Pictographs - Seminole Canyon State Park & Historic Site

The pictographs on the stone walls of Seminole Canyon provide clues to the lives of the early residents of the area.


Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site is owned and operated by Texas Parks and Wildlife. Within the 2,172.5 acres there are over 200 pictograph sites. These sites are very diverse and range from a single painting in a cave to large panels with numerous figures and motifs.

There is evidence that early man first came to the Seminole Canyon area around 12,000 ago when the climate was more moderate than today, and many long extinct animals roamed the plains.

As the climate change the people of the area became hunter-gatherers and lived in small groups. However, despite the harsh environment these people still felt it was important to paint.


The pictographs in Seminole Canyon are in a style which is only found in the parts of the Rio Grande and the Pecos and Devils River valleys.