Newspaper Rock
Newspaper Rock, in the southern portion of the park near Puerco Pueblo, the Teepees and Blue Mesa, features more than 650 petroglyphs.
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Newspaper Rock Details
Newspaper Rock, in the southern portion of the park near Puerco Pueblo, the Teepees and Blue Mesa, features more than 650 petroglyphs adorning its boulders, which have come to rest below the cliffs. Because of defacement to the petroglyphs, however, the area is closed below the cliff. Free spotting scopes are available at the viewpoint including an interpretive display about the petroglyphs. High concentrations of petroglyphs like the one at Newspaper Rock are quite significant, in that many generations of Native American residents have contributed to the art. The petroglyphs were created by ancestral Puebloan people, who lived, farmed and hunted along the Puerco River between 650 and 2,000 years ago. Some of the ancient artists may have lived at Puerco Pueblo, which is located less than one mile north of Newspaper Rock.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Newspaper Rock
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0.9 mi away
Puerco Pueblo
Puerco Pueblo is a 100-plus room pueblo site located near the Puerco River.
1.0 mi away
Puerco Pueblo Trail
Visitors to the Puerco Pueblo archaeological site must visit via the 0.3-mile, wheelchair accessible Puerco Pueblo trail.
1.1 mi away
Puerco River
Bisecting the park with an east/west flow, the 167-mile-long Puerco River is the main tributary of the Little Colorado River.
1.3 mi away
Ninemile Wash
East of the Puerco Pueblo archaeologic site, the usually dry Ninemile Wash flows east/west.
1.5 mi away
Dead Wash
Dead Wash connects with the Puerco River just north of the Puerco Pueblo archaeological site.
