The park is located off I-70 in Clear Creek Canyon at exit 17. This is about 20 miles west of the town of Richfield.

If you only have time for a short visit... (1-3 hours)
The park has an excellent museum and trail system that starts at the visitor center/museum. If time for your visit is short, I recommend going straight to the visitor center and hiking the trails there. They give the best bang for your buck time wise.

If you have a full day...
Below are brief descriptions of the hikes and roadside panels that we found particularly enjoyable in the order I would recommend them. All of these plus the visitor center trails can be visited in 1 day, though if rock art is of great interest to you, it is easy to spend a couple of days visiting the panels and soaking in their details.

Arch of Art Viewpoint
This stunning wall has excellent rock art visible from the road with binoculars, or a short walk up to see them up close. I thought the panels here were particularly interesting.

Cave of a Hundred Hands
This short hike (0.7 miles round trip) crosses under the highway and visits a cave on the south side of the canyon that has handprints in it. It is dramatic and a favorite of many park visitors.

Sheep Shelter Trail (and Indian Blanket Viewpoint)
These two sites start at the same trailhead and share the first part of the trail. The Indian Blanket Viewpoint is a short hike to a view across the canyon of a large pictograph that looks like a blanket. Bring binoculars and a telephoto lens to better see the panel. From the Indian Blanket informational sign, this fascinating story:

Many years ago, according to legends, a group of Paiute Indians passed through Clear Creek Canyon on the way to their winter camping area. While they were in the canyon, a recently born baby of a young woman died and was buried near here. During the winter, the mother was troubled by the thought of her baby being alone in the cold. The following spring she returned to the burial site. Nearby, she painted a blanked on a rock face so the baby could use the blanket to keep warn during cold winters at this lonely place.

A short distance uphill from the Indian Blanked Viewpoint is the Sheep Shelter is a fascinating place to visit. Excavation found use of this small overhang dating back as far as 3700 B.C.

Skinner Canyon Rock Art Sites
Visiting these sites requires driving on a bit of dirt road. The first site is reachable by most vehicles, the second will require high clearance. It is a short walk from the pavement to visit both sites, and walking makes a good alternative if you do not want to drive down the dirt road. The upper site was one of our favorites of the trip.

Centennial Picnic Area and Cabin
This is a lovely area for a picnic and makes a great lunch spot during the day.

Canyon of Life Rock Art Trail
This was our first stop of the day, and turned out to be more of an adventure than we were expecting. From the trailhead, follow the trail a couple of minutes to where it forks. Right goes over to an excellent panel. Left heads north, then quickly west to a steep loose gully. There is a large panel at the top of the gully on the right on the flat surface. You can JUST make it out from below, binoculars help. A trail climbs up the gully to get a better view of it, but it is steep, loose, and definitely not for beginners. Not recommended for most, it is difficult to go up and even more difficult to go down. We had an old park brochure that described the route, or we would not have attempted it.

Newpaper Rock Viewpoint
You are not allowed to climb up to Newspaper Rock, so this viewpoint is the best way to see it. Binoculars and a telephoto lens required.