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Museum and Trail CLOSED for June and July. Reopening August 2025.

Agents of Discovery

The Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve is proud to partner with Agents of Discovery to bring an AR tour to your visit of the preserve! 

A smiling and waving boulder with petroglyphs and green lichen, wearing a baseball cap with the Kissing Deer petroglyph

Meet Agent Boulder Dash! Join Dash on many different Missions of the Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve through interactive games that are fun for the whole family! You may choose to experience a general Mission of the preserve, learning about the archaeological research conducted by Dr. J. Simon Bruder in 1980, the petroglyphs and the people who made them, or play a Mission on Sonoran Desert Ecology. New missions are added throughout the year!

The Agents of Discovery app is free to download and requires no Wi-Fi or cellular data in order to play. It is especially great for educators who are wanting to provide students with a field trip experience. Aside from our site, Agents of Discovery missions can also be found around the state at the S'edav Va'aki Museum and a few locations run by the Bureau of Land Management. There are many Agents of Discovery Missions you can find throughout California, Colorado, Washington, and more!

To Get Started:

1. Download the Agents of Discovery app on your mobile device before your visit: Google Play | Apple Store

2. After downloading, visit the Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve! In order to have access to the Missions, you must be physically at our site.

3. Open the app, click on "Missions," and select whichever mission you are wanting to play! The Preserve has three mission options at a time that change throughout the year!

Hours and location

Open: Wednesday-Saturday 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Closed: Sunday-Tuesday

3711 W. Deer Valley Road, Phoenix, AZ 85308
Phone: 623-582-8007
Service animals only | Trail is not ADA accessible