Piedras Marcadas Canyon

Rachel Howze

This trail took us about 30 minutes in a loop. You enter the parking lot within a subdivision and behind a gas station and auto shop. The sign is a bit hidden by a plant but if you really look for it you can see it. There’s no facilities or water so make sure you bring plenty. It’s an open space with no shade. The trail is level and sandy which is nice but the heat is so severe that you almost don’t want to hike any longer than this amount unless at cooler times of day. You can see some great petroglyphs here and these ones seem to be more up close and visible than at the Rinconada trail.

John Thompson

Absolutely Fantastic. When you think these rock scraping are from 1000 bc to 1500 ad in age from Pueblo Native Americans and still are here for us to see? That is real history. The visitor center was closed due to Covid but the walking trails are open. Bring your mask and have a great 2 hours walking the easy sand paths.

Trypp Adams

Free. This is a large area bordering housing and commercial development with hundreds of petroglyphs. The trail is a ways from many of the petroglyphs so you will want a good zoom lens or binoculars. For this reason it may not be the best for young children either. It's a decent length and out in the open so water or sunscreen would be advisable. The trail is mostly sand, making walking a little more challenging.

Deb Clif

Great place for sunset and just to take a short walk. We took a quick one mile walk around sunset. We saw a few petroglyphs too! Hike was super easy but in sand so not good for strollers or wheel chairs.