Petroglyph National monument in Albuquerque is a must visit place for every traveler visiting New Mexico. The national monument preserves the beautiful carvings and designs on volcanic rocks made by early Native American and Spanish settlers. They date back to 400-700 years back. They are of great cultural importance to both Native Americans and the Spanish.
The images on the rocks speak of the time when these early settlers used to reside in this area and used to communicate with each other by carving out designs on these volcanic rocks. These rocks serve as a great record for archaeologists to study about those times and draw out references from them.
Beautiful Looking Rock Formations
Albuquerque is a city in the New Mexico located at an elevation of 5000 ft. At this height, the air is thinner, so it is difficult to maintain the stamina for long if one is doing a good physical activity. Also, people take 2-3 days to adjust to the climate of this place. It is often advised to keep yourself hydrated, by drinking water and fluids on a regular basis as the desert climate might leave you dehydrated if good care is not taken. It is a general advisory that people visiting this place should protect their skin with the UV protectors, creams, sunglasses as at this height the impact of UV(Ultraviolet Radiations) is clearly felt.
Places to Visit:
- Visitor Center:
Timing: It is open from 8 A.M to 5 P.M M.S.T
Season for Visiting: All Year long. It is closed on Thanks Giving Day, Christmas Day and on New Year.
At Visitor center, Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque, there are no Petroglyph trails. People can collect trail maps, brochures, trail guides from here. All Petroglyph trails are one mile to 6.5 mile from this visitor center. Visitors can get all the necessary information about the Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque from the visitor centre.
- Boca Negra Canyon
Timings: It is open from 8.00 A.M till 5.00 P.M
Season for Visiting: All Year long. It is closed on Thanks Giving Day, Christmas Day and on New Year.
Affordable Admission Here In Albuquerque’s Prettiest Monument
This visiting site in Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque has a developed trail. Visitors can see 100 Petroglyphs from three different paved trails. Each of the trails is well guided by signs. It is operated by City of Albuquerque Open Space Division. Facilities like Restroom, drinking water, resting shaded seating areas, picnic spots are available. The division charges $1 for parking on weekdays and $2 on weekends for the cars.
- Piedras Marcadas Canyon
Timings: It is open from Sunrise to Sunset
Season for Visiting: Season for Visiting: All Year long. It is closed on Thanks Giving Day, Christmas Day and on New Year.
This trail in undeveloped. It is 1.5 miles round trip. Visitors will be able to view close to 300-500 petroglyphs. Piedras Marcadas Canyon is located in the north-eastern part of Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque. There is no facility of water and restroom. No resting shade areas.
Take a trip to old town after seeing some of Albuquerque’s beauty
