Deer Valley Rock Art Center - Glendale Art Museum

  • Address: 3711 West Deer Valley Road,Glendale, AZ 85308-2038
  • Phone: +1 623 582 8007
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  • Website:www.asu.edu
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Deer Valley Rock Art Center
3711 West Deer Valley Road
Glendale, AZ 85308-2038

Deer Valley Rock Art Center Details

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  • The Deer Valley Rock Art Center opened to the public in December of 1994. -- The Hedgpeth Hills petroglyph site has over 1500 petroglyphs on nearly 600 boulders in a 47 acre nature preserve. -- The petroglyphs here at Hedgpeth Hills are believed to be several hundred to a few thousand years old. ... more on MuseumStuff.com
  • Deer Valley Rock Art Center preserves and interprets the important Hedgpeth Hills archeological site, where some of the 1,500 ancient petroglyphs(rock paintings) may date back as far as, 5,000 years. Kid-friendly activities include story-time, ... more on manual_books
  • Protected site of 1,500 Native American petroglyphs covering the Hedegepath Hills. more on TripAdvisor
  • Home to the Hedgpeth Hills petroglyph site, the Deer Valley Rock Art Center offers visitors the opportunity to view over 1,500 examples of ancient rock art carvings.An easy quarter-mile path provides unobstructed views of the surrounding hillside and many plants and animals indigenous to the Sono... more on GoCityKids.com
  • View more than 1,500 ancient petroglyphs along easy 1/4 mi. trail in desert preserve - Indoor exhibits, gift shop - Oct. thru April Tues.-Sat 9-5, Sun. ... more on entertainment.com

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3.0
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Don't go for the petroglyphs because you stand off at a distance to see the view you are permitted to see beyond the fences. Go only if there is a good program in the center. Otherwise, the Waterfall Trail at the White Tanks west of Phoenix ... By Dr. Diane Holloway from Sun City West, AZ, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

Long before Europeans made their mark in Arizona, ancient indigenous peoples had set up their own sort of roadside billboards. Scattered among the 500 boulders ... citysearch.com, a user of citysearch.com. Read full review on OpenList.com

Directions

One-half mile west of 35th Avenue and Deer Valley Road (the right lane leads directly into the parking lot).

Hours

Oct-Apr: 9a-5p Tu-Sa, noon-5p Su, May-Sep: 8a-2p Tu-F, 9a-5p Sa, noon-5p Su

Miscellaneous

  • Admission: Adults $5; Seniors/Students $3; Children (6-12) $2, (under 6) free

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