The best petroglyphs site I ever seen (Aruba's caves and Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin among them.) Free parking, no admittance fee. Clearly marked trails (you can't leave them though.) Lots of the petroglyphs are right next to trail, but there are tons of them up above so I suggest a camera with good lenses over a phone. Take the trail paths that are close to the black basalt outcrops. Highly recommend.

This is a very easy hike that you can complete in about 30 minutes if you walk at a good pace. We went on a hot day and made sure to take plenty of water. There were birds out, but we did not see any other animals. Due to the temperature being close to 100°, no one else was on the trail. Some of the Petroglyphs were easier to see than others, but still impressive.

This trail took us about 30 minutes in a loop. You enter the parking lot within a subdivision and behind a gas station and auto shop. The sign is a bit hidden by a plant but if you really look for it you can see it. There’s no facilities or water so make sure you bring plenty. It’s an open space with no shade. The trail is level and sandy which is nice but the heat is so severe that you almost don’t want to hike any longer than this amount unless at cooler times of day. You can see some great petroglyphs here and these ones seem to be more up close and visible than at the Rinconada trail.

Free. This is a large area bordering housing and commercial development with hundreds of petroglyphs. The trail is a ways from many of the petroglyphs so you will want a good zoom lens or binoculars. For this reason it may not be the best for young children either. It's a decent length and out in the open so water or sunscreen would be advisable. The trail is mostly sand, making walking a little more challenging.

Absolutely Fantastic. When you think these rock scraping are from 1000 bc to 1500 ad in age from Pueblo Native Americans and still are here for us to see? That is real history. The visitor center was closed due to Covid but the walking trails are open. Bring your mask and have a great 2 hours walking the easy sand paths.

Beautiful views of the petroglyphs on one side and Albuquerque on the other. Pretty simple trail but lots of sand so wear proper shoes. Lots of wildlife. Little lizards, roadrunners, rabbits, and plenty of song birds to watch while you hike the 1.5 mile trail. There is another 3 mile trail but the short one does take you fairly close to the petroglyphs and was the one we took. So if you’re short on time (or stamina) we still got some neat views! Not wheelchair recommend as the trail is completely covered with loose sand. But otherwise the trail wasn’t that difficult.

One of my favorite short hikes. Love taking the dog here and I love the different petroglyphs I can find. Parking is easy and stress-free, paths are well maintained and include info signs for people interested in the petroglyphs. And great views of the mountains or the balloon fiesta too!

Great area for hikes and seeing some petroglyphs. That said, I was somewhat disappointed by the petroglyphs. I'm not sure what I was expecting. Despite having a reverence and passion for history, the petroglyphs are mildly interesting at best, and I was questioning why I was sweating in the middle of nowhere to see a crudely etched face on a rock in 100 degrees weather. The history of the culture of the Indians who made these is vastly more interesting than the petroglyphs left behind in this particular location.

Great place for sunset and just to take a short walk. We took a quick one mile walk around sunset. We saw a few petroglyphs too! Hike was super easy but in sand so not good for strollers or wheel chairs.

Place was amazing it was like stepping back in time

It can get very hot here in the Summer, Fall and Winter are the best seasons to visit Piedras Marcadas Canyon. In addition to viewing the Petroglyphs there is a new trail called North Rim Trail that is three miles long, out and back. It is a more challenging hike than the lower loop trails, but rewarded with panoramic views of the three sisters volcanoes,the canyons and of our beautiful city. Grab your hat and water bottle and get out and explore.

Interesting and well kept petroglyphs site . Clear marked most of the time trails . I give three stars due we were lost 3 times trying to exit the site. There are only maps at the entrances, later no way to find trails markers or signs of which trails lead to entrances/exit points . To make it more visitors unfriendly , there is no water or restroom areas . If want to visit this amazing petroglyphs site, use the restroom bring water, compass and be prepared for the event to be lost on a desert train system . I leave this review for visitors that may have a health concern and need to leave the site in short time or visitors with kids or elder that may be in risk staying longer than planned in the desert.

Great place and a easygoing hike, right on the outside of town.

Highly recommend free historic attraction if you are in Albuquerque. There are several paths which you can follow. If you go to the visitor center a very helpful man will advise you were to go and give you informative pamphlets. All for free. It’s good to see New Mexico takes care of these unique messages that come from the past. It’s a bit sad the lack of information and interpretation, but some signs throughout your walk will help you. This is in middle of the summer, bring protection for the sun. Not all paths are reduced mobility friendly.

The trail is sandy-which makes it more tiring to hike even though it is a pretty short in and out trail. There was a parks guy there when I visited. He told us to keep to the right at all intersections (other than the first right that goes to the rim trail) and we’d be sure to see all the petroglyph stops. Saw a coyote, a couple of roadrunners, lizards, and a weird sand cricket. There isn’t any shade, make sure to have water and sunscreen. The breeze was nice.

Wow!! What a treasure hunt. Everywhere you look is history literally written on the rocks. Stop at the visitor center first to get a map. It shows mile markers and what petroglyphs are there. Take your time to explore. Lots of photo opportunities. The petroglyphs of hands is marker #6 ( my last photo)at the very end of the trail. Enjoy!!