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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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Boundary Reservoir Recreation Area

The waters of Boundary Reservoir back up behind Boundary Dam on the Pend Oreille River in NE Washington. The area offers 3 water-access-only small recreation sites on BLM lands.

Bowls and Ledges Trail

Recommended Users: Mountain Bikers, Hikers. Singletrack trail. 1.1 miles in length. Difficulty: More Difficult. : The name of the trail speaks to what you will find here: bowls and ledges. Use caution. Although this trail is rated More Difficult, more...

Box Creek Wilderness Study Area

In Idaho, BLM manages over 440 acres of public lands in the Box Creek Wilderness Study Area. This area includes rolling to extremely steep terrain supporting mixed conifer forest of Douglas-fir, subalpine fir, Englemann spruce, lodgepole pine, ponderosa pine and...

Box Elder

BLM's Box Elder Campground is located within the Dolores River Canyon 6 miles NE of Dove Creek. The campground has 11 campsites with fire rings and picnic tables along with two vault toilets. Towering canyon walls cut by the Dolores...