Fish Slough & Volcanic Tableland Petroglyphs
Fish Slough
A desert wetland on the northern edge of Bishop with ancient Paiute rock art, where geometric and animal designs are carved into volcanic tuff thousands of years old.
Fish Slough is a spring-fed wetland along the eastern edge of the volcanic tableau, home to the endangered Owens pupfish. The volcanic rock walls around it are covered with rock art left by Owens Valley's Indigenous peoples. The best-known sites are the Fish Slough petroglyphs and the Chalfant Valley petroglyph loop. The roads are gravel, so a high-clearance vehicle is more comfortable. There are no facilities and no cell signal, so bring water and a map. The rock art is a protected cultural heritage site. Do not touch, make rubbings of, or carve into it.
Opening hours
All day (visit during daytime)
Nearby sights
- Happy & Sad Boulders – Volcanic Tablelands
- Laws Railroad Museum
- Erick Schat's Bakkerÿ
- Owens Valley Paiute-Shoshone Cultural Center
- Patriarch Grove
- Keough's Hot Springs
- Buttermilk Boulders
- Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest – Schulman Grove