This used to be a lush forested area, then the Cascades rose up and make it a desert. Some of the trees were perserved in a rock forest. I don't think park is completely worth the trip by itself, but if you are in the area or doing other things, do stop by. http://heibeck.smugmug.com/Travel/Ginkgo-Petrified-Forest/IMG2334/137351640_DeLco-Ti.jpg http://heibeck.smugmug.com/gallery/2604117_bygAC/ 2007-03-19T14:50:11Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://heibeck.smugmug.com">heibeck</a><br />View of the Columbia River from the visitor's center</p><p><a href="http://heibeck.smugmug.com/Travel/Ginkgo-Petrified-Forest/2604117_bygAC#137351640_DeLco" title="View of the Columbia River from the visitor's center"><img src="http://heibeck.smugmug.com/Travel/Ginkgo-Petrified-Forest/IMG2334/137351640_DeLco-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="View of the Columbia River from the visitor's center" title="View of the Columbia River from the visitor's center" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-13T18:31:06Z heibeck http://heibeck.smugmug.com http://heibeck.smugmug.com/Travel/Ginkgo-Petrified-Forest/IMG2334/137351640_DeLco-Th.jpg 2007-02-18 16:18:29 46.95459412850000 -119.98772978800000 0 <p><a href="http://heibeck.smugmug.com">heibeck</a><br />Thousands of petroglyphs were found by the river before the building of the local dam. Some are preserved here</p><p><a href="http://heibeck.smugmug.com/Travel/Ginkgo-Petrified-Forest/2604117_bygAC#137351709_Jngsb" title="Thousands of petroglyphs were found by the river before the building of the local dam. Some are preserved here"><img src="http://heibeck.smugmug.com/Travel/Ginkgo-Petrified-Forest/IMG2335/137351709_Jngsb-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Thousands of petroglyphs were found by the river before the building of the local dam. Some are preserved here" title="Thousands of petroglyphs were found by the river before the building of the local dam. Some are preserved here" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T21:29:29Z heibeck http://heibeck.smugmug.com http://heibeck.smugmug.com/Travel/Ginkgo-Petrified-Forest/IMG2335/137351709_Jngsb-Th.jpg 2007-02-18 16:18:40 <p><a href="http://heibeck.smugmug.com">heibeck</a><br />Looking east from the trail</p><p><a href="http://heibeck.smugmug.com/Travel/Ginkgo-Petrified-Forest/2604117_bygAC#137351786_RWxxy" title="Looking east from the trail"><img src="http://heibeck.smugmug.com/Travel/Ginkgo-Petrified-Forest/IMG2336/137351786_RWxxy-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Looking east from the trail" title="Looking east from the trail" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T03:59:21Z heibeck http://heibeck.smugmug.com http://heibeck.smugmug.com/Travel/Ginkgo-Petrified-Forest/IMG2336/137351786_RWxxy-Th.jpg 2007-02-18 16:50:58 46.95852291570000 -120.02142906200000 0 <p><a href="http://heibeck.smugmug.com">heibeck</a> </p><p><a href="http://heibeck.smugmug.com/Travel/Ginkgo-Petrified-Forest/2604117_bygAC#137351832_qc7u2" title="heibeck's photo"><img src="http://heibeck.smugmug.com/Travel/Ginkgo-Petrified-Forest/IMG2337/137351832_qc7u2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="heibeck's photo" title="heibeck's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T04:06:31Z heibeck http://heibeck.smugmug.com http://heibeck.smugmug.com/Travel/Ginkgo-Petrified-Forest/IMG2337/137351832_qc7u2-Th.jpg 2007-02-18 16:51:04 <p><a href="http://heibeck.smugmug.com">heibeck</a> </p><p><a href="http://heibeck.smugmug.com/Travel/Ginkgo-Petrified-Forest/2604117_bygAC#137351878_GivCM" title="heibeck's photo"><img src="http://heibeck.smugmug.com/Travel/Ginkgo-Petrified-Forest/STA2338/137351878_GivCM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="heibeck's photo" title="heibeck's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T04:09:41Z heibeck http://heibeck.smugmug.com http://heibeck.smugmug.com/Travel/Ginkgo-Petrified-Forest/STA2338/137351878_GivCM-Th.jpg 2007-02-18 17:10:38 <p><a href="http://heibeck.smugmug.com">heibeck</a> </p><p><a href="http://heibeck.smugmug.com/Travel/Ginkgo-Petrified-Forest/2604117_bygAC#137353512_CrZc5" title="heibeck's photo"><img src="http://heibeck.smugmug.com/Travel/Ginkgo-Petrified-Forest/Ginko-para/137353512_CrZc5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="22" alt="heibeck's photo" title="heibeck's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T04:00:36Z heibeck http://heibeck.smugmug.com http://heibeck.smugmug.com/Travel/Ginkgo-Petrified-Forest/Ginko-para/137353512_CrZc5-Th.jpg