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The rounded contours of the Alabamas form a sharp contrast between the glacially chiseled ridges of the Sierra peaks to the west. Both geologic features were shaped by the same uplifting occurring 100 million years ago. The hills have been...

This trail is two one-half mile long ( one mile up and back), is adjacent to North Barber creek and leads up to the South Warners Wilderness area.

The Pit River Recreation area is adjacent to the Pit River and has a small campground with eight campsites including tables, metal fire rings, and barbeque pits. Amenities include: two single wheelchair accessible restrooms, a kayak launch ramp, and an...

Overview $7.00 per site per night. Credit Card Only. No reservations. Pleasant Valley Pit Campground offers 75 RV/tent sites, maximum recommended RV length is 30 feet. Sites include a fire pit, picnic table and a lantern holder. No hook-up, potable...

Overview Merced River Recreation Management Area Overview The Merced River Recreation Area is a special place just downstream from Yosemite. It is well known for excellent whitewater boating, wildflower viewing, camping, swimming, and recreational gold panning/prospecting. Visitors will have plenty...

Overview Rainbow Basin Natural Area is an Area of Critical Environmental Concern with outstanding views and geological and paleontological features.. Many visitors come to see exciting multi-colored rock formations and walk the scenic canyons. A variety of desert adapted wildlife...

The Volcanic Tableland offers exceptional bouldering opportunities, because of its unique geologic features formed by the cataclysmic volcanic eruption of the Long Valley Caldera 750,000 y.a. which left a highly dissected landscape of Bishop Tuff. Through time, this once barren...

The Lower Rock Creek trail is 7.8 miles long. It begins at Rd. 4s80 at Hwy.395 Jct. and ends at Rd.4s80 at Paradise Lodge. The trail is open for the following uses: Mountain Biking, hiking. The trail follows a single...

The Salt Tram Summit Station is at the highest point of the historical salt transportation tram running from Saline Valley to Swansea. The historical wooden structure still stands along with the historical Summit House structure.

The large wash north of U.S. Highway 62 just 2 miles east of Vidal Junction is an excellent site for collecting chalcedony, which can be found from Highway 95 extending east approximately 1 mile. The best method of working a...

Snaggletooth Primitive Camp sits on the southwest corner of the Chemehuevi Mountains and serves as the staging area for backpackers. Due to its location just off of U.S. Highway 95, and in close proximity to the town of Needles, it...

Remember your OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE RESPONSIBLY. DISPERSED CAMPING OF ANY TYPE IS NOT PERMITTED ALONG THE SOUTH FORK OF THE AMERICAN RIVER. Camping is available at a designated site with a valid Special Recreation...

This trail is two miles long, leads up to the South Warners Wilderness area.

Private property surrounds Stockdale Mountain. Do not enter through private gates or fences. Access to the public lands at Stockdale Mountain is only by foot at the BLM Access Point and parking/staging area located at the north end (dead-end) of...

Temblor Recreation Area was newly designated in the Bakersfield RMP (December 2014) and provides opportunities for OHV riding on a network of over 200 miles of designated routes, recreational shooting, hunting, and other dispersed forms of recreation. There is limited...

The Tinemaha Wildlife Viewing area allows visitors a 360 degree view of this portion of the Owens Valley. Tule Elk, a variety of birds and stunning geology can be seen from the location overlooking Tinemaha Reservoir.

4 tent sites and 5 trailer campsites Wheelchair accessible sites Fire rings, picnic tables, bear-proof trash cans, vault toilets Trailhead for the Tolkan Terrain Park Trailhead for Paradise Royale Mountain Bike loop $15.00 per night for campsites First come-first served...

Tolkan Terrain Park provides obstacles and jumps for mountain bikes and is adjacent to the Paradise Royale Mountain Bike Trail System.

Overview Look closely at the ground you will find evidence of the vast inland sea that once covered the Tumey Hills. The light porous rocks are composed of diatoms, the tiny, bleached, shell-like skeletons of sea algae. Annual grasslands are...

Open year round. $8/night, no reservations available for individual sites. 83 sites/tent and pull through trailer spaces. Campground is shadowed by some of the most impressive peaks in the Sierra Nevada Range: Mt. Whitney, Lone Pine Peak and Mt. Williamson...

Archeological resources such as petroglyphs and rock rings are located in this area. These resources are considered sacred by the Native American Tribes along the Colorado River. A wildlife watering guzzler is also located at the site and is kept...

Located in southern Monterey County, and standing over 2,700 feet in elevation, Williams Hill offers great views of the surrounding Salinas Valley. Pine trees, chamise, scrub oak, and impressive shale formations characterize the hilly terrain.

Overview Merced River Recreation Management Area Overview The Merced River Recreation Area is a special place just downstream from Yosemite. It is well known for excellent whitewater boating, wildflower viewing, camping, swimming, and recreational gold panning/prospecting. Visitors will have plenty...