Petroglyphs
36 locations. View on the interactive map
Nevada (14)
- Ash Springs Rock Art Site — Lincoln County, NV
BLM- and Lincoln County–opened winter-camp rock-art site on a low hill above Pahranagat Valley just off U.S. 93 at Ash Springs. Short loop trail with ~18 num…
- Atlatl Rock — Clark County, NV
Signature managed rock-art stop in Valley of Fire State Park: a tall Aztec sandstone outcrop reached by a short stairway to a viewing platform with dense pre…
- Black Canyon Petroglyphs — Nye County, NV
Remote volcanic canyon with 400+ rock art images including unusual bighorn sheep hunting scenes and shamanic figures across multiple ancient cultures. One of…
- Crystal Wash Rock Art Site — Lincoln County, NV
BLM-managed, publicly interpreted rock-art complex near Crystal Springs in the Pahranagat Valley. Numbered markers lead through granite boulder fields with G…
- Grapevine Canyon Petroglyphs — Clark County, NV
Major public rock-art concentration in the Newberry Mountains / Bridge Canyon Wilderness unit of Lake Mead NRA northwest of Laughlin. A short walk from a sig…
- Grimes Point Petroglyphs — Churchill County, NV
BLM site with 150+ basalt boulders carved by Great Basin peoples up to 8,000 years ago. The desert varnish on these images has been extensively studied and d…
- Hickison Summit Petroglyphs — Lander County, NV
Hwy 50 Loneliest Road stop with petroglyphs in a natural basalt amphitheater. BLM interpretive signage explains multiple cultural periods. Geodes collectible…
- Lagomarsino Canyon — Storey County, NV
Over 2,000 petroglyph images on dark basalt boulders near Virginia City — one of the densest concentrations in Nevada. Rarely visited and strikingly intact d…
- Mt. Irish Petroglyphs — Lincoln County, NV
Spectacular BLM petroglyph site in Lincoln County featuring large concentrations of ancient rock art images on basalt boulders in a remote desert mountain se…
- Shooting Gallery Rock Art Site — Lincoln County, NV
BLM archaeological district on the east flank of Badger Mountain inside Basin and Range National Monument. Publicly interpreted game-drive and rock-art lands…
- Sloan Canyon Petroglyphs — Clark County, NV
BLM Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area south of Henderson protects one of southern Nevada’s most significant rock-writing concentrations (hundreds of pa…
- Toquima Cave — Lander County, NV
Basalt-overhang rock-art site at Pete’s Summit in the Toquima Range holding one of the Great Basin’s largest protected pictograph assemblages (red, white, ye…
- Valley of Fire Petroglyphs — Clark County, NV
Mouse's Tank trail winds through a wash lined with Ancestral Puebloan petroglyphs — spirals, sun calendars, bighorn sheep. The density of images per foot of …
- White River Narrows — Lincoln County, NV
BLM-managed National Register archaeological district in a winding Pleistocene canyon of rhyolite tuff cliffs along SR-318 in Basin and Range National Monume…
Arizona (9)
- Badger Springs Trailhead (Agua Fria National Monument) — Yavapai County, AZ
Primary public trailhead into BLM Agua Fria National Monument northeast of Black Canyon City. Short non-motorized walk down Badger Springs Wash reaches the A…
- Crane Petroglyph Heritage Site (V-Bar-V) — Yavapai County, AZ
USFS-managed, publicly interpreted rock-art site on the former V Bar V Ranch in the Verde Valley—largest documented petroglyph concentration in the valley (~…
- Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve — Maricopa County, AZ
ASU-managed public preserve and museum protecting one of the densest concentrations of petroglyphs in the Phoenix area — roughly 1,500 images on basalt bould…
- Honanki Heritage Site — Yavapai County, AZ
Sister site to Palatki on Loy Butte country: one of the largest Sinagua cliff-dwelling complexes in the Sedona red rocks (c. 1150–1350 CE) with extensive pet…
