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A few miles north of the Rainbow Forest area, the Crystal Forest is accessible via an 0.8 mi paved loop trail that winds among some particularly colorful petrified logs.
Painted Desert Inn National Historic Landmark, located at Kachina Point 2 mi from the north entrance at exit #311 off of I-40, once served as a respite for travelers along historic Route 66. From the inn, you may view distant vistas and exhibits while touring this historic building.
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 0.4 mi paved trail behind the Rainbow Forest Museum that passes by numerous petrified logs, including the park's largest, nicknamed Old Faithful.
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.
Accessible via a 0.5 mi spur (one-way) off of the Long Logs Trail, this trail leads to a rebuilt pueblo that was constructed out of petrified wood.
A roadside turnout overlooks hundreds of logs that have been deposited amongst badlands through the erosion of the surrounding rocky bluffs.