Hemet Maze Stone Mystery | California Petroglyphs

Just outside of the town of Hemet, California, there is a boulder with an ancient petroglyph on it that has puzzled historians for over 100 years. Scientists aren’t sure who created the mysterious symbol on the rock and when it was created. There are many theories that include everything from ancient Chinese mariners who got lost at sea to alien visitors from another galaxy.

The Hemet Maze Stone is a 46-inch square petroglyph carved into a boulder. The Maze Stone is probably best known for the mystery surrounding its origin. The boulder is located in Reinhardt Canyon, within the Lakeview Mountains, in Riverside County, California.

The Hemet Maze Stone was discovered in 1914 when a rancher named Meyers was working in the area. By the 1920s, the Maze Stone became a tourist attraction. Today it is California Historical Landmark No.557.

Artifacts that have been found nearby have been dated to at least 500 years ago, but carving on the boulder itself could be much older.

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[elisaorozco]

I'm so glad those double fences were installed to protect the petroglyph, otherwise it would have been obliterated in graffiti by now!! Thanks for this!

[Clayton-ysqb]

We used to party out there when we were in high school. There’s a secluded spot nearby that was hidden away pretty well. Further up Warren rd by Reflection Lake there are tons of native carvings. There’s a Ceremonial Rock where important events were held. The man that lived on that land had stone earrings, arrowheads, you name it. Teachers would come out to see his collection that just laid there, haphazardly around his fire pit.

[Cmon-Man]

Wow I just found your channel with your vid of Desert Center/Desert Steve. Now watching more of your content, my parents live in Hemet, been there many, many times. I never heard of this, will be there next month and will check this out. Keep up the good work, it’s appreciated

[rachaelb]

I worked in hemet for several years and have never heard of this before. Such dramatic music for a petroglyph lol.

[aventuraseneldesiertodecal]

Thanks for the information on this video!!

[ronhouse]

They should display the stone in the small museum next to Diamond Valley Lake that also has a Woolly Mammoth . Chinese ship anchors were discovered off the coast of Palos Verde dated about 2, 000 years old

[sevenirises]

I think if they dug a little further down from the rock they would find something very interesting.

[DanielScheick]

Am I just seeing an illusion or is there a bird on the right side of the maze overlooking the maze?

[kellypawspa]

How are the natural.features of it hazardous? Is it radioactive, or something?

[Cmon-Man]

I would think it has to be from Native Americans, that symbol was used by many tribes