Petroglyph National Monument

National Monument · New Mexico

Precaución Información Ver 3 alertas actuales

Petroglyphs on dark boulders with a cloudy sky.
Foto: NPS Photo / Daniel Leifheit

Alertas actuales (3)

  • Precaución

    Be City Smart: Take precautions to secure your vehicle and valuables.

    This is an urban park. Don't hide valuables inside your car. Carry items with you on hike. Lock your vehicle and set car alarm. Report suspicious persons loitering/peeking in cars. Call 928-638-7805

  • Información

    Attention Visitors, Cab drivers, Uber drivers, and transportation service drivers

    DO NOT drop off your passengers at the visitor center. No trail access. Visitors must be driven to a trail system from the visitor center. If passengers want to go to the visitor center, WAIT FOR THEM in the parking lot until they come back out.

    Más información del parque: Attention Visitors, Cab drivers, Uber drivers, and transportation service drivers

  • Información

    Bicycle Use In The Monument

    Bicycles are ONLY allowed at the following locations: 1 - On the Boca Negra Canyon paved multiuse path; bicycles must remain on the paved bike path. 2 - On the crusher fine trail that winds in and out of the park around the mesa top above Boca Negra.

Horarios

Boca Negra Canyon

Horario habitual: Boca Negra Canyon
Todos los días8:30AM - 4:30PM

Próximamente:

  • 26 nov.: Thanksgiving Day Closure (cerrado)

Staffed by our partner, the City of Albuquerque Open Space, this developed trail system consists of 3 short, paved trails with trail markers. Full-service restroom facility, picnic tables, shaded seating areas and a shaded patio area. See up to 100 petroglyphs in one hour if you walk all 3 trails. Last entry is at 4:00 pm daily and all visitors are swept out at 4:30 pm sharp. Pets not allowed on the petroglyph viewing trails. Trails are not accessible for wheelchairs or strollers.

Rinconada Canyon
Horario habitual
Todos los díasSunrise to Sunset

Water is not available. A 2.2-mile round trip trail where up to 300 petroglyphs can be viewed, especially in the back of the canyon. The natural earth surface trail is easy to moderate to walk. Picnic tables are located in the parking lot. A vault toilet is available. Open for hiking on holidays. Parking lot hours: 8 am to 5 pm daily. Access: Sunrise to sunset by parking in outer lot (3 spaces). Lock your vehicle, secure your valuables, do not leave any items visible. Leashed pets okay, must pick up poop.

Piedras Marcadas Canyon
Horario habitual
Todos los díasSunrise to Sunset

Nestled in the northernmost tip of the monument, this undeveloped trail system is a 6.5-mile drive from the information center. The petroglyph viewing trail is 1.5 miles in and out. No water, no restroom, no amenities available. See up to 400 petroglyphs. Leashed pets allowed, pick-up waste & put in trash can. The non-gated parking lot is located off Golf Course Rd. at Jill Patricia St. (behind the Valvoline Motor Oil station, use Google maps). Stop by the information center for a free trail guide.

Volcanoes Day Use Area
Horario habitual
Todos los díasSunrise to Sunset

No petroglyph viewing available. Parking lot hours: 9 am to 5 pm daily. Access: Sunrise to sunset. 1 to 4 miles of hiking trails lead you to the scenic overlook or around the bases of the cinder cones. Hiking to the tops of cones is prohibited. No water available. Vault restroom, benches, and trash cans available. Leashed pets allowed. Owners must pick-up waste & place in trash can. Parking lot is located off Atrisco Vista Blvd. (exit #149) about 4.7 miles north of I-40. Pick up a trail map at Info Center.

Centros de visitantes

Petroglyph Information Center

Petroglyph Information Center

Horario habitual: Petroglyph Information Center
Todos los días8:30AM - 4:30PM

Próximamente:

  • 26 nov.: Visitor Information Center Closed (cerrado)

Information only. No trails. All petroglyph viewing trails are a 1-7 mile drive from the visitor center. Get a park brochure, trail map, and safety information. A Western National Parks Association Park store is available. Access, Military, and 4th Grader passes are issued. If you arrive after 4:30 pm, hike Piedras Marcadas (9501 Golf Course Rd NW), a 1.5 mile loop or Rinconada Canyon (Unser Blvd. & St. Joseph) sunrise to sunset, park outside gate, 2.2 mile loop, 300 petroglyphs, no water.

Sobre este parque

Petroglyph National Monument protects one of the largest petroglyph sites in North America, featuring designs and symbols carved onto volcanic rocks by Native Americans and Spanish settlers 400 to 700 years ago. These images are a valuable record of cultural expression and hold profound spiritual significance for contemporary Native Americans and for the descendants of the early Spanish settlers.