Petroglyphs

Petroglyphs: 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 heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Petroglyphs

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

Visiting Petroglyphs: tips

• Opening hours change with the season; check the last entry time.
• Wear shoes with grip for steps and uneven stone.

How to reach Petroglyphs — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.68062, -105.68743. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Petroglyphs

• Black Rock Hot Spring · attraction · Taos · ~21 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande del Norte National Monument · sanctuary · Taos · ~22 km · Must-see
• Columbine-Hondo Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~23 km · Must-see
• Manby Hot Springs · attraction · Taos · ~24 km · Must-see
• Gold Hill · viewpoint · Taos · ~26 km · Must-see
• Venado Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~27 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande Gorge Bridge · sanctuary · Taos · ~29 km · Must-see
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~31 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Peak · lake · Taos · ~33 km · Must-see
• Williams Lake · lake · Taos · ~34 km · Must-see
• Millicent Rogers Museum · museum · Taos · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cerro del Yuta Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Walter · viewpoint · Taos · ~35 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~35 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ute Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bobcat Pass · viewpoint · Taos · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Petroglyphs

Other forts & heritage near Petroglyphs

• Posi Pueblo · fort · Taos · ~67 km · Must-see
• St. James Hotel · fort · Colfax · ~89 km · Must-see
• Fort Lowell Historical Marker · fort · Rio Arriba · ~96 km · Must-see
• Puye Cliff Dwellings · fort · Rio Arriba · ~115 km · Must-see
• Jemez Mountains Historic Marker · fort · Santa Fe · ~120 km · Must-see
• Tsankawi Pueblo · fort · Santa Fe · ~128 km · Must-see
• Tsirege Pueblo Ruins · fort · Los Alamos · ~133 km · Must-see
• Fort Marcy (ruins) · fort · Santa Fe · ~140 km · Must-see
• Palace of the Governors · fort · Santa Fe · ~141 km · Must-see
• Soldiers' Monument · fort · Santa Fe · ~141 km · Must-see

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