painted rock petroglyph site
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If you love petroglyphs, this is a destination for you. There are panels explaining the history of the area, and the petroglyphs are visible within close distance to the parking area. Loved it!
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have a couples hours to kill, walk around a little bit & get some great Arizona sun. Interesting reads & pics. Easy quarter mile walk around, good history & education. Staff friendly, clean, safe atmosphere. Take water...
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I had seen these petroglyphs many years ago - saw the exit on Highway 8 and wondered what the heck they were:) Used to be a dirt road - now it's paved all the way to the park. Very nice camping and picnic improvements! Only $2 a day - honor system. Signage is good - and information is very helpful about the history and the area. Most of the work is on the SE corner of the rock rise - and you can see the historic graffiti from other passerby's over the decades.If you're not in a hurry heading East or West (which most people are in this area) and you like primitive indigenous works - then this is an easy one to visit.
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We stayed here only two nights as we had other plans, but this is a nice campground. Clean washrooms, garbage, and nice sized sites. Lots of petroglyphs and rocks which appear to have been used as mortar and pestle. This was also the route for the Butterfield trail. Nice hiking / walking areas. $8 per night. I think day use is $2.
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We first found this site by accident during a trip out west a few years ago. We just returned today 07-24-14 in the evening. No one was at the park when we arrived and it was over 100 degrees. However we enjoyed our visit and I recommend this for a destination. There is no water so bring lots! There are no stores within 15 or more miles. There is a Love's truck stop to the East on I-8 but we used the shell at the Gila Bend exit on I-8. The shell has an rv campground, propane, water and nice bathrooms.The park was clean and well maintained. However the signs along the trail were sun damaged. There is a nice campground but no water or electric. I noted two handicapped sites and one improved site with rocks around the fire ring and a horseshoe pit. The bathrooms are outhouse type and there is only one in the campground and one by the actual site. The site has history with the Spanish explorers, the early mormans, old stage coach lines, and of course the Indians. I may visit again, but hopefully in a cooler time of the year!
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I have visited other petroglyph sites in the United States and these were the most vivid and well preserved on the ones I have visited. It was very easy to see the different symbols of the drawings. It is a very easy walk around the site for all ages.
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11 miles off the hwy, good paved road. Site is next to BLM campground (sparsley populated even in high season), restrooms available. Covered picnic area. $2 day use fee.
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I was staying in Yuma for a few days and saw mention of this site in a guide to Arizona that I had picked up for some friends. I drove all the way out, not at all sure what I would find. The 11 mile road off the freeway is very good. Once you get to the site there is, as others have mentioned, an RV site and a set of toilets (very handy after the drive!). There's picnic benches and some shelter - but no water. The explanatory signage is getting a bit faded, not surprising under the relentless sun. Most of the petroglyphs are around the large mound/small Hill beside the signage. There's a circular walk around this hill. With no mention of which direction to walk in I went anti-clockwise (viewed from above) and by the time I was half way around wondered why I'd driven all this way. Then suddenly caught sight of a well defined picture. A few steps further on there were dozens. Every rock was inscribed, including those I could see at the very top. It took my breath away to be in such a natural and almost unspoilt site. Yes, I'd go again - and I want to read more about how and why these were drawn.
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We went out to the petroglyph site on a (typically) hot day, and enjoyed our visit very much. There were few others there, and they left soon after we arrived. We enjoyed the wide open spaces, and the odd pile of rocks where the petroglyphs are found. I was disappointed at some of the vandalism, but on the whole really enjoyed this isolated spot with its interpretive signs and palpable sense of others being there over thousands of years.This is an isolated spot. Make sure to carry water with you, and to wear a hat to protect yourself from the sun. We saw 'beware of rattlesnakes' signs, but no snakes. If you stay on the paths, as advised, you should have no problems. Want to hike in the rocks? You're on your own...
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It is completely worth the 11 mile drive from the interstate!! There are literally hundreds of petroglyphs that are within 50 yards of the parking lot. Easy walking path for old and young. Really fascinating place and we have been to MANY petroglyphs sites but this was the best!We even saw a Gila monster which was an added treat!