• Hiking
  

  
  Most of the overlooks offer short loops trails, providing the visitor with a more intimate encounter with the natural features of the area. The Blue Mesa trail, the Crystal Forest trail, and the Long Logs trail are highlights.
  
  

• Jasper Forest
  

  
  A roadside turnout overlooks hundreds of logs that have been deposited amongst badlands through the erosion of the surrounding rocky bluffs.
  
  

• Agate Bridge
  

  
  This bridge was created as softer rocks eroded around a large petrified log, leaving a lengthy bridge between bluffs. Sadly the early park service built several stone supports to keep the bridge from collapsing, greatly diminishing the beauty of this natural wonder.
  
  

• Blue Mesa
  

  
  A one mile loop trail leads into the Blue Mesa area, one of the most colorful landscapes of the park. Minerals in the soil have stained the surrounding bluffs with exquisite colors, while petrified logs have been deposited throughout the area as the bluffs have eroded.
  
  

• Photography
  

  
  The brilliant shapes and colors in the park's landscape make excellent photographic subjects. Light can be extremely harsh during mid-day, so it is best to enter the park as soon as the gates open in order to capture the best photographic conditions.
  
  

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