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Overview Located in the heart of the Rockies near the Idaho/Montana border, the Salmon Field Office, which manages almost 500,000 acres of public lands, provides spectacular scenery and great opportunities for adventure around every turn. The Salmon River, Bitterroot, and...

Overview Oxbow and Brownlee Reservoirs provide boating, fishing, and camping opportunities along the Snake River. Oxbow Reservoir (13 miles long) is accessed from Cambridge, Idaho. Brownlee Reservoir (57 miles long) and be accessed from either Cambridge, on the north, or...

Overview Croy Creek Trail System and skills development area is located just west of Hailey in south-central Idaho. The trails were designed and constructed primarily for motorcycle riders and mountain bikers, but hikers and equestrians also frequent the area. The...

This trail ascends to Little Lost Lake in the Widow Mountain Wilderness Study Area. The small and shallow alpine lake contains no fish. Undeveloped camping is allowed. The trail starts as a two track road and is ATV and motorcycle...

Overview Hidden within a vast high desert plateau are deep canyons carved by the Owyhee, Bruneau and Jarbidge Rivers in a remote area of southwestern Idaho. Nearly 40 miles of Bruneau River's 50-mile total length are designated as wild. Volcanic...

In Idaho, BLM manages nearly 22,000 acres of public lands in Appendicitis Hill Wilderness Study Area. Appendictis Hill lies between Antelope Creek and the Big Lost River drainages. This mountainous area includes Crawford Peak rising over 8,500 feet, almost 2,900...

In Idaho, BLM manages over 3,000 acres of public lands in the Borah Peak Wilderness Study Area. This steep west-sloping terrain includes vegetation of sagebrush-grass with scattered mountain mahogany. At 12,655 feet, Borah Peak is the highest point in Idaho...

In Idaho, BLM manages over 33,000 acres of public lands in Little Deer Wilderness Study Area. The rugged volcanic features and desert environment of this area provide opportunities for hiking, camping and hunting.

In Idaho, BLM manages nearly 7,000 acres of public lands in the Shoshone Wilderness Study Area. The terrain here is surrounded by barren lava flows with elevations ranging from 3781 feet on the west boundary to 3970 feet on the...

Hidden within a vast high desert plateau are deep canyons carved by the Owyhee, Bruneau and Jarbidge Rivers in a remote area of southwestern Idaho. Nearly 40 miles of Bruneau River's 50-mile total length are designated as wild. Volcanic caves...

Overview The Salmon Falls Dam was built in 1910 to provide irrigation water for farms but now is an important recreation site. The BLM operates Lud Drexler Park just above the dam.Anglers will find their prayers answered here, with plenty...

Remember your OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE RESPONSIBLY. Overview This popular site for fishing, boating, water skiing and ice fishing offers semi-developed camping. Nearby commercial facilities offer a range of accommodations and developed campgrounds with RV...

Overview Welcome to the Grand Canyon of Southwest Idaho! This canyon was shaped by an astounding combination of volcanism, glacial melt and regional drainage patterns. The Bruneau Overlook is the only readily accessible spot to view this spectacular canyon carved...

The Bureau of Land Management's Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve is a 750,000-acre geologic wonderland, managed jointly with the National Park Service's Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. Its central feature is the Great Rift...

In Idaho, BLM manages nearly 24,000 acres of public lands in the Lava Wildernes Study Area. The WSA is located on a flat plain and is an older lava flow including pressure ridges and pahoehoe lava. Here you will see...

Overview The South Fork Owyhee River enters Idaho from the north enclosed within a 550 foot deep canyon. The canyon is both basalt and rhyolite. Within the canyon there are beautiful rock pinnacles and hoodoos. This stretch of river is...

In Idaho, BLM manages over 5,000 acres of public lands in the Black Canyon II Wilderness Study Area. The landscape is dominated by vertical-walled canyons caves and other rock formations of geologic interest. These formations are picturesque and provide important...

In Idaho, BLM manages over 11,000 acres of public lands in Petticoat Peak Wilderness Study Area. The topography around Petticoat Peak (8,000 feet) within the Fish Creek Mountain Range is steep and mountainous. Canyons and ridges radiate in all directions...

Overview Camping, fishing for trout and boating are the favorite activities along the Snake River from this semi-developed recreation site.

In Idaho, BLM manages over 7,000 acres of public lands in the Deer Creek Wilderness Study Area. This WSA is southwest of Davis Mountain, one of the highest points in the Bennett Hills, dominated by steep hills and rhyolite and...

In Idaho, BLM manages over 3,000 acres of public lands in the Goldburg Wilderness Study Area (WSA). This WSA consists of westward sloping alluvial foothills ranging from 6100 feet of elevation on the west side to 8800 feet on the...

Overview Challenge your skills as you ride your motorcycle or OHV on a variety of terrains in this OHV play area. Numerous trails, hill climbs and race courses will help you hone your abilities. Several competitive events are held throughout...

Overview This wonderful developed picnic area is just north of Ketchum between Hwy 75 and the Big Wood River. The Wood River Trail, a paved non-motorized trail, passes through the picnic area.

In Idaho, BLM manages nearly 10,000 acres of public lands in the White Knob Mountains Wilderness Study Area. The WSA is characterized by foothill and mountainous terrain with the highest point rising 2000 feet above Antelope Valley to an elevation...

In Idaho, BLM manages over 9,000 acres of public lands in the Crystal Lake Wilderness Study Area. This area is valued for its scenic, recreational and cultural values. The nearby Skitwish Monuments are unique rock structures associated with the religious...

