Explore the Mississippi Petrified Forest

The Mississippi Petrified Forest is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see the massive remains of what was once a massive forest, now turned to stone by time. Nature trails allow visitors to explore and see these specimens up close, while the Earth Science Museum has exhibits that explain how this came to be. The museum also displays examples of plant evolution over time, as well as other types of fossils such as whale bones, dinosaur footprints, and a cast of a prehistoric camel's fossil. Kids will enjoy taking pictures on "Caveman's Bench" and sifting for treasure in the gem mining flume.

The existence of this Petrified Forest has been known since the mid-nineteenth century, but it has only been developed and opened to the public in the last four decades. In August 1962, R.J. "Bob" and Shirl Schabilion purchased the "Petrified Forest." They taught the values and practicalities of conserving and preserving all of our natural resources by example to their family and others, and this was long before the term "conservation" was commonly used, as it is today.

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Address: 124 Forest Park Road, Flora, Mississippi
Phone: 601-879-8189
Website: www.mspetrifiedforest.com