Painted Rock, on the Tule River Reservation in Tulare County, California, is an archaeological site and sacred place of the Yokuts of the Tule River Indian Tribe. Its petroglyphs entered the written record of California rock art through visits by Walter James Hoffman in 1882 and Clinton Hart Merriam in 1903. More importantly, the site connects the carvings to the living traditions of the Tule River people rather than treating them as isolated artifacts. Although one image has attracted modern attention from cryptozoologists who see a Bigfoot family, Painted Rock’s central importance lies in its enduring cultural and spiritual meaning and its remarkable rock art.