Rock House Cave Trailhead in Atkins, United States - reviews,open hours,photo spots,things to do

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Trail Type: Day Hikes Difficulty: Easy Distance: .25 mile Time: .5 hour hiking timeHiking times may vary. What to know Rock House Cave is not a true cave, but a large rock shelter. It is also the premier spot in the state for viewing Native American rock art- created over 500 years ago. This trail also includes some of the most interesting geological formations in the park; Turtle Rocks. (Purple Blazes) 1285 Petit Jean Mountain Road Morrilton, AR 72110 GPS: 35.122817, -92.936633 The Rock House Cave at Petit Jean State Park in Arkansas was most likely at bluff dwelling or gathering place for pre-historic Native Americans. A sign near the entrance at Rock House Cave at Petit Jean State Park in Arkansas displays some of the rock art that can be found inside the bluff dwelling Petit Jean Mountain has been a silent witness to history...from the prehistoric Native Americans who lived here and left their pictographs to the Cherokee who passed by the mountain traveling the Trail of Tears, from pioneer settlers to the beginning of Arkansas's state park system

SherrySherry

1 of the easier trails & very cool. a field of turtle rocks & then the forest & cave. you can go as slow or as fast as you want to. -rocks can be slippery if wet.

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Trail Type: Day Hikes Difficulty: Easy Distance: .25 mile Time: .5 hour hiking timeHiking times may vary.

What to know

Rock House Cave is not a true cave, but a large rock shelter. It is also the premier spot in the state for viewing Native American rock art- created over 500 years ago. This trail also includes some of the most interesting geological formations in the park; Turtle Rocks. (Purple Blazes)

1285 Petit Jean Mountain Road Morrilton, AR 72110 GPS: 35.122817, -92.936633

The Rock House Cave at Petit Jean State Park in Arkansas was most likely at bluff dwelling or gathering place for pre-historic Native Americans. A sign near the entrance at Rock House Cave at Petit Jean State Park in Arkansas displays some of the rock art that can be found inside the bluff dwelling

Petit Jean Mountain has been a silent witness to history...from the prehistoric Native Americans who lived here and left their pictographs to the Cherokee who passed by the mountain traveling the Trail of Tears, from pioneer settlers to the beginning of Arkansas's...

5.0

good parking, road to get there is a dirt one and a little bumpy. There are two portable toliets onsite, but no wash stations or TP, so be sure to do that before you come or bring...