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The approximately 45,000 acres of public land in the NCA are located in south-central Washington County. The NCA is an important component of the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, a multi-jurisdictional land base that has been collaboratively managed by BLM, the...
Nestled beneath the backdrop of the Pine Valley Mountains, riparian environments created by Quail and Leeds Creek wind their way through rounded hills, shaded canyons, and soaring cliffs of Navajo Sandstone. This welcomed oasis within the Red Cliffs National Conservation...
Tucked among juniper trees, the Red Fleet Flow Trailhead provides access to the single track Jazz Trail and Red Fleet Flow Trail. Amenities include a parking area and toilet.
At BLM's Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite, you can imagine walking along an ocean shoreline 167 million years ago with dozens of dinosaurs, who were looking to pick up a bite of lunch from what washed up on the last high...
Remember your OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE RESPONSIBLY. NOTICE: Red Hills ACEC is Day Use Only. No camping on public lands within the Red Hills ACEC. Overview The Red Hills is a region of 7,100 acres...
2025 update: The La Junta Trail is closed until further notice due to unsafe trail conditions. Access to the confluence of the Red River and Río Grande can be reached by hiking down Little or Big Arsenic Trails. The Red...
Overview Red Rock Canyon's standard, RV, and group campsites are located in the stunning Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, an approximate 20 mile drive from "The Las Vegas Strip." Visitors enjoy hiking, rock climbing, bike riding and scenic driving...
Visit the red- and cream-colored sandstone cliffs and experience the natural wonders of the Mohave Desert just 17 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip. Red Rock National Conservation Area features world-class climbing, miles of hiking trails, a 13-mile scenic...
Overview: In Central Oregon and need an outdoor fix? Just have an hour before you fly out from the airport? Come visit a small piece of public land that hosts a group of 5 caves formed by volcanic flows of...
Located between the communities of Norris and McAllister, Revenue Flats is in Madison County, approximately 36 miles southwest of Bozeman and 18 miles north of Ennis. This recreation area provides opportunities for mountain biking, rock climbing, camping, rock hounding and...
An oasis sits just east of Bend...a small 12-acre pond surrounded by old juniper and dusty trails. Tall willow and cattails offer a lush green vista in a sea of desert brown. Visitors can pass through to access the north...
In Alaska, the Gulkana and Delta Wild and Scenic Rivers can be accessed, along with campgrounds, hunting and fishing areas. The highway corridor is popular for travelers with RVs and sightseers.
Overview: Riddle Brothers Ranch is part of the historic context of pioneer settlement and the development of the livestock industry in the American West. Walter, Frederick, and Benjamin Riddle were three bachelor brothers who secured home sites and raised livestock...
The Rinconada Loop Trail is a wide, 5-mile long, all weather surface, beginner level trail within Wild Rivers Recreation Area. It offers great views, easy access to all of the campgrounds, and opportunities to see normally elusive wildlife. This scenic...
The Rio Bonito Petroglyph National Recreation Trail is an easy-to-moderate excursion on a 2 1/2 mile loop running up the river from the trailhead to the Petroglyph Rock where visitors of another time left images of their Water God. There...
The Rio Chama, a major tributary of the Río Grande, flows through a multi-colored sandstone canyon whose walls increase to 1,500 feet above the river as you travel downstream. Co-managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S...
The RÍo Grande del Norte National Monument is comprised of rugged, wide-open plains at an average elevation of 7,000 feet, dotted by volcanic cones, and cut by steep canyons with rivers tucked away in their depths. The RÍo Grande carves...
The Río Grande Wild and Scenic River, located within the Río Grande del Norte National Monument, includes 74 miles of the river as it passes through the 800-foot deep Río Grande Gorge. Flowing out of the snowcapped Rocky Mountains in...
Riverview Campground offers a fantastic experience in the Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area and is a short drive from Safford, Arizona. There are 13 first come, first served campsites.
Overview Rob Jaggers Camping Area: This site consists of 2 large day use parking areas, 2 vault toilets, and facilities for staging horseback riding. There are 27 campsites with electricity and potable water hookups, and other potable water outlets scattered...
Overview THIS LOCATION IS CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO WILDFIRE DAMAGE. Of the pavilions in the North Umpqua River Recreation Area, Rock Creek is the quietest and most secluded from neighboring group areas and is surrounded by old growth...
Closed indefinitely due to wildfire damage. Discover this secluded, fully accessible 17-site campground along the forested banks of Rock Creek where visitors can picnic, swim, or nap in the shade. Rock Creek also features a reservable day use pavilion, horseshoe...
Within BLM’s Rock Creek Management Area, Rock Creek flows through Channeled Scablands, formed approximately 12,000 years ago by massive Glacial Lake Missoula floods. Striking landscapes and geologic features including buttes, mesas, and columnar basalt outcrops enhance the beauty of perennial...
