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The monument has free entry, though no facilities apart from a carpark, sometimes with Indian jewelry sellers in attendance.

The setting is peaceful and sheltered, as the canyon at this point is quite narrow, overgrown by bushes and tall cottonwood trees, with the clear waters of the creek flowing close to the road, and sheer reddish cliffs rising above.

A picnic area is located on the far side of the road, next to what was once a campsite though this was closed in late 2006 because of increased awareness of the dangers of flash floods.

Other places on the cliffs to the south have smaller groups of petroglyphs, though the main attraction for most people along upper Indian Creek Canyon is rock climbing, since the Wingate cliffs here provide many advanced, technical routes, easily accessed from the road.