Hundred of petroglyphs have been painstakingly chipped into this mound of basalt boulders. The mound is only about 20’ high and 400’ long but the number and variety of figures is outstanding. The petroglyphs date from 350AD to 1400AD and were made by the Hohokam people who farmed here when the Gila River was free flowing.
A trail loops around the mound with interpretive signs located at the beginning. Visitors must stay on the trail to avoid damaging the petroglyphs.
The campground has 60 sites that are fairly level with good spacing between them. Amenities include picnic tables, grills, steel fire rings, and a vault toilet. No potable water or dump station.
Two of the campsites are accessible and feature paving under the fire rings and picnic tables which have extended tops. A path of hard packed finely crushed stone leads to the loop trail which is made of the same crushed stone and is accessible.
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I thought that was a pretty neat park!
ReplyDeleteUs too! The petroglyphs are not as elaborate as some that we've seen but the large number of them makes up for that. :)
DeleteThe large number of petroglyphs in one spot is what set the standard for me.
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