Castle Gardens Petroglyph Site
Castle Gardens Petroglyph Site, Archaeological site in Fremont County, Wyoming.
The Castle Gardens Petroglyph Site spans 3,840 acres of vertical cliff faces with rock art carved into sandstone formations shaped like turrets and towers.
Native American groups, connected to Navajo and Apache tribes, created these petroglyphs between 1000 AD and 1250 AD, leading to National Register listing in 1969.
The petroglyphs display circular shields, water turtles, human figures, and animal designs that represent the artistic methods of ancient Wyoming inhabitants.
The site requires a high-clearance, four-wheel-drive vehicle to access via rough county roads from either Casper through U.S. Highway 20/26 or Riverton through State Highway 136.
The Castle Gardens Shield style images, specific to this location, demonstrate particular carving techniques and patterns not found at other petroglyph sites.
Location: Fremont County
GPS coordinates: 42.92930,-107.61370
Latest update: March 6, 2025 01:54
Wyoming preserves geological sites that include thermal springs, canyons, and rock formations. The state protects historic locations such as forts, rock art, and dinosaur tracks. Devils Tower rises 1,267 feet (386 meters) above the terrain and represents a significant geological formation. Fossil Butte conserves Eocene-era fossils in a former lakebed. Independence Rock served as a landmark for Oregon Trail travelers, while Fort Phil Kearny documents 1860s military history. The landscape includes waterfalls such as Popo Agie Falls and Jenny Lake Hidden Falls, mountain passes like Sylvan Pass, and Wind River Canyon. The Bighorn Medicine Wheel consists of stones arranged in a pattern on Medicine Mountain. Castle Gardens and Legend Rock display prehistoric petroglyphs. Red Gulch preserves dinosaur tracks more than 100 million years old. Sinks Canyon demonstrates a geological phenomenon where the Popo Agie River disappears into limestone caverns. Nature parks, hot springs like Granite Hot Springs, and forest areas such as Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests provide access to these areas.
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