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This bridge was created as softer rocks eroded around a large petrified log, leaving a lengthy bridge between bluffs. The early park service built several stone supports to keep the bridge from collapsing, greatly diminishing the beauty of this natural wonder.
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A roadside turnout overlooks hundreds of logs that have been deposited amongst badlands through the erosion of the surrounding rocky bluffs.
A 1 mi loop trail leads into the Blue Mesa area, one of the most colorful landscapes of the park. Minerals in the soil have stained the surrounding bluffs with exquisite colors, while petrified logs have been deposited throughout the area as the bluffs have eroded.
A roadside overlook leads to an area in which hundreds of petroglyphs have been etched into the rock.
A short trail leads around an 800-year-old pueblo that once contained 100 rooms and housed as many as 1200 people.
Rainbow Forest Museum provides exhibits of petrified wood, fossils, and displays of prehistoric animals as well as information, book sales, and restrooms. Timeless Impressions, a free orientation film about the park, is shown continuously throughout the day.
An easy 0.6 mi loop trail that is 0.5 mi from the Rainbow Forest Museum. This trail passes through the park's largest concentration of petrified wood.