We began our late-September trip to Petroglyph National Monument at the Visitor’s Center. Our group spoke with a very friendly staff member who, after asking several questions regarding the goals of our visit, suggested we try the Boca Negra Canyon Trails. The Boca Negra Canyon Trails are three relatively short trails (5, 15 and 30 minutes) a quick drive away... more

The park comprises 3 different zones with petroglyphs: Rinconada, Boca Negra canyon and Piedras Marcadas canyon. We visited the latter two on a Sunday morning in July and were almost the only visitors. Boca Negra has paved trails to visit the petroglyphs + a hill equipped with stairs. The petroglyphs are pretty, but less numerous and less spectacular than in... more

Did this in mid-July in the morning hrs. I think it would be too hot to do any later in the day during the summer. We did Boca Negra trail. Kids had a blast climbing up a small mountain (hill) strewn with vesicular basalt (volcanic) rocks. We saw a lot of petroglyhs on the approx 30 min hike to the... more

We drove down from Santa Fe to see the petorglyphs and we opted to do Riconada Canyon and look for Petroglyps there. You truely had to be willing to search for the petroglyps as most of them were hard to find. With an elven year old in tow this was not the hike to do on a hot 90 degree... more

We had one day in Albuquerque before we flew out, and drove over here for the morning. We first stopped at the visitor center, and I highly recommend that. The ranger was very helpful and tells you about the area and recommends hiking opportunities. We then went back and did the Rinconada Canyon Trail. It was about 2.5 miles and... more

I came to Albuquerque as a tagalong with my husband, who was there on business. Coming from Houston where the humidity is very high, I just wanted to be outdoors in the dry, fragrant desert heat. I found Petroglyph National Monument, the Rinconada Trail, and hiked it 4 times in 3 days. The gal at the visitors center a little... more

If you're intrigued by petroglyphs, don't miss this national monument. Apparently, there are over 20,000 etchings here: more than any other place I'm aware of. We didn't allot much time to visit (only an hour), so we just strolled the walking trails at Boca Negra. We saw a few dozen petroglyphs there. Kids will really like this park. You get... more

This would be a great excursion for the budget minded traveler. The visitor center is free and has a few things to see. Park service staff recommended that we hike Boca Negra Canyon since it was our first visit and we had limited time Cost is a mere $2 per vehicle parking fee. It takes about 1-2 hours to hike... more

In April we had the opportunity to visit ABQ and we visited the Petroglyph National Monument. We first stopped at the visitor's center to orient ourselves. We decided to visit the Boca Negra Canyon portion of the Monument. For April it was a bit cool and windy. We climbed to the top of the canyon we experienced snow flurries. The... more