Utah road trip: Newspaper Rock Archaeological Site

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Newspaper Rock Archaeological Site near Canyonlands National Park. - photo by Joe Alexander
Newspaper Rock Archaeological Site near Canyonlands National Park. – photo by Joe Alexander
As you drive toward the southeastern entrance to Canyonlands National Park in southern Utah, you pass a very small pulloff for Newspaper Rock.

It’s worth the stop.

The carvings in the rock are estimated to be up to 2,000 years old.

Newspaper Rock: Bureau of Land Management

Newspaper Rock Archaeological Site near Canyonlands National Park. - photo by Joe Alexander
Newspaper Rock Archaeological Site near Canyonlands National Park.

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