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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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Snake River-Mormon Basin Back Country Byway

Explore the rangelands and immerse yourself in the pastoral settings of eastern Oregon’s Baker and Malheur counties along the 150-mile Snake River-Mormon Basin Back Country Byway.

Snake River Vista Recreation Site

Camping, fishing for trout and boating are the favorite activities along the Snake River from this semi-developed recreation site.
Steam rises from Snively Hot Springs Steam rises from Snively Hot Springs

Snively Hot Springs Recreation Site

Snively Hot Springs offers year-round primitive soaking against a scenic desertscape. Riverine rocks have been placed to form soaking pools, tempering the 190° water with the cooling Owyhee River.

Snowhole Rapids Wilderness Study Area

In Idaho, BLM manages over 5,000 acres of public lands in the Snowhole Rapids Wilderness Study Area. The canyon walls within this WSA are steep with elevation ranges from 1200 feet at the Salmon River to 3800 feet in the...

Socorro Nature Area

The Socorro Nature Area is a 120-acre environmental education area in the Rio Grande Bosque. The area includes a 1/2-mile self-guiding nature walk with interpretive signs, a pond, and an amphitheater. It also has picnic tables, a group shelter, and...