Petroglyphs Provincial Park

Petroglyphs Provincial Park
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
Building protecting petroglyphs
Location	Woodview, Ontario, Canada
Nearest city	Peterborough
Coordinates	44°36′55″N 78°02′27″W / 44.615225°N 78.04076°W / 44.615225; -78.04076
Area	16.43 km2 (6.34 sq mi)
Governing body	Ontario Parks
National Historic Site of Canada
Official name	Peterborough Petroglyphs National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	1981

Petroglyphs Provincial Park is a historical-class provincial park situated in Woodview, Ontario, Canada, northeast of Peterborough. It has the largest collection of ancient First Nations petroglyphs (rock carvings) in Ontario. The carvings were created in the pre-Columbian era and represents aspects of First Nations spirituality, including images of shamans, animals, reptiles, and, possibly, the Great Spirit itself.

The location of the site was kept hidden from non-First Nation people until 1954, when it was rediscovered accidentally by a prospector (Everett Davis)^[1] of the Industrial Minerals of Canada. The immediate area of the petroglyphs has been designated a National Historic Site of Canada.^[2]