Touring Guide to Sites

 BUFFALO EDDY

The Buffalo Eddy site consists of two groups of rock outcroppings on both sides of the Snake River approximately 20 miles south of Lewiston, Idaho. On either side of an eddy formed by a series of sharp bends in the Snake River are densely grouped clusters of petroglyphs and a few pictographs. This rock art contains hundreds of distinct images associated with early Nez Perce people. These images date from as early as 4,500 years ago. Some potentially historic ranching features on the Idaho side of the Snake River set a scene of the rural West.

Buffalo Eddy

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Last Updated: 12-Nov-1999