Safford Field Office

The BLM Safford Field Office manages 1.4 million acres of deserts, mountains and grasslands in six eastern Arizona counties and another 118,000 acres of rangelands in New Mexico in cooperation with the BLM Las Cruces District Office. 

The Safford Field Office—whose boundaries stretch from the Navajo Nation in the north to the international boundary with Mexico in the south—is responsible for stewardship of eight units within BLM’s National Landscape Conservation System, including the Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area, six wilderness areas, including the world-renowned Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness and one wilderness study area. 

Public lands in this field office also include 11 Areas of Critical Environmental Concern, Muleshoe Ranch Cooperative Management Area, Black Hills Back Country Byway, Willcox Playa National Natural Landmark, Guadalupe Canyon Outstanding Natural Area, one property on the National Register of Historic Places and more than 30 miles of stream segments under consideration for Wild & Scenic River designation. 

The BLM Safford Field Office is part of the BLM Gila District.

NATIONAL CONSERVATION LANDS

National Conservation Area

Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area

Wilderness Areas

• Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness
• Dos Cabezas Mountains Wilderness
• Fishhooks Wilderness
• North Santa Teresa Wilderness
• Peloncillo Mountains Wilderness
• Redfield Canyon Wilderness

Wilderness Study Area

• Baker Canyon

THINGS TO DO

View all recreation activities in Arizona

Camping

Camping on Public Lands

OHV

OHVs on Public Lands 

Do I need an OHV Decal? 

Resident and non-resident off-highway vehicles (OHVs) must display a valid OHV decal to operate on public and state trust lands in Arizona. Learn more and purchase an OHV decal. 

MAPS AND PUBLICATIONS

• Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area
• Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area Junior Ranger Book

View other maps and publications at our Online Public Room

PLANNING

BLM encourages the public to get involved in the planning process to help determine how public lands will be managed. View the National NEPA Register for online review and comment on BLM planning and implementation projects.