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The Mississippi Petrified Forest is open year-round except Christmas Day. Admission Charged • Group rates available. Website: mspetrifiedforest.com. Phone: 601-879-8189. Email: info@mspetrifiedforest.com.
A gorgeous, quiet forest walk, in an area where the forest has completely healed badly eroded loess ravines and hills. The petrified wood logs are huge, All left in the original locations. The family that stewards this place has done a wonderful job with aesthetics and special touches.
The Mississippi Petrified Forest is a place of beauty and fascination. It almost seems to cast a soothing spell. At times there will be a sweet scent of wildflowers and honeysuckle vines, or the more pungent fragrance of the pine and cedar.
A museum at the site displays samples of petrified plant matter, including leaves, fruits, cones, bark, from every American state and additional countries outside the U.S. Other fossils and fossil casts are on display, including dinosaur footprints, whale bones and turtle shells.
Mississippi Petrified Forest is a petrified forest located near Flora, Mississippi, in the United States. It is privately owned and open for public visits. The forest is believed to have been formed 36 million years ago when fir and maple logs washed down an ancient river channel to the current site where they later became petrified. [1]
See the world differently... Take a relaxing walking tour through the Mississippi Petrified Forest on a shady paved trail among the ancient trees. You'll enjoy the many points of interest along the self-guided 6 block nature trail.
Nov 1, 2018 · Discover Mississippi Petrified Forest in Flora, Mississippi: A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.
