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Visitor Center Operating Hours Notification
The City of Rocks Visitor Center will be closed May 21 & 22 for an All-Employee Orientation. The visitor center will reopen May 23 and operate from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 7 days a week (including holidays) through October.
Reptiles and Amphibians
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Reptiles Species checklist 
Desert Horned Lizard NPS Photo Skinks and Lizards __ Longnose Leopard Lizard __ Common Sagebrush Lizard __ Pygmy Short-horned Lizard __ Desert Horned Lizard __ Western Fence Lizard __ Tiger Whiptail __ Western Skink 
Western Rattlesnake photo by Brienne Stekly Snakes __ Terrestrial Garter Snake __ Gopher Snake __ Western Rattlesnake __ Striped Whipsnake __ Rubber Boa __ Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer Amphibians _ Boreal Chorus Frog |
Did You Know?
Beginning in 1843, City of Rocks was a landmark for emigrants on the California Trail. At the height of emigration, in 1852, some 52,000 people passed through City of Rocks on the way to California goldfields. Today, City of Rocks National Reserve protects over 6 miles of this historic trail.