Utah Rock Art Sites

General Site Indexes

Shaman and Rock Art (Max Bertola)
Map of Utah Rock Art Locations (GIF) (Max Bertola)
Explore Utah - Activities - Ruins and Rock Art
They list a few sites I haven't seen listed elsewhere. Also visit the photo gallery
for a variety of Utah rock art pictures.

Arches National Park

Max Bertola's southern Utah - Arches National Park
    A reference to the Ute rock art panel near Wolfe Ranch in the Delicate Arch area - one photo.
Arches National Park Home Page
    Official National Park Service page.
Brenda's Impressions - Moab, Utah
    Photo from Courthouse Wash.
Canyonlands National Park
    One picture from Courthouse Wash.

Book Cliffs / Price Area

Dave Lee - Book Cliffs JPEG from Brian Lee's Rock Art Page

Buckhorn Draw

Buckhorn Draw (Max Bertola)
    Four thumbnail links to larger pictures. No directions.
Buckhorn Wash
    Three pages of thumbnail links; click on the "Images And Text" icon at the top to get excellent interpretive text for all the pictures.
Dave Lee Buckhorn Wash JPEG "A" from Brian Lee's Rock Art Page
Dave Lee Buckhorn Wash JPEG "B" from Brian Lee's Rock Art Page
Dave Lee Buckhorn Wash JPEG "C" from Brian Lee's Rock Art Page
Dave Lee Buckhorn Wash JPEG "D" from Brian Lee's Rock Art Page
High Country News -- August 21, 1995: Hotline
    Short article on restoration of the panel.

Canyonlands National Park (also see Horseshoe Canyon below)

Anasazi Rock Art, Needles Dist., Canyonlands NP, Utah
Barrier Canyon Style
An introduction to Barrier Canyon Style Rock Art focused on Canyonlands National Park. This page includes views of the Great Gallery plus thumbnail links to close-up views of the Harvest Scene in the Maze District.
Four, Five, and Thirteen Faces Panels of Canyonlands, Utah - Rock art of Southwestern United States

Capitol Reef

Capitol Reef National Park - Petroglyph Pullout And Fremont Indians
    National Park Service write-up. Only one picture, but some excellent interpretive text.
Capitol Reef National Park (Max Bertola)
    Two thumbnails to pictures from Petroglyph Pullot.
GORP - Capitol Reef National Park Hiking and Backpacking
    Nice introductory text on Fremont culture and petroglyphs (no pictures).
Day 14 - Moab, UT - Green River - Hanksville - Capitol Reef NM - Torrey, UT
    Description of trip through Utah; brief mention of petroglyphs at Pullout, Hickman Bridge trail.
Capitol Reef NP Things To Do
GORP - Capitol Reef National Park Hiking and Backpacking
Rock Art
    One fuzzy picture from Petroglyph Pullout (also mislabeled as being from Calf Creek).

Cedar Mesa / Grand Gulch

"Grand Gulch Rock Art"
Grand Gulch Primitive Area, Utah Page 1
This page covers the upper portion of the canyon, above the junction with Bullet Canyon. Green Mask site is featured.
Grand Gulch Primitive Area, Utah Page 2
Rock art in the lower half of the Canyon, from Step Canyon to Red Man Canyon. Quail Panel, Big Man Panel, Big Panel and more are featured.
San Juan RA, RECREATION INFO - Grand Gulch / Cedar Mesa
Grand Gulch Primitive Area
Grand Gulch
Big Man Pictographs
Grand Gulch - Bullet Canyon
Anasazi Ruins of Grand Gulch, Utah - DesertUSA
grandgulch

Dinosaur National Monument / Vernal Area

Northeastern Utah Page 1
    Sites in the immediate vicinity of Vernal, Utah, with a discussion of Classic Vernal Style. Ashley Creek and Dry Fork sites are featured.
Northeastern Utah Page 2
    Sites in the vicinity of and within Dinosaur National Monument. McKee Springs and Rainbow Park area sites are featured.
Tilted Rocks Auto Tour
    Mile-by-mile description of auto tour in Dinosaur NM.
DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT
    Official NPS page.
Day 11 - Vernal, UT - Dinosaur NM
BLM Vernal Dry Fork
dryfork
    Another BLM page.
Photo Gallery
Petroglyphs
Jones Hole (Dinosaur National Monument)
TRACCE 10 - The Trowel and the Drum: Contrastive Approaches to Rock Art
Utah's dinosaur center is real digs
CARRE-SHINOB
    Ignore the text, and check out the pictures.

Edge Of The Cedars State Park

Edge of Cedars
Mostly photos from the museum, which includes an extensive display of rock art from around the Southwest; click on the "Images And Text" icon at the top to get excellent interpretive text for all the pictures.

