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Wyoming Recreation Opportunities

Recreating on public lands in Wyoming offers endless opportunities for the outdoors enthusiast.

Recreation opportunities abound throughout Wyoming’s18 million acres of BLM-managed public land.  These public lands host many unique and special outdoor opportunities where visitors can enjoy some extraordinary scenery and learn more about the state’s history.

Check out the spectacular wilderness study areas, fish in one of the many blue-ribbon streams, or go mountain biking in some gorgeous back country.  Take a step back in time to learn more about Wyoming’s history by exploring the National Scenic and Historic Trails, including the Oregon, California, Mormon Pioneer and Pony Express.

You don’t need binoculars to watch Wyoming’s world-class wildlife. You can see a variety of animals from big game like pronghorn, elk, deer, and moose to our small residents like the prairie dog, black footed ferrets, and badgers. Look up and you’ll see eagles, raptors, hawks and a diversity of migratory birds.

A multitude of recreational opportunities is waiting for you on Wyoming public lands so get outdoors and explore!

 

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Cottonwood Point Wilderness

Explore the 6,860-acre Cottonwood Point Wilderness, a backcountry treasure along the Arizona-Utah border. This wild landscape features craggy pinnacles, Navajo sandstone cliffs, and deep canyons.

Cottonwood Recreation Site

Overview Nestled among shady groves of cottonwood trees along the scenic Upper Salmon River, Cottonwood Recreation Site offers a peaceful setting for camping, fishing, and river access. The campground provides 13 spacious campsites and two walk-in tent sites, each equipped...
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Cottonwood Site

Cottonwood Island is located on the Colorado River and has a boat ramp and picnic site. Construction to improve site includes new vault toilet and loop road for boat ramp will be completed June 2018. Camping is allowed on the...

Cottonwood Trail

Cottonwood Trail is a 10-mile roundtrip out-and-back hiking and equestrian trail on the southwest side of Kanab, UT. The trail slopes up and down several drainages as it weaves through the foothills at the base of the Vermilion Cliffs. As...

Cottonwood Wash

Cottonwood Wash is one of several slot canyons running through the huge white Navajo sandstone peaks that make up the highest parts of Capitol Reef, and like the others, it is relatively short but in places very deep. The narrowest...