Newspaper Rock Historical Monument

See one of the best-preserved, easily accessible Native American petroglyph panels in the United States.

Aptly named, Newspaper Rock is covered with hundreds of petroglyphs of humans, animals, and other abstract images dating as far as 2,000 years ago. It is one of the largest known collections of petroglyphs. A mixture of Anasazi, Navajo, Pueblo, Fremont, and Anglo cultures are represented on the 200 square foot vertical sandstone cliff. The Navajo name for the rock is Tse’ Hone, which translates to rock that tells a story. What a story it would tell if the stone could talk.

Newspaper Rock was designated a State Historical Monument in 1961. It is located in San Juan County, Utah, along Utah State Route 211, 53 miles south of Moab. It is along the relatively well-traveled access road into the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, which is 30 miles from the Canyonlands park boundary. If you're visiting southeastern Utah, be sure to stop by Newspaper Rock for yourself and admire this extraordinary petroglyph wall.