Tusher Canyon

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.25 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 4461 - 4580 feet
Cellphone: 0-2 bars
Time: 30 mins.
Trailhead: Tusher Wash MM 6.6
Fee: none
Attractions: Petroglyphs, BCS pictographs

Tusher Canyon is located north of Green River, Utah. This post covers several panels of petroglyphs that are found in the canyon as well as a panel of Barrier Canyon Style pictographs.

Lower San Rafael River Petroglyphs

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.6 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 3991 - 4100 feet
Cellphone: 0 bars
Time: 45 mins.
Trailhead: Lower San Rafael River Petroglyphs
Fee: none
Attractions: Fremont petroglyphs

Several nice panels of Fremont Style petroglyphs can be found at a site overlooking the San Rafael River about 25 miles south of Green River, Utah. As the crow flies the site is about 6 miles west of the confluence of the San Rafael and Green Rivers. The shallow alcoves below the petroglyphs show signs of habitation although cows sheltering in the alcoves have mostly obliterated any signs other than the numerous flakes of chert left over from making arrowheads and tools that are scattered about the ground.

Tree of Life Panel

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.1 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 4265 - 4308 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 20 mins.
Trailhead: I-70 MM 148.2
Fee: none
Attractions: petroglyphs

The Tree of Life Panel is located right off of the shoulder of westbound Interstate 70 about 12 miles west of Green River, Utah. The site comes up about a mile before the turnoff to Black Dragon. The panel is made up of more than 20 well preserved petroglyphs. The central image, and the one for which the panel is named, is what looks somewhat like a tree that is sitting beneath the arc of a rainbow.

Crescent Junction Panels

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.4 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 5051 - 5075 feet
Cellphone: 1-4 bars
Time: 1 hr.
Trailhead: Crescent Junction
Fee: none
Attractions: petroglyphs

The Crescent Junction Panels are located at the base of the Little Book Cliffs about 2 miles north of Crescent Junction, Utah. Scores of petroglyphs can be found at the site scattered upon multiple surfaces of more than a half dozen different large boulders. All of the boulders are grouped within an area that is about 600 feet by 400 feet, with only slight changes in elevation between, making it kinda fun and easy to search them out. Highway vehicles without much clearance might have to park about a half mile away depending on how bad the ruts are at the time.

San Rafael Swell - South (27)

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Southern Swell

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Arrowhead Arch   
Round trip distance: 4.2 miles (Easy)
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Elevation: 5180 - 5624 · Fee: none

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Arsons Wash   
Round Trip distance: 1.4 miles (Moderate)
Elevation: 4509 - 4650 · Fee: none

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Campground Pictographs  
Round trip distance: 0.2 miles (Easy)
Elevation: 5283 - 5289 · Fee: none

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Chute Canyon   
Round trip distance: 9 miles (Moderate)
Elevation: 4837 - 5255 · Fee: none

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Cottonwood Spring   
Round Trip distance: 0.6 miles (Easy)
Elevation: 4349 - 4369 · Fee: none

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Crack Canyon   
Round trip distance: 5-12 miles (Moderate)
Elevation: 4828 - 5511 · Fee: none

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Eagle Canyon Arch   
One-way distance: 5 miles (Moderate)
Elevation: 6694 - 7178 · Fee: none

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Eardley Pools   
Round Trip distance: 4.7 miles (Moderate)
Elevation: 4406 - 4671 · Fee: none

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Ernie Canyon   
Round trip distance: 9.4 miles (Moderate)
Elevation: 4835- 5236 · Fee: none

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Ernie Wash   
Round trip distance: 7.5 miles (Moderate)
Elevation: 4500 - 4838 · Fee: none

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Farnsworth Canyon  
Round trip distance: 7 miles (Moderate)
Elevation: 5124 - 5537 · Fee: none

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Icebox   
Round trip distance: 0.2 miles (Easy)
Elevation: 7167 - 7189 · Fee: none

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Iron Wash  
Round trip distance: 9 miles (Moderate)
Elevation: 4850 - 5062 · Fee: none

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Little Spotted Wolf Canyon  
Round Trip distance: 3.6 miles (Moderate)
Elevation: 4384 - 4864 · Fee: none

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Little Wild Horse Canyon    
Round trip distance: 8 mile (Strenuous)
Elevation: 4955 - 5678 feet · Fee: none

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Lone Warrior Panel   
Round trip distance: 1.2 miles (Easy)
Elevation: 7011 - 7040 · Fee: none

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Mussentuchit Wash Petroglyphs   
Round trip distance: 0.4 miles (Easy)
Elevation: 5648 - 5668 · Fee: none

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North Temple Wash   
Round trip distance: 4 miles (Easy)
Elevation: 5203 - 5347 · Fee: none

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Ochre Alcove   
Round trip distance: 2 - 4 miles (Moderate)
Elevation: 5178 - 5341 · Fee: none

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Old Woman Wash   
Round trip distance: 4 miles (Moderate)
Elevation: 4948 - 5387 · Fee: none

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Swasey Cabin   
Round trip distance: 0.2 miles (Easy)
Elevation: 7156 - 7177 · Fee: none

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Temple Mountain Pictographs    
Round trip distance: 0.25-0.4 mile (Easy)
Elevation: 5406 - 5433 feet · Fee: none

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Three Finger Canyon    
Round trip distance: 0.4-3.7 mile (Easy)
Elevation: 4377 - 4565 feet · Fee: none

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Uneva Mine Canyon  
Round Trip distance: 3.2 miles (Moderate)
Elevation: 4443 - 4972 · Fee: none

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Unexpected Panel    
Round trip distance: 7.4 mile (Strenuous)
Elevation: 4929 - 5740 feet · Fee: none

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Wildhorse Canyon     
Round trip distance: 8.7 mile (Moderate)
Elevation: 5183 - 5548 feet · Fee: none

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Wildhorse Window     
Round trip distance: 3 mile (Moderate)
Elevation: 5208 - 5506 feet · Fee: none

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