The Wilderness Study Area is an alluvium (loose soil shaped by water) and sand dune covered valley. The terrain consists of free-moving sand dunes, dunes stabilized by trees or brush, and sagebrush flats. Old juniper trees and changing shadow patterns...
Rocky Peak Campground entrance with its namesake in the background
Overview The Rocky Peak Campground is located within Three Peaks Recreation Area, which is one of the largest designated recreation areas in Cedar City, UT. In 2006, Three Peaks was designated as a Special Recreation Management Area. What previously existed...
The Rocky Peak Trailhead provides convenient hiking access to Rocky Peak (6,404’), a prominent summit within the BLM’s Three Peaks Recreation Area. The Rocky Peak Trail ascends 450’ in less than one mile so visitors should be prepared for a...
The Rogue River National Recreation Trail traverses the wild section of the Lower Rogue National Wild and Scenic River along its entire length. Stretching 40 miles between Grave Creek and Big Bend, the trail offers some of southwestern Oregon's most...
The United States Congress designated Oregon's Wild Rogue Wilderness in 1978 and it now has a total of 35,806 acres—approximately 27,111 are U.S. Forest Service lands and 8,600 are Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands. The legislation assigned the U.S...
Picnic table along the Rough and Ready Flat trail.
Rough and Ready Flat has been a popular wildflower observation area for decades where the evolution of new plant species (hybrids) is occurring. The impetus to protect the area began in 1937 with the Illinois Valley Garden Club. In 1994...
The Round Mountain Rockhound Area is a popular rockhounding area located near the town of Duncan in eastern Arizona. Please follow all rules and regulations when rockhounding.
This 14-mile, paved, multi-use National Recreation Trail follows the route of the now-abandoned Oregon Pacific & Eastern Railroad line, along the scenic shores of the Row (rhymes with 'cow') River and Dorena Reservoir. There are many trailheads and places to...
The Ruby Creek Recreation Area is located on the Upper Madison River. The campground has 22 camping sites, with a separate boat launch and parking area nearby. There is a seasonal volunteer campground host on site.
The 30-mile ridge of the Saddle Mountains rises above the Columbia River in south-central Washington, providing views of the surrounding countryside and wide-open desert scenery. Adventurous visitors can enjoy opportunities to hike, horseback ride, collect petrified wood, and drive motorized...
Salvation Knoll is a historic site located a few miles off the Hole-in-the-Rock Trail on Cedar Mesa. This trail was blazed by Mormon pioneers during the winter of 1879-1880 as they came to settle along the San Juan River. Scouts...
The San Antonio Wilderness was designated by Congress March 12, 2019 per the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act which set aside 8,120 acres of land. The establishment of a Wilderness Area identifies an area Congress has...
Millions of years of Earth’s history unfold in San Lorenzo Canyon, a picturesque area of sandstone cliffs, arches, and hoodoos. The cottonwoods indicate there may have been a reliable water source at one time in the area. The area has...
Enjoy a bookstore and gift shop run by Friends of the San Pedro River volunteers as well as picnic tables and a trail network at San Pedro House in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area.
Explore 40 miles of the upper San Pedro River in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area. Enjoy birding, hiking, biking, backcountry camping, and more near Sierra Vista, Arizona.
Overview These campgrounds are located just outside the South end of Buckhorn Draw where Buckhorn Wash converges with the San Rafael River. Uniquely in the heart of the Northern San Rafael Swell and part of the San Rafael Recreation Area...
The San Ysidro Trials Area is a very unique destination where trials riders, mountain bikers, and outdoor enthusiasts come to enjoy beautiful scenery and technical recreation activities. Stone badland features are widely spread within the area and create distinctive topographies...
The Sand Flats Recreation Area (SFRA) near Moab, Utah is a nationally significant public lands treasure at the heart of the Colorado Plateau. A high plain of slickrock domes, bowls and fins, it rises in the east to meet the...
Overview Along with easy access to biking and off-highway vehicle trails, Sand Flats' campgrounds offer spectacular vistas of sandstone domes, canyons, and mesas in addition to the ever-changing La Sal Mountains as a dramatic back-drop. Visitors are awed by beautiful...
Overview With easy walking access to sport rock climbing routes in the popular Shelf Road Recreation Area, Sand Gulch Campground is a 31-site camping facility, open year-round. The campground is located 14 miles north of Cañon City at an approximate...
Remember your OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE RESPONSIBLY. Overview Encompassing 154,000 acres, including just over 100,000 acres of already congressionally designated Wilderness, Sand to Snow National Monument is an ecological and cultural treasure and one of...
Update Dec. 15, 2025: Santa Cruz lake is closed for the season and will reopen February 15, 2026. Thirty miles north of Santa Fe, New Mexico, the snow-fed waters of the Rio del Medio and the Rio Frijoles begin a...