Escalante Petrified Forest State Park is as old as it is scenic. One of the best Utah state park alternatives to Zion National Park, Escalante Petrified Forest State Park is visually stimulating ...

Petrified Forest is best known for its ancient trees that have crystallized over 225 million years into rainbow colors. The park also features fossils from huge 18-foot crocodile-like creatures known ...

There are many Utah state parks where dogs are allowed ... there is plenty to see in scenic Escalante Petrified Forest State ...

Scientists have identified several hundred species of fossil plants and animals in Petrified Forest. The park consists of two main sections, and recent legislation has authorized doubling the land ...