Buzzard Rock

Rating: 
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.

West Well Petroglyphs

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.2 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 742 - 748 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 30 mins.
Trailhead: West Well
Coordinates: 34.44563, -114.47631
Fee: none
Attractions: petroglyphs

The West Well Petroglyphs are located south of Needles, California about 5 miles west of the California/Arizona border near Lake Havasu. Found at the site is a large rock outcrop that has petroglyphs on its north and south sides.

Picture Canyon Petrolgyphs

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Round Trip Distance CA: 4.9 miles

Round Trip Distance NV: 5.4 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Elevation: 1683 - 2285 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 3 hrs. 30 mins.
Trailhead CA: 35.09087, -114.75208

Trailhead NV: 35.06214, -114.70751

Wash Route: 35.07975, -114.77288
Fee: none
Attractions: petroglyphs, historic route

The Picture Canyon Petroglyphs are located in the Dead Mountains Wilderness near Needles, California. Picture Canyon was the historic route of the Mojave Road and an ancient route for Native People. The Native People that traveled through the area left behind hundreds of petroglyphs upon the granite walls of Picture Canyon.

Willow Wash Petroglyphs

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.2 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 2193 - 2231 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 30 mins.
Trailhead: 35.20524, -115.87202
Fee: none
Attractions: petroglyphs

The Willow Wash Petroglyphs are located just off of the Kelbaker Road in the Mojave National Preserve south of Baker, California. The site includes more than a dozen petroglyphs etched upon basalt cliffs.

Vontrigger Spring Pictographs

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.5 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 3500 - 3559 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 45 mins.
Trailhead: 35.05332, -115.14770
Turnoff: 35.05152, -115.16370
Fee: none
Attractions: pictographs, rock shelter

The Vontrigger Spring Pictographs are located in the Mojave National Preserve northwest of Needles, California. The site includes some faint red pictographs, a scenic cave, and a rock shelter that are all within 1,000 feet of the trailhead.