Colorado Rock Art Sites

Canon Pintado / McDonald Creek


BLM Colorado - WRFO Cultural Information

Colorado National Monument


GORP - Colorado National Monument
    Mainly visitation info.
Colorado NM Home Page
    Official NPS page.

Comanche National Grasslands and nearby area


"History or Mystery" Debate Transcript
    Transcript of debate on nature of Picketwire petroglyphs (Native American or Ogam).

Irish Canyon

Craig Chamber of Commerce - Recreation
    One reference to Irish Canyon, one picture (not from Irish Canyon).
Irish Canyon
    Site info and thumbnail link to a nice photo.
BLM Colorado - LSFO Irish Canyon

Mesa Verde National Park

GORP - Mesa Verde National Park - The Anasazi
    General page about the Anasazi at Mesa Verde - one petroglyph picture.
GORP - Mesa Verde National Park - Hiking
    Info on Petroglyph Point hike.
The Story of Mesa Verde, Page 72
 Mesa Verde Caption Info
    Links to pictures of Mesa Verde, including one of petroglyphs. Mesa Verde National Park Mesa Verde National Park - The Anasazi
Official NPS page.

Rangely area

Rangely Site - "Carrot Men"
A Second Rangely Site

Ute Mountain Tribal Park

Ute Mountain Tribal Park
Ute Mountain Ute
Ute Mountain Tribal Park

Tours

See Tours section.
 
 
Colorado Archaeology Network
    Rock art stuff in here, but you'll have to dig to find it!
CNN - Colorado canyon country proposed as wilderness - February 22, 1999
    Short article.
Viewzone Magazine - Expedition Series
    Included for completeness, and for the pictures; ignore the concept and the text (rock art as the alphabet of an ancient sea-faring culture - give me a break).
GORP - Unaweep/Tabeguache Scenic and Historic Byway
    Short text.
GORP - Unaweep/Tabeguache Scenic and Historic Byway, Colorado
GORP - Black Ridge Canyons
 

Books on rock art of the Southwest


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