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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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Buckhorn Dino Track

A short scramble up a sandstone ledge reveals a well-preserved three‑toed ornithopod dinosaur track marked by a circle of stones.

Buckhorn Draw Dispersed Campground

Recreation Buckhorn Draw Road is a stunning canyon cut into the Navajo, Kayenta, and Wingate Sandstones. It is the main artery for the northern half of the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area. There are many campsites along the nine miles...

Buckhorn Panel

Visitors to the Buckhorn Wash panel enjoy viewing one of the most spectacular examples of Barrier Canyon style rock art. The ghostly red figures here stand watch over the San Rafael River. The site includes both painted (Pictographs) and pecked...

Buckmaster TH

This area is a launching point for exploration of hundreds of miles of Jeep roads OHV and Single track trails. With a wide variety of loop trails available in this area dispersed campers can leave from camp and return without...

Buckskin Crossing

In Wyoming, this interpretive pull-out overlooking the Sweetwater River and Buckskin Crossing tells the story of the crossing and its previous owner "Buckskin Joe."