Anyone who takes petrified wood from the state park risks bad luck, job loss, sickness, and accidents. Park managers claim they get dozens of packages every year sending back chunks of wood from regretful thieves. Escalante Petrified Forest State Park is absolutely gorgeous. ... The park features the beautiful Wide Hollow Reservoir, a campground, boat ramp,
don't take any of the petrified wood homes! Some say there's an ancient curse