Thanks guys.
these are the 2 things I found out a bit ago :) but it is good to see they are confirmed as good to go.....and yea we will hit the Petrified also since we are there.
scary thing RR the KOA got such bad reviews when I just read up on them...hmm... I might target a bit away from the desert and use that as a go to from another area a bit farther away. We have alot of days for travel so we actually have that lesiure time on this trip to kinda wander and not worry or be stressed about having to see it and go right home lol
appreciate the posts