Follow signs to Petroglyph National Monument. Have breakfast at the hotel, pack a picnic lunch and get an early start on a day that will literally reach the peaks of the Albuquerque area. The ancient lava flows of five extinct volcanoes stand as a vivid reminder of the hunting and gathering areas for prehistoric man. These primitive cultures chipped approximately 17,000 petroglyphs into the rocks, detailing their journeys and other significant events in their lives. Four hiking trails from easy to moderately difficult bring visitors up close and personal with these pre-Columbian etchings.
Picnic shelters are available in the park.
From Petroglyph Park, travel north on Unser Boulevard one mile to Montana Road. Make a left on Montana Road and travel east to North Coors Boulevard. Turn left on Coors and proceed north past the campus of the Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute and through the farming community of Corrales approximately 10 miles to the Coronado State Monument. Visitors can enter a restored Kiva, site of sacred ceremonies. Kivas are usually off limits to non-Indians.