Big Arsenic Petroglyphs

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 2.4 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Elevation: 6770 - 7512 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 2 hrs. 30 mins.
Trailhead: Big Arsenic
Fee: $3/vehicle
Attractions: Scenic gorge, petroglyphs

Enroute to Big Arsenic Spring, within the scenic gorge of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, near Taos, New Mexico, petroglyphs can be found on many of the boulders along the trail. Most of the petroglyphs have a hunting theme but one that shows a birthing scene speaks of life in general.

Miller Canyon Petroglyphs

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 50 feet
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 5460 - 5468 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 20 mins.
Trailhead: 39.15182, -113.33781
Fee: none
Attractions: petroglyphs

Miller Canyon is located 40 some miles west of Delta, Utah in the Notch Peak Wilderness Study Area. A small panel of petroglyphs can be found near the mouth of the canyon that are only about 20 feet from the road.

Fool Creek Pictographs

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 40 feet
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 5981 feet
Cellphone: 0 bars
Time: 30 mins.
Trailhead: 39.42793, -112.23677
Fee: none
Attractions: pictographs

The Fool Creek Pictographs are located in the Fishlake National Forest between Leamington and Oak City, Utah. The easy to get to site includes 20 or so pictographs done in several shades of red and orange paint.

Roubideau Creek Petroglyphs

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 4 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Elevation: 5590 - 6453 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 4 hrs.
Trailhead: 38.57040, -108.16513
Fee: none
Attractions: scenic views, petroglyphs

The Roubideau Creek Petroglyphs are located in the Camel Back Wilderness Study Area west of Olathe, Colorado. We have been able to find 3 panels of petroglyphs near where the Roubideau Pack Trail crosses Roubideau Creek. The trail itself is very well constructed and makes for an enjoyable hike.

The Potholes

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.2 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 5458 - 5490 feet
Cellphone: 0 bars
Time: n/a
Trailhead: Potholes Recreation Site
Fee: none
Attractions: swimming, camping

The Potholes is a popular summer cooling off place that is in the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area between Delta and Grand Junction, Colorado.