How to Visit Respectfully
Take These Steps to Visit with Respect
Greet the landscape
Look but don’t touch
Leave all artifacts
Enter sacred spaces with good intentions
See archaeological sites as living landscapes
Pack out what you pack in
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Respectfully visit the following places to experience the Great Bend of the Gila firsthand
Painted Rock Petroglyph Site and Campground
The Painted Rock Petroglyph Site and Campground is located approximately 90 miles southwest of Phoenix, Arizona. Visitors can see thousands of petroglyphs covering nearly 600 boulders. (Please do not climb on the boulders!) Overnight camping is allowed at the adjacent campground.
Additional Information:
Painted Rock Petroglyph Site website (Bureau of Land Management)
Downloadable brochure (Archaeology Southwest)
Gillespie Dam and Bridge
Constructed in 1927 and restored in 2012, the Gillespie Dam Bridge is located approximately 55 miles southwest of Phoenix, Arizona. Visitors can learn about the historic dam and bridge at the educational interpretive center.
Saddle Mountain
Saddle Mountain is easily seen and reached from I-10 near Tonopah. Located just south of the Interstate, this isolated mountain offers good opportunities for day hikes. The area is small and somewhat isolated, and can see heavy visitation. Please practice leave-no-trace principles and access the bajada and interior areas by foot, rather than by vehicle.
Banner image: Dawn Kish