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Native American pictographs and petroglyphs. No directions or waypoints to rock art sites unless they are already known or published.

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Covington Falls Petroglyphs

Covington Falls Petroglyphs

There are a couple of very faint petroglyphs and pictographs out at Covington Falls. I think most hikers walking the route walk right past them without noticing. The petroglyphs are located at a granite dry fall that collects water after a good rain. This is a scenic spot. Shaded by

Cowboy Petroglyphs (Joshua Tree)

Cowboy Petroglyphs (Joshua Tree)

Back in 2017, we wandered out to this remote corner of Joshua Tree to check out an unusual set of petroglyphs. Unlike most of the abstract petroglyph panels I come across, these had a few human figures. A couple of them are a horse and rider, and another appears to

Cary Ranch Pictographs

Cary Ranch Pictographs

Back in 2013, I was invited by Dick Cary to visit his historic Cary Ranch and examine some of the pictographs there. The Mountain Cahuilla Indians first inhabited the ranch area. The site is near a natural pass and an old Indian trail that connects inland Southern California shrublands to

Palmetto Wash Petroglyphs

Palmetto Wash Petroglyphs

Over the years, I have visited this small petroglyph site many times. Just off of highway NV 266, it makes for a nice spot to take a break from driving. During a recent visit with my family, we were saddened to find some drill holes had been made into the

Law’s Spring

Law’s Spring

Over the summer a few years ago, we explored the Ponderosa pine forests of northern Arizona. One of the spots we visited was Law’s Spring. It was an old campsite along the historic Beale Wagon Road. The Beale Road was born from a need to travel over the newly

Moreno Maze Pictograph

Moreno Maze Pictograph

Western Riverside County has a handful of unique Native American rock art maze drawings. The most well-known of them is the Hemet Maze. It is a petroglyph of complex design carved directly into granite. There are, however, other lesser-known rock art mazes, and one of them is the Moreno Maze

Carizzo Gorge Pictographs

Carizzo Gorge Pictographs

Overlooking the rocky wash of the Carrizo Gorge, down in Anza Borrego State Park, sits a small rock shelter with a unique set of fascinating pictographs hidden inside. The primarily black drawings are of anthropomorphs (human-like figures), suns, stars, nets, and other abstract designs. Some of the pictographs are amazing