Be advised that the NPS has issued alerts for this park.

All 3 petroglyph viewing trails are open. No trails at VC. WNPA Park Store open 9am - 4pm.

Drive to petroglyph viewing trails: Boca Negra Canyon (open 8:30 am - 4 pm); Rinconada and Piedras Marcadas Canyons (open 8 am to 5 pm). The Volcanoes Day Use Area (no petroglyphs, open 9 am to 5 pm). WNPA Park Store open for shopping 9am - 4pm daily.

Bicycle Use In The Monument

Bicycles are ONLY allowed at the following locations: 1 - On the Boca Negra Canyon paved multiuse path; bicycles must remain on the paved bike path. 2 - On the crusher fine trail that winds in and out of the park around the mesa top above Boca Negra.

Attention Visitors, Cab drivers, Uber drivers, and transportation service drivers

DO NOT drop off your passengers at the visitor center. No trail access. Visitors must be driven to a trail system from the visitor center. If passengers want to go to the visitor center, WAIT FOR THEM in the parking lot until they come back out.

Vehicle Break-Ins: Take precautions to secure your vehicle and valuables.

This is an urban park. Don't hide valuables inside your car. Carry items with you on hike. Lock your vehicle and set car alarm. Recent auto break-ins at Rinconada Canyon parking lot. Report suspicious persons loitering/peeking in cars. Call 928-638-7805

Title Petroglyph
Park Code petr
Description Petroglyph National Monument protects one of the largest petroglyph sites in North America, featuring designs and symbols carved onto volcanic rocks by Native Americans and Spanish settlers 400 to 700 years ago. These images are a valuable record...
Location
Contact
505-899-0205, 505-899-0207
petr_interpretation@nps.gov
Activities
  • Hiking
  • Front-Country Hiking
  • Junior Ranger Program
  • Wildlife Watching
  • Birdwatching
  • Park Film
  • Shopping
  • Bookstore and Park Store
Entrance fees
Campgrounds Count: 0
Places Count: 24

Boca Negra

An Overview of Boca Negra Canyon in Petroglyph National Monument.

  • A concave shaped canyon in a surrounded by a volcanic basalt rock mesa. Petroglyphs of many designs cover many dark boulders that make up the escarpment. The interior of the canyon is covered with a sandy soil that has grass and several other plants growing out of it. Houses are visible surrounding the canyon. A paved road loops around the canyon starting from a fee booth. There are two parking lots at the trail heads and three trails leading off from there. There is a restroom building at one of the parking lots. Picnic pavilions are also visible.

Piedras Marcadas Canyon

An overview of Piedras Marcadas Canyon.

  • A long section of a volcanic mesa with dark basalt boulders covered in petroglyphs along the escarpment. A metal cable and post bordered trail goes through landscape that has sandy soil. Houses boarder the natural area.

Piedras Marcadas Canyon Petroglyph Viewing Trail Stop 1

  • A field of basalt boulders along a volcanic escarpment.

Piedras Marcadas Canyon Petroglyph Viewing Trail Stop 2

  • A field of basalt boulders along a volcanic escarpment.

Piedras Marcadas Canyon Petroglyph Viewing Trail Stop 3

  • A field of basalt boulders along a volcanic escarpment.

Piedras Marcadas Canyon Petroglyph Viewing Trail Stop 4

  • A field of basalt boulders along a volcanic escarpment.

Piedras Marcadas Canyon Petroglyph Viewing Trail Stop 5

  • A field of basalt boulders along a volcanic escarpment.

Piedras Marcadas Canyon Petroglyph Viewing Trail Stop 6

  • A field of basalt boulders along a volcanic escarpment.

Piedras Marcadas Canyon Petroglyph Viewing Trail Stop 7

  • A field of basalt boulders along a volcanic escarpment.

Rinconada Canyon

An overview of Rinconada Canyon at Petroglyph National Monument.

  • A mile long canyon surrounded by a dark basalt volcanic mesa. There are many dark boulders covering the escarpment, some of which have petroglyphs pecked into the rock. There is a sandy soil with grasses and other plants growing from it. A trail leads away from the parking lot with metal posts and cables on either side of it. Powerlines cross the mouth of the canyon in a few locations.

Rinconada Canyon Stop 1

Rinconada Canyon Audio Tour Stop 1

Rinconada Canyon Stop 10

Rinconada Canyon Stop 11

Rinconada Canyon Stop 12

Rinconada Canyon Stop 13

Rinconada Canyon Stop 14

Rinconada Canyon Stop 2

Rinconada Canyon Stop 3

Rinconada Canyon Stop 4

Rinconada Canyon Stop 5

Rinconada Canyon Stop 6

Rinconada Canyon Stop 7

Rinconada Canyon Stop 8

Rinconada Canyon Stop 9
Visitor Centers Count: 1

Visitor Information Center

  • Visitor Information Center
  • Information only. There are no hiking trails at the visitor information center. The visitor information center is open 8:30 am to 4:30 pm daily. It is located at the intersection of Unser Blvd. NW and Western Trail. From Interstate 40, take the Unser Blvd. exit (#154) and proceed north for 3 miles. GPS Lat: 35.1385 Long: -106.711 Park Store open 9-4. You must drive to a petroglyph viewing trail system from the visitor information center. They are located 2-6.5 miles away from the information center.
Things to do Count: 7

  • Picnicking at Petroglyph National Monument
  • Locations of picnic areas in Petroglyph National Monument.

  • Boca Negra Canyon
  • Visiting Boca Negra Canyon.

  • Piedras Marcadas Canyon
  • Details about the Piedras Marcadas Canyon trail.

  • WNPA Park Store
  • Details about the WNPA park store.

  • Junior and Senior Ranger Programs
  • Details about the Petroglyph National Monument Junior and Senior Ranger programs.

  • Volcanoes Day Use Area
  • Details about the Volcanoes Day Use Area.

  • Rinconada Canyon
  • Details about the hike in Rinconada Canyon.
Tours Count: 3

Piedras Marcadas Canyon Audio Tour

An audio tour of Piedras Marcadas Canyon.

Rinconada Canyon Audio Tour

An audio tour of the Rinconada Canyon Trail in Petroglyph National Monument.

Volcanoes Day Use Area Audio Tour

An audio tour of the Volcanoes Day Use Area in Petroglyph National Monument.
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