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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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Winnemucca Sand Dunes

The Winnemucca Sand Dunes are a “checkerboard” of public land and private land. All visitors must be mindful of private property. Overview: BLM-managed staging area of the Winnemucca Sand Dunes is on the west side of Highway US-95. It features...

Winter Ridge WSA

The main feature in the northern part of the WSA is Main Canyon, a relatively shallow canyon that drains toward the northwest. Tributary canyons and the northern slopes of Winter Ridge comprise the southern portion of the unit. Special Features...

Wire Mesa Trail

recommended Trail Users: Mountain Bikers. Single track. 7.4 miles (looped) in length. Difficulty: Beginner/ Intermediate. The trail is a mix of dirt and slick rock that winds though and around a maze of sandstone hills and through juniper and pinion...

Wire Pass

A short hike through a narrow slot canyon to a petroglyph panel and the narrows of Buckskin Gulch, Wire Pass provides an enticing introduction to the geological wonders and undeveloped beauty of the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness. From the Wire...