| What is it? |
Also called the Thompson Wash Rock Art District, the Sego Canyon Rock Art includes three panels of petroglyphs and petroglyphs left behind by multiple Native American cultures over thousands of years! |
| What makes it historical? |
It’s super rare to have three different rock art styles created so close together! The oldest art dates back about 4000 years and shows off a pictograph style called “Barrier Canyon” after that canyon’s famous giant, ghostly figures. Sego Canyon also displays petroglyphs by the Fremont culture, who lived in pithouses throughout the area between 600 AD and 1250 AD and were contemporaries of the Ancestral Puebloan people! The third style, which combines paint and petroglyphs, comes from the Utes, whose earliest presence here dates back to the 1300s AD. These petroglyphs introduce depictions of horses, which were introduced by the Spanish in the 1500s! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? |
HERE’S HOW:
- Volunteer with Bureau of Land Management!
- Be a responsible visitor! Please respect the signs and pathways, and treat all structures and artifacts with respect. They’ve endured a lot to survive into the present. They’ll need our help to make it into the future!
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| Where is this place? |
4.2 miles north of I-70 on UT-94
Thompson Springs, UT 84540
From Beaver: ~213mi (343km) — 3.6hrs
From Moab: ~41mi (66km) — 0.7hrs
From Salt Lake City: ~212mi (342km) — 3.6hrs
From St. George: ~317mi (511km) — 5.3hrs |
| When should I go? |
Whenever the mood strikes you! |
