Tool Point Petroglyphs

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.5 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 5640 - 5684 feet
Cellphone: 0 bars
Time: 45 mins.
Trailhead: Tool Point
Fee: none
Attractions: sharpening grooves, petroglyphs

Tool Point is located in the east end of the Paradox Valley between Naturita and Bedrock, Colorado. The scenic little site has a few petroglyphs to see and a whole lot of sharpening grooves. A visit to Tool Point can be combined with visits to the Hunting Magic Panel, Shaman Panel and the Paradox Valley boulder sites for a full day of exploration.

Paradox Valley Petroglyphs

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: ~3.2 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 5456 - 5600 feet
Cellphone: 0 bars
Time: 3 hrs.
Trailhead: Highway 90 MM 27.9
Fee: none
Attractions: Petroglyphs

Located along the hillside in the Paradox Valley between Bedrock and Naturita, Colorado is an area strewn with boulders, many of which are covered with petroglyphs. The area is a little less than a half mile from the Shaman Panel and the two sites are often visited together.

Hunting Magic Panel

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 3.5 - 4.4 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 5742 - 5947 feet
Cellphone: 0 bars
Time: 2 hrs.
Trailhead: E22 Road & Highway 90
Fee: none
Attractions: Petroglyphs, rock shelters

The Hunting Magic Panel is one of the stops in the Paradox Valley Petroglyph Tour pamphlet that they hand out at the Naturita Information Center. The site is located in the Paradox Valley between the towns of Paradox and Naturita, Colorado.

Highway 141 MM 88 Petroglyphs

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Round Trip Distance: 0.3 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 4716 - 4787 feet
Cellphone: 0 bars
Time: 45 mins.
Trailhead: Mile marker 88
Fee: none
Attractions: Petroglyphs

Located along Highway 141 between Gateway and Naturita, Colorado at mile marker 88 are a number of interesting petroglyphs on the face of the cliff that are only a short distance from the pavement. A few more petroglyphs can be found on 3 sides of a nearby boulder.

Shaman Panel

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.25 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Elevation: 5615 - 5648 feet
Cellphone: 0 bars
Time: 1 hr.
Trailhead: Shaman Panel
Fee: none
Attractions: Petroglyphs

The Shaman Panel is located in Long Park between Naturita and Paradox, Colorado. Secluded away within a short rugged canyon are scores of well preserved images etched in stone by those that inhabited the area hundreds of years ago. The panel is just one of a handful or two other sites that provide an insight into the prehistory of the area.