Round Trip Distance: 0.1 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 2092 - 2102 feet
Cellphone: 3-5 bars
Time: 30 mins.
Trailhead: 830 N 1st Ave.
Coordinates: 34.90754, -117.02205
Fee: none
Attractions: Forest hike, deer, elk, turkeys
Buzzard Rock is located on the north side of the Mojave River just off of N 1st Ave. in Barstow, California. A half dozen or so petroglyphs can be found on the northwest side of Buzzard Rock.
For turn-by-turn directions to the trailhead enter 830 N 1st Ave into your driving app. There is lots of room to park next to the foundation of an old structure.
All the petroglyphs that we found were concentrated on the northwest sloping side of the rock.
A few of the petroglyphs are easy to spot but others take a little time to find.
Here is a different angle of the same petroglyphs.
These are about 10 feet above the H.G. initials that are a little easier to spot.
And these are on the right side of the slope.
This image is on the left side of the slope and faces more north than west. It might be a little harder to find due to the direction it faces.
There are a few more images that look like partial petroglyphs but that is about all that there is on Buzzard Rock.
Not a lot but now we know. If you would like to see them for yourself then all you have to do is 'Take a hike'.
