Newspaper Rock

Newspaper Rock is a State Historical Monument located within the Indian Creek Corridor of Bears Ears National Monument. This spectacular rock panel features over 650 well preserved Native American rock art designs, making it one of the premiere petroglyph sites in the country.

Newspaper Rock has been engraved and drawn upon by Native Americans for more than 2,000 years. In Navajo the rock is called Tse' Hane, or “rock that tells a story.” It contains markings from the Fremont, Ute, and Anasazi tribes.

The petroglyphs here include those resembling humans, animals and tools amongst more abstract symbols, some thought to be religious in nature. The rock is coated in black desert varnish and therefore was the perfect panel for Native Americans to etch their art through the varnish and onto the lighter colored rock below.

It should go without saying, but please continue to help preserve this petroglyph panel by not crossing the fencing, touching the panel or vandalizing the monument by contributing your own rock art.