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Route 66 Pullout

Route 66 site
Near Holbrook, Arizona
0.2 mi from Route 66

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The Route 66 Pullout is a small roadside stop near Holbrook, AZ, set up in 2006 and named for the old highway. It sits on Petrified Forest Road at the point where that road meets the line of U.S. Route 66, about 2.5 miles from the Painted Desert Inn. For road trippers it is a quick place to pause, stretch and take a picture that ties the desert drive back to the Mother Road.

What is Route 66 Pullout?

This is a roadside attraction laid out as a pullout, where drivers can leave the traffic lane and stop. It dates from 2006, so it is a modern marker rather than a historic structure.

Visiting Route 66 Pullout: tips

Plan on 10 to 15 minutes. The Painted Desert Community Complex Historic District is about 1.8 miles away, and the Painted Desert Inn and the Flattop Site, an archaeological site, are each about 2.5 miles away. Carry water on desert drives like this one.

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Painted Desert Community Complex Historic District near Holbrook, AZ

Painted Desert Community Complex Historic District

Holbrook, Arizona · 0.4 mi from Route 66

Richard Neutra's 1960s modernist headquarters for Petrified Forest National Park.

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1.8 mi from Route 66 Pullout

Painted Desert Inn near Holbrook, AZ

Painted Desert Inn

Holbrook, Arizona · 1.6 mi from Route 66

A 1937 Pueblo Revival lodge on the rim of the Painted Desert, now a National Historic Landmark.

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2.5 mi from Route 66 Pullout

Flattop Site

Holbrook, Arizona · 2.4 mi from Route 66

A pit-house village site inside Petrified Forest National Park, lived in during the first centuries AD.

2.5 mi from Route 66 Pullout

Petrified Forest National Park near Holbrook, AZ

Petrified Forest National Park

Holbrook, Arizona · 2.4 mi from Route 66

Fossil wood, painted badlands and open grassland in a national park that old Route 66 once crossed.

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2.5 mi from Route 66 Pullout

Puerco Ruin and Petroglyphs near Holbrook, AZ

Puerco Ruin and Petroglyphs

Holbrook, Arizona · 4.3 mi from Route 66

The largest known archeological site in Petrified Forest National Park: a pueblo of more than 100 rooms.

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5.2 mi from Route 66 Pullout

Adamana, Arizona

Adamana

Adamana, Arizona · 3.4 mi from Route 66

The former railroad stop where travelers once stepped off the train to see the Petrified Forest.

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5.2 mi from Route 66 Pullout

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