Petroglyph Beach State Historic Site, Alaska, United States

5fiddlestogo 5:00 PM Aug 23, 2018

Very different
This is a very cool place. Before the trip we looked up low tides so we could visit at the best time. The info we googled got us there very easily. We found pouring a bit of water on the petroglyph made them much easier to photograph. A young man from Japan was also there looking for them and between four people we found most of them. The beach is very close to town, walking distance for most. Just wear sneakers and have rain gear handy.

4Anne C 5:00 PM Jul 9, 2013

Worth a quick visit
We stopped here as part of a Wrangell City Highlights tour (highly recommended, by the way). Our tour guide explained that the petroglyphs on the deck are reproductions so that you can make rubbings. There are also some signs explaining what you'll find. The real petroglyphs are on rocks on the beach, and she pointed them out to us by pouring water on them - they are worth seeing - when do you normally get the chance to see such ancient art right on a beach? Some notes: when we visited there were tons of annoying little flies buzzing about us on the beach, so you may want to come prepared (we were not). Also, there are two of the nicest, cleanest, most well-appointed port-a-potties you'll ever encounter up by the entrance to the observation deck. And, as someone else has noted, there is a very enthusiastic black dog that belongs to one of the houses nearby and he is very insistent that you throw a stick for him. Unless you want to spend your entire visit here throwing a stick for the dog (perhaps you might), don't do it!