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The City of Rocks State Park

It’s like the Flintstones’ Town of Bedrock. Giant boulders rise up out of the desert floor like the skyscrapers of a stony village. Stony avenues and alleyways lead you into the boulder maze of this silent “prehistoric city.” Only an occasional lizard scurries away as you walk through it, but no one lives here. The sun passes over it casting ever-changing shadows like a Stonehenge of the West, but no hands built this place.

The boulders are formed of volcanic material that is eroded and shaped by desert winds and rain. They are at once beautiful and grotesque, strange and familiar, inspiring and maybe a bit disconcerting as if they came from a distorted dreamscape. They are like the bones of the earth or the graveyard of dinosaurs. They are the ambush scenes from old westerns, and they are a lot of fun to wander through.

The early people came by here and may have found shelter among the rocks. Maybe their children played hide and seek like children do here today. It’s a place that will turn parents into children and children into tireless explorers. Why play video games when you can take the family to a real place where the imagination can fly?

There is much here to inspire the artist, photographer, and all of us who love nature. In the shadow of the stones there is a place and time enough to enjoy a moment of solitude and the immense vistas of desert, distant mountains, and boundless sky.

The City of Rocks is just one more good reason to come to Grant County and enjoy the rare beauty of this unique landscape. Take a picnic lunch. There are picnic tables tucked in among the rocks and the visitor center.

To learn more about the City of Rocks State Park visit the Silver City Chamber of Commerce website at www.silvercity.org and follow the links to the City of Rocks.