In Idaho, BLM manages over 66,000 acres of public lands in the Hell's Half Acre Wilderness Study Area. The 5200-year-old lava flow resembles flat moonscape with deep crevices and sparse vegetation. Pioneer plants, such as lichens and mosses, inhabit the...

Overview This trail is part of a 45 mile network collectively referred to as the Marble Creek Trail System providing access to and through the Widow Mountain Wilderness Study Area. The area has an intermingled ownership and is jointly administered...

Overview The Owyhee Front is a popular area offering a wide range of off-highway vehicle (OHV) trails including single-track for OHV motorcycles and wider trails and two-tracks for ATVs and other motorized vehicles. This trail system including Hemingway Butte, Fossil...

The Great Rift lies in the Snake River Plain in south-central Idaho. Wildlife species here include antelope, mule deer, coyotes, rabbits and 22 other types of mammals. Sage grouse, mourning doves and a variety of raptors are among 140 bird...

Overview Little Boulder Recreation Site is adjacent to the East Fork Salmon River, near the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, is often used as a staging area to access the Cecil D. Andrus White Clouds Wilderness Area. This recreation sites include...

In Idaho, BLM manages over 15,000 acres of public lands in the Hawley Mountain Wilderness Study Area. The steep and mountainous terrain of this area is home to deer, antelope, elk and sage grouse. The higher peaks and ridges are...

Overview BLM manages more than 267,000 acres of public lands in the Owyhee River Wilderness. The Owyhee Canyonlands is a huge and remote area of eastern Oregon, southwestern Idaho and northern Nevada. Hidden within this vast high desert plateau are...

Overview The twin Menan Buttes are two of the world’s largest tuff cones - volcanoes that form when basaltic magma boils up through ground water. These extinct volcanoes were formed by violent eruptions 10,000 years ago. The Menan Buttes are...

Overview This high elevation rugged backcountry trail provides foot access to Crystal Lake. It can be a difficult trail to travel due to traversing rough terrain. The trail surface is natural dirt and rock at an elevation ranging from 5320-5440...

Overview Congress established the Nez Perce (Nee-Me-Poo) National Historic Trail Historic Trail in 1986. It stretches from Wallowa Lake, Oregon, across Idaho to the Bear Paw National Historic Trail in Chinook, Montana. Before and after Lewis and Clark, the Nez...

Remember your OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE RESPONSIBLY. Overview The trail ascends to Lost Lake within the Widow Mountain Wilderness Study Area. The scenic alpine lake contains cutthroat trout. Undeveloped camping is allowed and is open...

Overview This campground, which contains four campsites, along scenic Morgan Creek offers a diverse terrain that creates an excellent songbird habitat. Sparrows, thrashers and wrens flit in the sagebrush, and juncos, kinglets and nutcrackers shelter in the forest. Big game...

Overview The Owyhee River canyon consists of a steep, rhyolite walls ranging in height from 250 feet to over 1000 feet near the Oregon border. The west end of the river below the confluence with the South Fork Owyhee River...

Remember your OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE RESPONSIBLY. Overview Situated along the Snake River, Celebration Park (managed by Canyon County) was established as Idaho's only archaeological park in 1989. A walk through the basalt deposited by...

South of Buhl in the Salmon Falls Creek Canyon stands world-famous Balanced Rock. Over 48 feet tall and 40 tons, the wind-carved rock balances precariously on a pedestal only 3 feet by 17 inches. Nearby Balanced Rock Park is a...

Battle Creek flows through a narrow, extremely meandering 200 foot deep canyon. The canyon consists of nearly continuous vertical walls of rhyolite which are about 1/8 mile apart. Over the next 20 miles the canyon will widen to no more...

Little Jacks Creek is an attractive stream with excellent opportunities for viewing wildlife. Bighorn sheep are one of the main attractions. Little Jacks Creek lies within a multi-tiered 1,000 foot deep canyon system. The stream has dense riparian vegetation and...

Overview The Owyhee Front is a popular area offering a wide range of off-highway vehicle (OHV) trails including single-track for OHV motorcycles and wider trails and two-tracks for ATVs and other motorized vehicles. This trail system including Hemingway Butte, Fossil...

In Idaho, BLM manages nearly 36,000 acres of public lands in the China Cup Butte Wilderness Study Area. This geologically important area features an almost perfectly circular cone 1,260 feet in diameter with a 100-foot deep crater located about nine...

Overview Hidden within a vast high desert plateau are deep canyons carved by the Owyhee, Bruneau and Jarbidge Rivers in a remote area of southwestern Idaho. Nearly 40 miles of Bruneau River's 50-mile total length are designated as wild. Volcanic...

Mackay Reservoir is situated in the Big Lost River Valley, north of Mackay, Idaho. The reservoir is stocked with rainbow trout and contains a self-sustaining population of kokanee. Summer fishing and boating is popular at this lake with great ice...

Explore the California trail to follow in the footsteps of over 250,000 emigrants who traveled to the gold fields and rich farmlands of California during the 1840s and 1850s-the greatest mass migration in American history. More than 1,000 miles of...

Dickshooter Creek flows south and the stream cuts a narrow deep gorge through the rolling plateau landscape until it joins with Deep Creek. The waters of Dickshooter cease to flow by late-spring to early summer; leaving behind only isolated pools...

Overview The North Fork Owyhee River consists of steep vertical walled canyon ranging in depth from 200 to 500 feet. As it flows toward Oregon, the canyon changes from a landscape dominated by rhyolite monoliths and pinnacle formations to one...

Overview Deadman Hole has five first come, first served campsites, and two walk-in campsites adjacent to the scenic Upper Salmon River. Anglers have access to great fishing opportunities. Amenities include restrooms, picnic shelters and tables, drinking water, ample parking and...