The Shooting Gallery is one of the must-see areas of Basin and Range National Monument. The area is named the Shooting Gallery because evidence suggests early peoples used the area to channel and drive game to hunters that were hidden in the narrow valley.

The valley has seasonal water, and must have been an idyllic place to hunt as well as spend time when there was water. It is believed that several groups of people used the area anywhere from between about 500 and 2000 years ago. They left behind rock art among the boulders and rocks in the valley. When visiting, you may notice three fairly different styles of rock art. The first is the more abstract Great Basin Abstract Style and consists of lines and shapes. A second style is the Pahranagat Representational Style that consists of animal shapes and somewhat realistic anthromophs. The final, and likely more recent style, is that of the Fremont Representational Style, which are abstract people made from trapezoids and other shapes.

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