Akal Fossil Wood Park is situated 18 km southeast of Jaisalmer on the NH-15, close to the hamlet of Akal. For travellers who are aware that Jaisalmer is a part of the vast Thar desert, the place is a wonderland. The petrified wood has the imprint of the opulent trees that once covered the area near the sea in a warm, humid climate 180 million years ago. There are roughly a dozen fossil wood logs laying horizontally in random position throughout the 21-hectare Fossil Park. The Lower Jurassic period fossils include petrophyllum, ptyllophyllum, equisetitis species, dicotyledonous wood, and gastropod shells.

The geological history of the desert is preserved in this park by enormous fossilised tree trunks and seashells. Today, the entire region is protected as a natural treasure. On the surface, there are 25 wood logs, 10 of which are clearly visible. The largest exposed log is 1.5 metres in breadth by 7 metres in length. More wood fossils are buried far below the surface. There are numerous more locations in the Jaisalmer region where there is evidence of related fossils.

An example of where petrification overtook the decomposition of organic substances and petrified the wood is the Akal Fossil Wood Park. Massive trees made up the entire petrified forest. The location was designated a National Geological Monument in 1972 by the Geological Survey of India (GSI).