Cottonwood Canyon Petroglyphs

The highlight of this trail is the ancient petroglyphs that have been scrawled onto the rocks within Cottonwood Canyon. This area is a Bureau of Land Management Petroglyph Study Area. There are many beautiful petroglyphs to be found, mostly on the northern face of the canyon walls. These ancient writings are not to be touched or tampered with. It is recommended to take pictures but please leave these writings undisturbed for future explorers to discover. What the petroglyphs are telling us may be a mystery, but they are but a brief glimpse into the lives of the ancient people who may have lived or traveled through here many years ago.