Nevada National Conservation Lands

BLM Nevada manages outstanding National Conservation Lands that inspire and bring to mind the beautiful natural history and unique cultural history of the area. From the desert playa in the Black Rock Desert to the red cliffs in Red Rock Canyon NCA. There are so many places to explore!

Please use the drop down below to find out more about the National Conservation Lands in Nevada:

National Monument and National Conservation Areas
National Scenic and Historic Trails
Wild and Scenic Rivers

There are three segments of the East Fork of the Carson River, located in Alpine County, California that have been determined eligible for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Collectively, all three segments total approx. 4.5 miles.

Wilderness

Battle Mountain (2)

Carson City District (1)

Ely District (22):

Southern Nevada District (13):

Winnemucca District (11):

Wilderness Study Areas

NOTE: If you are interested in viewing a BLM Nevada Wilderness Study Area (WSA) map, you can access the shapefiles from the BLM Geospatial Business Platform.

Instructions to access BLM Geospatial Business Platform

  1. Once on this site, in the search box type in BLM_NV
  2. Then scroll down the list to: BLM NV NLCS Wilderness Study Areas Polygons, click Search
  3. At this point you can hit the "+" key in the bottom left of the WSA section (next to "add to cart") and you can view the data in a map or hit the disc/save button, immediately to the left of the "+" sign and download the shapefile.  (If the map doesn't appear, click on the word map on the tool bar at the top of the page).

Battle Mountain District (16):

  • Kawich Mountain
  • Rawhide Mountain
  • South Reveille
  • Palisade Mesa
  • Blue Eagle
  • The Wall
  • Fandango
  • Silver Peak Range
  • Pigeon Spring
  • Queer Mountain
  • Grapevine Mountains
  • Antelope Range
  • Simpson Park
  • Roberts Mountain
  • Mountain Meadow Instant Study Area
  • Pinyon Joshua Instant Study Area
  • Morey Peak

Carson City District (4):

  • Stillwater Range
  • Job Peak
  • Gabbs Valley Range
  • Burbank Canyons

Elko District (10):

  • Bluebell
  • Goshute Peak
  • South Pequop
  • Bad Lands
  • Cedar Ridge
  • Red Spring
  • Little Humboldt River
  • Rough Hills
  • South Fork Owyhee River
  • Owyhee Canyon

Ely District (3):

  • Goshute Canyon
  • Park Range
  • Riordan's Well

Southern Nevada District (4):

Winnemucca District (12):  

  • Poodle Mountain
  • Fox Range
  • Pole Creek
  • Selenite Mountains
  • Mt. Limbo
  • China Mountain
  • Tobin Range
  • North Fork of the Little Humboldt River
  • Augusta Mountains
  • Pueblo Mountains
  • Disaster Peak
  • Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Instant Study Area

Public land located in Nevada, but administered by BLM California Offices - Eagle Lake Field Office (5):

  • Five Springs
  • Skedaddle
  • Dry Valley Rim
  • Buffalo Hills
  • Twin Peaks

Surprise Field Office (3):

  • Wall Canyon
  • Sheldon Contiguous
  • Massacre Rim

 

Wilderness Study Area Maps

If you are interested in viewing a BLM Nevada Wilderness Study Area (WSA) map, you can access the shapefiles from the BLM Geospatial Business Platform.

Instructions

  1. Once on this site, in the search box type in Nevada or Wilderness Study Area, hit "enter" on keyboard
  2. Then scroll down the list to: BLM NV NLCS Wilderness Study Areas Polygons, or BLM Natl NLCS Wilderness Study Areas Polygons click on either one.
  3. Once the map opens up and the left hand pane opens click the "Download" button.

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