Driving: Albuquerque to Holbrook, AZ

Distance: 275 miles (443 km).
Time: ~3 hr 40 min (no stops).
Route: I-40 W entire way.

Waypoints

• Grants, NM (78 mi) — El Malpais, El Morro NMs
• Gallup, NM (138 mi) — Route 66, trading posts
• AZ border / Continental Divide (160 mi)
• Petrified Forest NP entrance (185 mi) — Painted Desert, petroglyphs
• Holbrook, AZ (205 mi from Petrified Forest turn? No — Holbrook is at exit 285/286, ~275 mi from ABQ)

Holbrook Highlights

• Wigwam Motel (Route 66 icon — sleep in a concrete teepee)
• Navajo County Courthouse (historic)
• Gateway to Petrified Forest (south) & Apache-Sitgreaves NF (south)
• Nearby: Homolovi State Park (Ancestral Puebloan), Meteor Crater (30 mi west)

Tips

• Fuel in Gallup (better prices).
• Petrified Forest: allow 2–3 hrs for drive-through + short hikes.
• Summer monsoon storms (Jul–Sep) — watch for flash floods in washes.