| Petrified Forest | |
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| Location | Sonoma County, California, United States |
| Nearest city | Calistoga, California |
| Coordinates | 38°33′23″N 122°38′22″W / 38.55639°N 122.63944°W |
| Area | 845 acres (342 ha)[1] |
| Open | Year round |
| Status | Open |
| Petrified Forest | |
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| Official name | Petrified Forest[2] |
| Designated | January 31, 1978 |
| Reference no. | 915 |
The Petrified Forest is a petrified forest located in Sonoma County, California, in the United States. It is the only petrified forest in California from the Pliocene.[3][2] It also has the largest petrified trees in the world.[4] The forest is now open to the public to visit after restoration from damage caused by the Napa and Sonoma fires of 2017.[1]
- ^ a b Ernst, Doug. "Scientists study ancient Petrified Forest pollen". Welcome to Napa Valle. Press-Democrat. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Petrified Forest". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
- ^ "BETTER UNDERSTANDING ANCIENT FOREST". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. 2013-12-22. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ Villano, Matt. "Calistoga's Petrified Forest: science not scares". SFGate. Hearst Publications. Retrieved 19 August 2014.