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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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Vulture Peak Lower Trailhead

The short but steep Vulture Peak Trail meanders through classic Sonoran Desert landscapes south of Wickenburg, Arizona.
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Wabayuma Peak Trail

Hike an old jeep road into the Wabayuma Peak Wilderness near Kingman. Enjoy great views of the Black, Aquarius, and Hualapai mountains at the summit.

Wabayuma Peak Wilderness

Enjoy challenging and interesting hikes, backpacking trips, horseback rides and nature study in the 40,000-acre Wabayuma Peak Wilderness, southeast of Kingman.

Wah Wah Mountains WSA

The Wah Wah Mountains WSA encloses a narrow, flat-topped mountain range with steep, rugged sides. Bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and golden eagles are a raptor species which inhabit the WSA. Sensitive wildlife species that could inhabit the WSA include: the...

Wahweap WSA

The WSA is part of the Kaiparowits Plateau, in the Canyonlands Section of the Colorado Plateau Physiographic Province. The surface of the WSA slopes generally northward, and consists of benches and south facing cliffs. Some specific locations in the WSA...