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Review:
The Petroglyph National Monument near Albuquerque protects one of the riches caches of Native American and early Spanish petroglyphs in the country.
At the visitors center you can watch a short film and pick up trail guides before you set off to explore on foot along one of four hiking trails.
There are three easy 1-hour trails in the Boca Negra Canyon, which is currently the only developed area where you can use restrooms and a picnic area.
You can find around 100 petroglyphs along these trails, but if you are up for a lengthier hike, there are 3 other trails that will expose you to hundreds of petroglyphs in the Rinconada and Piedras Marcadas Canyons. See the Map
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