Petroglyph National Monument · New Mexico

Piedras Marcadas Canyon Trail

2.0 mi of trail, end to end · Piedras Marcadas Canyon: 1.5 mi round trip in the Service's write-up · about 150 ft of climbing · 5,189 ft–5,305 ft · earth surface · trail class Developed · hiking

5,215 ft 5,216 ft · 0.7 mi high 5,216 ft

Piedras Marcadas Canyon 1.5 mi round trip · the Park Service's write-up

1-2 Hours · dogs allowed

Start Piedras Marcadas Canyon

A petroglyph of a bird and a footprint on a dark volcanic boulder.
This bird and footprint are some of the 400 petroglyphs you can see at Piedras Marcadas Canyon. Photo: NPS Photo/Daniel Leifheit

If you are looking to see the most petroglyphs or for a trail that is open until sunset, Piedras Marcadas Canyon is for you. It is a 1.5 mile round trip hike that will take an hour or more to hike. This is also the most dog friendly petroglyph viewing hike, with leashed pets being allowed along the whole length of the trail.

Degree of difficulty : easy to moderate

Bicycles are not allowed.

Open daily sunrise to sunset.

Leashed pets allowed. Owners must pick up after their pets.

Amenities: None. No water, no restrooms.

Located off Golf Course Rd. at Jill Patricia Street, a 6 mile drive from the visitor center.

Accessibility Not stroller no wheelchair accessible. Service animals are allowed. Easy to moderate, level sandy trail.

This hike on nps.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.