Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground
Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground is a BLM campground in Arizona. Hookups: no hookups.
- Type
- BLM campground
- Location
- Arizona
- Coordinates
- 33.02437, -113.04543
- Hookups
- No hookups
- Activities
- Camping, Day Use Area, Hiking, Historic & Cultural Site, Horseback Riding, Hunting, Picnicking, Wildlife Viewing
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Phone
- (602) 867-5400
About Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground
Overview Painted Rock Petroglyph Site, approximately 90 miles southwest of Phoenix, Arizona, provides visitors the opportunity to view an archaeological site containing hundreds of figures and designs carved into rocks, known as petroglyphs. These were produced centuries ago by indigenous peoples. This site is considered important and even sacred to many of the Native American tribes in southern Arizona. Please keep this in mind when you visit and be respectful. Climbing on the rocks is prohibited and we ask that you keep dogs out of the area.There are also inscriptions made by people who passed through during historic times. Many important trails are near the site, some of which have been traveled for thousands of years. The 1775 expedition of Juan Bautista de Anza passed nearby on his way to deliver soldiers, padres, settlers, and their livestock to a new home in northern California to secure the area for Spain. In 1846, the Mormon Battalion passed through, following Philip St. George Cooke along some segments of this trail to help secure California from Mexico. This venture included road building tasks along the trail, assuring that future trips could accommodate wagons. A need to improve communication and travel from east to west prompted Congress to fund a stage line. The result was the Butterfield Overland Stage Route, which began service in 1858 and traveled by this site. This mail and freight service guaranteed that the mail, freight, or passengers would be able to
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Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Water fill
- QuikTrip · 49 mi
- Propane
- AmeriGas · 48 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Painted Rock | Private campground | 0.3 mi | — | — |
| Love's Travel Stop #296 | Overnight parking | 19 mi | — | — |
| Sonoran Desert RV Park | RV park | 22 mi | — | — |
| Margies Cove West Campground | BLM campground | 28 mi | — | — |
| Margie's Cove Campground | Private campground | 28 mi | — | — |
| Saddle Mountain Free Campground | RV park | 30 mi | — | — |
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Sources. Recreation.gov (RIDB), Recreation.gov (RIDB). Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.