Campground Overview:
Let Holbrook/Petrified Forest KOA be your base camp to explore all the surrounding National Parks and Monuments. Easy access to I-40 gets you to the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest National Park (20 minutes). Take a day trip to the Grand Canyon (2.5 hours), Canyon de Chelly (1.5+ hours), Monument Valley (2.5+ hours), or Fort Apache (1.5 hours). Walk around the rim of Meteor Crater, less than an hour west. Or stop at the Hubbell Trading Post (a National Historic Site) on the Navajo Reservation. In Holbrook, drive through town on the original Route 66 (don’t miss the Wigwam Motel). Check out the museum of Historic Route 66 and The Hashknife Outfit – one of the west’s largest cattle ranches. Back at the campground, relax, enjoy a stunning sunset, and shop for silver and turquoise jewelry in our store. Then plan your next day’s adventures
Campground at a Glance
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Developed w/ Shower |
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Year-Round |
Nearby City: |
Winslow |
Fishing: |
None |
Campground Website: |
Holbrook/ Petrified Forest KOA |
Campground Map: |
Click Here |
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Nearby Attractions and Activities:
Petrified Forest National Park is in northeastern Arizona. In its south, the Rainbow Forest is full of colorful petrified wood. It’s home to the Rainbow Forest Museum, with its paleontology exhibits and many trail access points. In the park’s center are the petroglyphs of Newspaper Rock and the ruined village of Puerco Pueblo. To the north, the Painted Desert Inn, a 1930s adobe building, is a museum with Hopi murals.
With one of the world’s largest and most colorful concentrations of petrified wood, multi-hued badlands of the Painted Desert, historic structures, archeological sites, and displays of 225 million year old fossils, this is a surprising land of scenic wonders and fascinating science. Best known for globally significant Late Triassic fossils, the park attracts many researchers. Geologists study the multi-hued Chinle Formation. Archeologists research over 13,000 years of history. Biologists explore one of the best remnants of native Arizona grassland.
The Navajo Nation has encompasses over 27,000 square miles, extending into the States of Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah. This area has a long history going back as far as pre-historic times & the subsequent arrival of Spanish & European settlers. This is home to the Navajo people with it’s array of more than a dozen national monuments, tribal parks & historical sites, and peppered with a dozen lakes and ponds – Lake Powell alone has 186 miles of Navajoland shoreline.
From the grand sandstone masterpieces of monument valley to the ancient pueblo ruins of Canyon de Chelly there’s plenty to see, do, and learn from on the Arizona side of the Navajo reservation. Be sure to incorporate some smaller treasures during your visit, such as Navajo Nation Window Rock Monument & Veteran Memorial Park, or Hubbell Trading Post and the many other national historic site.
Populating most of the Four Corners area, the native tribes were largely hunters and gatherers. As settlers overtook the Southwest due to manifest destiny, conflict ensued and adaptation to the new America that was forming was necessary. The Navajo Reservation’s expansive boundaries include a wide array of landscapes, formations, and plants that make this area such a distinctive landmark in the Southwest and the world.
Monument Valley’s rock formations tower over the landscape and command attention. The majestic canyons also hold many stories in every erosive grove, mineral color, and ancient ruin clinging to the rock walls. Whether you’re in the flatlands, high mountain meadows, or dry deserts, the rich Southwestern colors of reds, yellows, oranges, and pale greens always saturate your vision against the crystal blue skies.
Homolovi State Park contains over 300 Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites. The park is located just over a mile north of Winslow, Arizona, and features historical exhibits, interpretive programs, birdwatching, and hiking.
Out of the seven Homolovi ruins, two are open to visitors. Homolovi II, the largest and most thoroughly excavated site, has a sidewalk and interpretive signs. It was occupied between 1330 and 1400 AD, and has about 1200 rooms. Archaeologists believe that the inhabitants were trading cotton for pottery with the inhabitants of the Hopi Mesas. This ruin also features three large rectangular plazas and about forty kivas (underground ceremonial chambers). There are also several clusters of pit-houses, occupied before 1260 AD, which appear as mere depressions in the earth. Petroglyphs may be seen along certain sections of a nearby trail (Tsu’vo).
Winslow, Arizona is a small town located off I-40 and U.S. Route 66. For being just a small pit stop along I-40, Winslow has a rich history and numerous attractions. The first street pathway is a six block long strip park and walkway connecting the historic La Posada and the old Hubbel Trading Post. The park illustrates the diverse culture of Winslow. The La Posada was built in 1929 as one of the grand railroad hotels. It has extensive gardens, historic rooms and fine dining. The Winslow Historical Society operates the excellent Old Trails Museum. It illustrated the ranching, railroad, and Native American history of the community.
Also located in Winslow is the “Standin’ on the Corner” Park. This park celebrates the song “Take It Easy.” Written by Glenn Frey and Jackson Browne, “Take It Easy” became The Eagles first hit single in the 1970s. Down the street is the 9-11 Memorial Garden, dedicated to the tragic events of that September day in 2001 and Northern Arizona’s promise that “we will never forget”. The Remembrance Garden is located on the corner of East 3rd Street and Transcon Lane. There you will find, as the centerpiece of the garden, the touching display of actual wreckage from the World Trade Center. The 14- and 15-foot beams were entrusted to the citizens of Winslow by the City of New York. They are the largest pieces given to any community in the nation.