Petroglyph Park

The land that is now the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, north of Ridgecrest, CA, was the home of the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe and the Kawaiisu people for thousands of years. The rock carvings and paintings that they made have been preserved in Coso Petroglyph National Historic Park but since the park is on the base visitors are rarely permitted. 

Olaf Dowd, an artist who specializes in replicating native rock art, created dozens of pictographs and petrogylphs for the Petroglyph Park in Ridgecrest giving people an opportunity to admire the images even though they can't view the originals. 

The park features paved trails and interpretive signs. It's nicely landscaped with native plants and palm trees.

Most of the park is accessible.

RVs will fit in the parking lot if parked across the spaces. Petroglyphs   35.62649, -117.66817