Petroglyph Beach State Historic Site
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Grave St, Wrangell AK 99929
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December 2023
Beautiful place with great historic value and a great opportunity for learning.
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October 2023
Beach walk accessible via a neighborhood street. We went with tour guides that pointed out the petroglyphs as they can be easy to miss on the beach. Gorgeous views overall!
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October 2023
Interesting area with extremely old petroglyphs. The tour guides from SeaAlaska were amazing. Lots of great photo ops on the beach! Close to docks.
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From Petroglyph Beach State Historic Site
Petroglyph Beach in Wrangell has the highest concentration of petroglyphs - rock art - in Southeast and easily accessible to explore. Petroglyph is a word derived from the Greek "petra" and "glyphe" for rock and carving. The beach area was designated a State Historic Park in 2000. There is an accessible boardwalk to a deck overlooking Petroglyph Beach, the Stikine River and Zimovia Straits. Replicas of several designs are displayed on the deck for visitors to make rubbings on. Access to the beach is provided directly from the deck overlook. Visitors can explore the beach and search for the roughly 40 petroglyphs concentrated in this area. Most are to the right toward a large rock tidal outcropping.
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Wrangell, Alaska