- Little Black Mountain Petroglyph Site — Mohave County, AZ
BLM Arizona Strip developed rock-art site south of St. George with a short interpretive trail, vault toilet, and more than 500 petroglyphs spanning roughly 8…
- Painted Rock Petroglyph Site — Maricopa County, AZ
BLM-managed basalt outcrop west of Gila Bend holding roughly 800 Hohokam and Patayan pecked figures plus historic traveler inscriptions. A short developed lo…
- Palatki Heritage Site — Yavapai County, AZ
Coconino National Forest–managed Sinagua cliff dwelling and rock-art alcove northwest of Sedona (Hopi name “Red House”). Guided tours visit both the dwelling…
- Sears Point Petroglyph Site — Yuma County, AZ
BLM Area of Critical Environmental Concern on basalt ridges above the lower Gila River west of Gila Bend, with thousands of Archaic, Hohokam, and Patayan pet…
- Signal Hill Petroglyphs — Pima County, AZ
Short, heavily used Saguaro National Park (Tucson Mountain District) trail and picnic area on Bajada Loop Drive leading to the park’s best public petroglyph …
Utah (6)
- Buckhorn Draw Pictograph Panel — Emery County, UT
Major Barrier Canyon–style rock-art panel on a San Rafael Swell cliff face in Buckhorn Draw, developed by BLM with parking, viewing area, and centennial-era …
- Horseshoe Canyon Trailhead (Great Gallery) — Emery County, UT
West-rim trailhead for Canyonlands National Park’s detached Horseshoe Canyon unit, gateway to the Great Gallery and other Barrier Canyon–style rock-art panel…
- Newspaper Rock — San Juan County, UT
One of the densest, best-protected petroglyph panels in the Southwest (Navajo: Tse' Hane, “rock that tells a story”) along the Indian Creek Corridor Scenic B…
- Parowan Gap — Iron County, UT
A natural wind gap through the Red Hills west of Parowan where Fremont and other Native artists pecked hundreds of petroglyphs into desert-varnished cliffs. …
- Rochester Rock Art Panel — Emery County, UT
BLM-managed Barrier Canyon / Fremont-style rock art panel east of Emery on the western San Rafael Swell edge. Short developed trail to a large cliff face den…
- Sand Island Petroglyphs — San Juan County, UT
BLM-managed, fenced petroglyph gallery on the north bank of the San Juan River just west of Bluff, inside Bears Ears National Monument. Short developed path …
New Mexico (7)
- Boca Negra Canyon — Bernalillo County, NM
Most developed petroglyph day-use area in Petroglyph National Monument: three short self-guided trails (Mesa Point, Macaw, Cliff Base) with paved segments, s…
- Crow Canyon Petroglyphs — San Juan County, NM
BLM-managed rock-art area in the Crow Canyon Archaeological District southeast of Bloomfield/Farmington, with Navajo and Puebloan panels reached by short mar…
- La Cieneguilla Petroglyphs — Santa Fe County, NM
BLM day-use rock-art site on basalt cliffs above the Santa Fe River southwest of Santa Fe Airport. Hundreds of petroglyphs (flute players, birds, geometric d…
- Petroglyph National Monument — Bernalillo County, NM
NPS monument on Albuquerque’s West Mesa protecting one of North America’s largest petroglyph concentrations — ~24,000 images pecked into volcanic basalt alon…
- Piedras Marcadas Canyon — Bernalillo County, NM
Northern day-use unit of Petroglyph National Monument on Albuquerque’s West Mesa. An undeveloped ~1.5–1.8 mi round-trip trail along the volcanic escarpment r…
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site — Otero County, NM
BLM site set aside specifically for rock art—more than 21,000 petroglyphs pecked into basalt by Jornada Mogollon people roughly 600–1,000+ years ago. Develop…
- Tsankawi — Los Alamos County, NM
Detached Bandelier National Monument unit on a tuff mesa near White Rock. Managed NPS 1.5-mile loop follows Ancestral Pueblo footpaths worn deep into soft ro…