Round Trip Distance: 1.4 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 6958 - 7051 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 1 hr.
Trailhead: Keyhole Sink
Fee: none
Attractions: petroglyphs
Keyhole Sink is located in the Kaibab National Forest between Williams and Flagstaff, Arizona. At the end of a short hike, from the official trailhead along Old Highway 66, a few petroglyphs can be found on the cliffs in a very scenic little box canyon.
For turn-by-turn directions you can enter 'Keyhole Sink Trail Arizona' into your driving app. If you are coming from the direction of Williams it will probably have you take I-40 Exit 171 to get onto Route 66. From Flagstaff it will probably pick Exit 178.
From the trailhead follow the pleasant to hike route through the tall timbered forest for about 3/4 of a mile to Keyhole Sink.
A kiosk on the outside of the log pole enclosure mentions an image of petroglyphs that is found here that shows a herd of deer entering the box canyon where hunters could lie in wait. There is also a sign that reminds you to protect the past by not doing anything to damage the petroglyphs which includes touching them.
Most of the petroglyphs are in the area of the rock pile on the left side of the canyon. There is a small cave on the right side of the canyon with soot on its roof showing signs of past habitation.
The images of the deer entering the canyon, that is mentioned on the kiosk, are hard to make out but they are in the upper left quadrant of this photo.
A man, a snake, and a bear paw. Sometimes the hunter might feel like the hunted.
Some of the easier to see images include a spoked circle surrounded by various anthropomorphic figures.
Here are a few of the easier to see images that are on wall of the left side of the canyon.
On the right side of the canyon there are some hard to make out thin lined images of what look like stick men with round faces.
This is a close up of the head of the taller of the figures. Its antennae make it look a little like an ant.
