Vermillion Canyon

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 2.5 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Elevation: 5855 - 6180 feet
Cellphone: 0 bars
Time: 3 hrs. 30 mins.
Trailhead: 40.77551, -108.71398
Fee: none
Attractions: rock art

Vermillion Canyon is located in the northwest corner of Moffat County, Colorado about 18 miles east of the Colorado/Utah border and about 14 miles south of the Wyoming border. The canyon shows ancient signs of habitation by Native People in the way of rock art and several rock shelters. Most of the rock art is in the form of Fremont and Basketmaker petroglyphs. There is one rock shelter that does have 3 or 4 red pictographs.

Pleasant Creek Rock Art

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 2 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 5832 - 5885 feet
Cellphone: 0 bars
Time: 2 hrs.
Trailhead: Pleasant Creek
Fee: $20
Attractions: petroglyphs, pictographs

The Pleasant Creek Rock Art Site is located in the Capitol Reef National Park near Torrey, Utah. The site includes a large number of Fremont style petroglyphs that are enclosed by a pole fence. About 100 feet east of the main panels are several more large panels that sit higher up above the creek on a hill. Across the creek on the south side of the canyon there is also a pretty good panel of pictographs.