in ferns — genuinely unique, and a filming

An easy, accessible loop through a beautiful old-growth grove named for the former First Lady, who dedicated the park here

A short, easy loop near the visitor center among some of the largest, most colorful petrified logs in the entire

A slightly longer loop through the densest concentration of petrified wood in the park, with a spur to a partially

A genuinely strenuous hike descending nearly 800 stairs to the remains of a historic coal mining operation at the bottom

A quiet loop connecting historic sites near the park’s Maple Springs area, including old homesteads — a good option for

The best trail in the park for seeing genuine rock art up close, winding along a canyon wall to the

An easy, flat walk to an overlook of Balcony House, one of the park’s most striking cliff dwellings — a