REVIEWED LOCATION

Sigri Petrified Forest Park — Protected Fossil Forest Rockhounding Status & Field Guide

A world-class petrified-forest site with standing roots, trunks, branches, leaves and other plant fossils preserved in volcanic deposits. It is intentionally a red no-collecting record because removal is expressly prohibited.

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Important: Do not pick up, detach or remove even small fragments of petrified wood from the protected area.

What is here

Miocene petrified trees and plant fossils within volcanic ash deposits

Materials / interest: Petrified Wood, Fossils, Plant Fossils, Volcanic Rock

Collecting and access

Viewing only. Every section of petrified log in the protected Petrified Forest area is protected and detaching, removing or damaging fossils is strictly prohibited.

Navigate to the public Sigri park/museum area and remain on visitor paths.

Detailed status
prohibited
Permission
Not flagged
Permit
Not flagged
Fee
Required
Guide
Not flagged
Booking
Not flagged
Surface collecting
no
Hammering
no
Digging
no

Safety

Hot, exposed terrain in summer; stay on maintained pathways and respect closures.

Review status

Access reviewed: 2026-09-13 · Sources reviewed: 2026-09-13 · Next scheduled review: 2027-09-13.

Recheck access, closures, permissions and current source instructions before field travel.

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