Escalante/Grand Staircase National Monument

The Great Outdoors Net - Calf Creek
Calf Creek (Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument)
Escalante River (Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument)

Fremont Indian State Park

Fremont Indian State Park (Max Bertola)
    Photos and interpretive text. Each of the thumbnail links goes to another page with additional photos. Note: the title links are not working correctly, but the thumbnail links are fine.
Fremont State Park
    An excellent site from SURWEB; click on the "Images And Text" icon at the top to get excellent interpretive text for all the pictures. Over 60 thumbnail links to pictures.
Fremont Indian State Park - Sevier, CitySearch
    Single page summary of visitation info (no pictures).
Fremont
    Official state park page.
Fremont Indian State Park, Utah
    DesertUSA page. General info.
Don't Miss
    Info - no pictures.
Fremont Indian State Park, Utah

Glen Canyon NRA

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area - Page, CitySearch
Defiance House Site Bulletin
National Park Service site description, including photos of the ruins and the pictographs that gave the site its name.
Anasazi Pictographs
House Rules

Grand Gulch

See the section above for Cedar Mesa / Grand Gulch

Newspaper Rock

Newspaper Rock, Utah
    DesertUSA page. One picture and general info on site.
Newspaper Rock
Newspaper Rock State Park (Max Bertola)
    Ten thumbnail links that cover the entire panel.
Newspaper Rock
Newspaper Rock JPEG
Newspaper Rock Canyonlands UTAH!
    One photo (albeit a nice one).
Newspaper Rock - Utah
    Another Quicktime VR panorama.
JOE KROM’S ANASAZI GUIDE
    One fuzzy thumbnail.

Nine-Mile Canyon

Nine Mile Canyon (Max Bertola)
Nine Mile Canyon
Nine Mile Canyon - Utah
Max Bertola's southern Utah -
Know Before You Go: 9 Mile Canyon
BLM page - text only, but must reading for anyone planning a visit.
Petroglyphs
In the Canyon of 9 Mile
BLM page - mile-by-mile description.

Paria Canyon / Buckskin Gulch

Buckskin Gulch Virtual Tour
Buckskin Gulch (Paria Canyon-Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness Area)

Parowan Gap

Parowan Gap
parowangap
BLM page.
Places to Play in Cedar City

San Juan River

Sand Island Rock Art Site (Max Bertola)
Whitewater Rafting Utah : The San Juan River
San Juan RA, RECREATION INFO - San Juan River

San Rafael Swell

San Rafael Swell - Head of Sinbad
    General description of the site, plus pictures of the area and some of the rock art.
Dave Lee - Head of Sinbad JPEG "A" from Brian Lee's Rock Art Page
Dave Lee - Head of Sinbad JPEG "B" from Brian Lee's Rock Art Page
Rochester Panel Rock Art
    Ten thumbnail links to pictures of the site and rock art (located near Emory); click on the "Images And Text" icon at the top to get excellent interpretive text for all the pictures.
Barrier Canyon Style Page 2
    More about this style focused on sites found west of the Green and Colorado Rivers. Buckhorn Wash and Sinbad panels are featured.
San Rafael River Gorge
Rochester Creek Panel - Rock art of Southwestern United States

Sego Canyon (aka Thompson Wash)

Sego Canyon Rock Art Site (Max Bertola)
    Four thumbnail links.
Sego Canyon Rock Art Site
    Ten thumbnail links with short text.
Sego Canyon
    Six GIFs.
Sego- Utah Ghost Town

Temple Mountain Wash

Temple Mountain Wash, Utah
Three photos, short text.

Tours

See Tours section.

Random links

JPEG image
    One very fuzzy picture from the Moab area.
Ancient Art Thumbnail Gallery
    Nice assortment of thumbnails.
Manti-LaSal National Forest
Gosiute Indian Collection, Univ. of Utah
field schools
THE BOULDER COUNTRY BUSINESS GUIDE
American West Travelogue - Canyonlands National Park
    Newspaper Rock, Grand Gulch, Petroglyph Pullout pictures.
deseretnews.com
    News story about vandalism in Montezuma Creek Canyon and penalties imposed.
Kenneth Castleton Photo Collection
Steve Ralser's River Trip Photos
    One picture from Desolation Canyon.

hogsprings

paiutereservoir

henrymountains

Places to Play in Richfield<

Petroglyphs
    Photos from Dinosaur National Monument and Nine-Mile Canyon.
Goat Petroglyph, Bluff Utah
ZiNj: Dinosaurs, Fossils, Ancient People, & Other Really Old Stuff
    Online version of Zinj magazine issue dealing with Utah rock art. Oriented towards kids, but a worthwhile read for anyone.
DesertUSA - Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Utah
    Info on South Fork Indian Canyon Hike
Paiute Trail Info
    Short description of ATV trail near junction of I-15 and I-70.
Utah Rock Art
    Nice summary of rock art styles found in Utah.
Kanab Utah Attractions
42Gr532....A Rock Art E-'Zine
   A first-rate "webzine", concentrating mainly on rock art of Utah, usually Barrier Canyon style. I just wish he kept his past issues on-line as well ...
GeibP_19_2
PIA PAXA' UIPI PAIUTE
Kokopelli in Utah
URARA - Utah Rock Art Research Association
Basketmaker Spatial Identity
Basketmaker style
"Desecrated" panels in Utah
Long Tour of Rock Art of Southwestern U.S.

Books on rock art of the Southwest

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