Fish Trap Petroglyphs

GPS planning file and map.

The Fish Trap Petroglyphs are located 10 miles south of Coachella, California. The petroglyphs were etched into a layer of travertine that covers the boulders in the area. As travertine weathers easily the petroglyphs have become faint. Nearby there are also some Early Indian Fish Traps as seen on the following topo map.

Caltopo scanned topo map.

Getting to the site is pretty straight forward. For turn-by-turn directions enter 33.56919, -116.21345 into your driving app. From Coachella you will be directed south on Harrison Street to 66th Avenue for 8 miles and then west on 66th for 2 miles to Jackson Street where you can find a place to park. We marked waypoints for the petroglyphs and fish traps in the GPX file but it might be worthwhile to look around for others while at the site.

 
Included with this post is the GPS file and map that we plan to use for our first visit. If you don't want to wait for us to get around to it feel free to try the GPS file and map for yourself. With no guarantee, of course, but they most often prove valuable for us.

Download GPS planning file: