Petroglyph Canyon

Petroglyph Canyon: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Petroglyph Canyon

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting Petroglyph Canyon: tips

• Go at sunrise or sunset for the best light; carry a warm layer.

How to reach Petroglyph Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.96884, -108.46707. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Petroglyph Canyon

• Mason-Lovell Ranch · attraction · Big Horn · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~39 km · Must-see
• Heart Mountain Relocation Center Memorial · fort · Park · ~63 km · Must-see
• Chief Plenty Coups State Park · park · Big Horn · ~64 km · Must-see
• Fort Smith · fort · Big Horn · ~73 km · Must-see
• Teeples Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~5 km
• Gyp Reservoir Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~6 km
• Petroglyph Canyon · fort · Big Horn · ~6 km
• Penney Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~12 km
• Southside Detention Dam · lake · Carbon · ~14 km
• Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range · park · Carbon · ~18 km
• EJZ Bridge over Shoshone River · fort · Big Horn · ~18 km
• Deaver Dam · lake · Park · ~19 km
• Bad Pass Trail · fort · Big Horn · ~19 km
• Hyart Theater · fort · Big Horn · ~20 km
• Red Pryor Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~21 km
• Bar Hill · viewpoint · Carbon · ~24 km
• Drum Number 2 Dam · lake · Carbon · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Petroglyph Canyon

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• Metcalf Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~106 km · Must-see
• Silver Run Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~108 km · Must-see
• Beartooth Glacier · viewpoint · Park · ~108 km · Must-see
• Coburn Hill · viewpoint · Yellowstone · ~111 km · Must-see
• Whitetail Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~111 km · Must-see
• Beartooth Butte · viewpoint · Park · ~113 km · Must-see
• Hopper Glacier · viewpoint · Park · ~113 km · Must-see
• Sky Pilot Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~114 km · Must-see

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