BLM Arizona manages some of Arizona's best-preserved prehistoric and historic sites, which span the human occupation in North America.  These include two mammoth kill sites, remnants of a Spanish military fort, and Indian dwellings more than 1,000 years old.  Also, more than 514,000 acres of Arizona public lands have been inventoried with 8,470 properties recorded.  Please remember that collecting artifacts or fossils at these  sites is prohibited. 

Arizona Strip Field Office

Historic Sites

• Dominguez-Escalante Expedition Site 
• Old Spanish National Historic Trail 
• Sun Valley Mine

Prehistoric Sites

• Little Black Mountain Petroglyph Site 

Grand Canyon – Parashant National Monument

Historic Sites

• Grand Gulch Mine 
• Mt. Trumbull Sawmill Site
• Mt. Trumbull Schoolhouse 

Prehistoric Sites

• Nampaweap Petroglyphs 
• Sawmill/Uinkaret Pueblo 

Hassayampa Field Office

Historic Sites

• Agua Fria National Monument 
• Harquahala Peak Smithsonian Observatory  

Prehistoric Sites

• Badger Springs Trail 
• Pueblo La Plata

Kingman Field Office

Historic Sites

• Gold King Mansion 
• Mohave and Milltown Railroad Trailhead

Lake Havasu Field Office

Historic Site

• Swansea Historic Site 

Lower Sonoran Field Office

Historic Site

• Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail 

Prehistoric Site

• Painted Rock Petrogylph Site 

Safford Field Office 

Historic Sites

Kearny Encampment Site 

Old Lady Gay Historic Site

Sanchez Civilian Conservation Corps Camp

Serna Cabin Picnic Area & Historical Site

Prehistoric Sites

• Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness 
• Turkey Creek 

Tucson Field Office

Historic Sites

• Charleston & Millville Historic Townsite
• Historic Empire Ranch 
• Fairbank Historic Townsite 
• Las Cienegas National Conservation Area 
• San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area 
• Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate

Paleontology Sites

• Lehner Mammoth Kill Site 
• Murray Springs Clovis Site 

Yuma Field Office

Historic Sites

• Betty's Kitchen National Recreation Trail
• Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail 

Prehistoric Sites

• Blythe Intaglios 
• Fisherman Intaglio 
• Sears Point 

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