The Maze Stone Reveals Unknown Designs

A big, striking petroglyph of unknown origin graces a small mountain area called Maze Stone County Park in Hemet, Riverside County.

Inscribed on a large boulder, the three-foot-square figure is a maze formed by four interlocking swastikas. The design is almost unknown among Indian petroglyphs, and archeologists attribute it to the so-called “Maze Culture,” who left only one similar design, miles to the south in San Diego County.