Farson, Utah · Sweetwater County · Facility
The White Mountain Petroglyphs Site averages 12 thousand visitors per year. The location is part of a cultural landscape that is culturally important to four Native American tribes, featuring rock art panels dating back 200+ years. This is a fee-free site. Access from the parking area is a steep walking path 2/3 mile l…
The White Mountain Petroglyphs Site averages 12 thousand visitors per year. The location is part of a cultural landscape that is culturally important to four Native American tribes, featuring rock art panels dating back 200+ years. This is a fee-free site. Access from the parking area is a steep walking path 2/3 mile long. Hikers are encouraged. ADA Accessibility should be arranged through the Field Office for driving access through the Administrative Use gate.
Take State Highway 191 north to mile marker 10. Go East on County 4-17 thirteen miles. Head West on the White Mountain Petroglyphs access route. It is three miles to the parking area. A 2/3 steep walking path leads through the pedestrian gate and to the site.
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