Newspaper Rock (actually there’s more than one rock) can be viewed from an overlook which includes binoculars to allow you to get a better view of the ancient petroglyphs cut into the large boulders below. These petroglyphs were inscribed by the Anasazi Puebloan people who cut the images into the patina, or “desert varnish,” that formed on the rock surface.

The diagram and text below is taken from an information board near the viewpoint that overlooks Newspaper Rock

The next two photographs show a general view of a Newspaper Rock followed by a close up of the petroglyphs.

Similarly these next two photographs show a general view of another Newspaper Rock followed by a close up of the petroglyphs.

Finally into the Northern Section of the park

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