Originally Posted by the_traveler
Meteor Crater and the Petrified Forest are on (or near) I-40 between Flagstaff and the AZ/NM line. I believe the Petrified Forest is near Winslow. Meteor Crater is nearer to Flagstaff.
Petrified Forest/Painted Desert is approximately an hour east of Winslow, just east of Holbrook.