Newspaper Rock

BLM Bureau of Land Management · Dispersed

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Conditions

Road Access Not recorded
Season Not recorded
Campfires Not recorded
Boondock Access Not recorded

The managing agency hasn't published road access, season or campfire rules for this campground. The description and directions below often mention it — and it's worth calling the agency before a long drive.

Features

Rig Size Pull Through
Style Boondocking

Campground Stats

Total Sites0

Location

37.988416, -109.518266

Description

Newspaper Rock is an impressive petroglyph site located along Indian Creek in southeastern Utah. This panel displays multiple periods of imagery from cultures dating from 1500 years ago to this century. The older art is attributed to the Basketmaker and Ancestral Puebloan people who inhabited this region from approximately 500 B.C. to 1350 A.D. The more recent petroglyphs (lighter in color) are attributed to the Ute people who still live in the Four Corners area. This popular day-use site has toilet facilities and ample paved parking, including pull-through spaces for larger vehicles and RVs. 

At the other end of the parking area from the toilets is a short compacted-gravel path that leads to the petroglyph panel where there is some interpretative information.

Directions

Newspaper Rock is located on Highway 211, which starts 15 miles north of Monticello, Utah. Drive 13 miles west on Highway 211. The site is well signed.

Activities

Accessible Facility or Activity CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

Details

FeeThere is no fee for this site.
Phone435-587-1500
Email[email protected]

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