Range Creek
Range Creek is perhaps the least visited and for that reason, the most pristine area of Utah that hosts archeological sites.
The rock art and other archeological remains of the Fremont Indians that exist in the canyon are nearly all undisturbed.
This is because the land was for many years owned by a cattle rancher named Waldo Wilcox, who recognized the value of
the remains and erected a gate with 'no trespassing' signs on the only road that leads into the canyon. In 2001, he sold the
land to the state of Utah and in 2009, the state turned over stewardship of the land to the University of Utah. Access to the
area remains limited and is administered by the Natural History Museum of Utah. A maximum number of 28 persons per
day are allowed into the canyon. Range Creek contains nearly 400 sites of the Fremont Indians, including pit houses dug
into the ground with their roofs caved in, petroglyphs, pictographs, and granaries, some of which contain corncobs a
thousand years old. In addition, arrow heads, beads, ceramic shards, and stone tools have been found strewn
everywhere.
Access Road Entry Signs Canyon Entrance Canyon Walls First Petroglyph
First Pictograph First Granary Second Petroglyph Second Pictograph
Second Granary Third Pictograph Third Granary Fourth Pictograph