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The Sierra de las Cañas as WSA is located in west-central New Mexico. This rugged desert mountain range is highly scenic. It features colorful sheer rock escarpments, deep narrow canyons, mountain ridges, mesa tops, and badlands. This highly scenic area...

Remember your OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE RESPONSIBLY. The Visitor Center features a 400 square foot deck with permanent interpretive exhibits displayed both inside and outside the building. The Visitor Center deck and outdoor exhibits are...

"Smith Creek has its origins within the Red Butte Wilderness. La Verkin Creek, nonetheless beautiful, is a beautiful and significant creek that begins its journey at the southern boundary of Zion National Park. The area surrounding the confluence of these...

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...

Steep walled canyons, mesas, benches, natural bridges, and arches characterize the area.The lower Calf Creek Falls trail in Calf Creek Canyon includes the area of the Calf Creek Canyon between the Lower Falls and the campground. This portion of Calf...

This 17 (b) easement can be found at mile 141 on the west side of the Richardson Highway. This easement across private lands provides foot access to the Gulkana River. The beginning of this easement is steep and can be...

Located just outside of Ridgway, Colorado, the Ridgway Trail System has evolved into a wonderful renewed resource for non-motorized trail users. The trail system is directly adjacent to the Ridgway State Park and encompasses over 20 miles of great single...

Links Flats was designated an instant study area for it's supplemental values related to a wild horse ranges, scenic values, and an associated plat population which at one point was thought to be ungrazed.

Cupcake Mountain provides a towering presence from its vantage point southwest of Lake Havasu City, Arizona. The mountain was named by the Army Corps of Engineers in the early 1940's while they were building an airport and runway in the...

Idaho is home to some of the newest Wilderness in the nation including the beautiful Boulder-White Clouds complex of central Idaho. These protected areas, designated in August 2015, preserve approximately 276,000 acres of high mountain backcountry with crystal lakes and...

Steven's Camp Recreation Area has a desert cabin available first-come, first-serve for visitors, which is located in a unique setting-desert rims and vistas with large meadows. It has wood heat and a propane range for cooking. There are hook-ups for...

Parking access onto nearly 1,800 acres of Bureau of Land Management property in this area is provided through an easement from the California Department of Fish and Game. The parking easement site is along the north side of State Highway...

Clark Mountain Camp, located on the southern end of the Clark Mountain Range, provides opportunities for tent camping and is only accessible with four-wheel drive vehicles. Located within the Clark Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC), the primitive camping...

This large area of rolling prairie with shrub/scrub is a nationally important breeding area for shortgrass bird species, such as mountain plover, burrowing owl, ferruginous hawk, Baird's sparrow, and Sprague's pipit. The area's prairie potholes attract more than 10,000 breeding...

Wickahoney Creek has dense riparian vegetation and tight meanders. Redband trout are found in the creek and mule deer are common in the area. Sensitive species here also include bald eagles, yellow-billed cuckoos, prairie falcons, ferruginous hawks, neotropical migratory bird...

The Blue Hills, in the northern and western portion of the WSA, are low mesas and barren badlands carved by erosion from blue-gray marine shales. The Mt. Ellen portion of the WSA consists of steep slopes and rounded peaks, including...

The West Fork Bruneau River joins with the Jarbidge River to form the Bruneau River about 24 miles north of the Nevada border, just upstream of Indian Hot Springs. The canyon opens up at this portion of the river through...

The Bar M (Moab Brands) Trail System was selected as a National Recreation Trail on October 22, 2020. The Bar M Trail System is a cool riding opportunity just north of Moab, Utah. There are riding options for beginners to...

Named by John Wesley Powell during a mapping expedition in the late 1800s, this river and its many tributaries offered an impregnable fortress hideout for Butch Cassidy and other outlaws during the early 1900s. Today backpackers and canyoneering enthusiasts retrace...

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...

Tom’s Canyon Trail is a 2.5-mile loop hiking and equestrian trail to the northeast of Kanab, Utah. The trail offers horseback riders and hikers a gentle ramble through sagebrush, dry ravines, and up a box canyon. The trail ends at...

Click here for up-to-date information on changes to closures, facilities and services at this LTVA. Click here for up-to-date information on Imperial County public pools COVID guidelines. Overview Every year, thousands of visitors come and enjoy the natural beauty and...

The Cooke's Range WSA is located in southern New Mexico about 60 miles from Las Cruces. The central feature in the WSA is Cooke's Peak, which rises over 3,600 feet above the surrounding plains. The northern portion is extremely rugged...

Remember your OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE RESPONSIBLY. Overview OHV users travel from far and wide to enjoy the mancos-shale badlands of Factory Butte. These scenic badlands provide OHV users an unparalleled riding experience. Factory Butte...

The Devil's Den Canyon WSA is located in southern New Mexico, approximately 40 miles southwest of Carlsbad and is contiguous with the Guadalupe Escarpment WSA (managed by the U.S. Forest Service). Devil's Den Canyon contains the mouth of a major...

Angel Peak Scenic Area and Campground, located about 30 miles southeast of Farmington, New Mexico, offers more than 10,000 acres of rugged terrain recognized for its scenic and scientific wonders. The nearly 7,000-foot Angel Peak, a landmark composed of river-deposited...

Oregon’s Smith River forms in the Coast Range and flows about 50 miles west, emptying into the Pacific Ocean just north of Reedsport, Oregon. This site offers camping right next to the river, just above the falls. This peaceful, old-growth...

Temple Trail is located in the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, co-managed with the National Park Service. From 1874 to 1876, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) operated two sawmills at Nixon Spring. Lumber was hauled by ox...

Overview This campground (8 campsites) sits at the base of the Beaverhead Mountains. The Nee-Me-Poo (Nez Perce) National Historic Trail runs nearby from the northeast after it crosses the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail. Recreational opportunities include camping, biking, fishing...

The clear, smooth waters of the Unalakleet Wild and Scenic River (WSR) meander gently among the rolling Nulato Hills and across the broad expanses of the active tundra to the seaside village of Unalakleet, Alaska, at the rocky shores of...

The South Fork Owyhee River flows north through the Owyhee desert, joining the river's East Fork in southwestern Idaho. River-running in rafts and kayaks through the steep-walled canyon is the most popular recreational activity from late March through early June.

The Wilderness Study Area (WSA) extends 8 miles from north to south, and 4 miles from east to west. Located in the Henry Mountains, this dome-shaped mountain rises nearly 3,000 feet above the surrounding plains and benches to an elevation...

Peek-A-Boo, also commonly known as Red Canyon, is an easy, short hike (0.7 miles round trip) into one of the most beautiful slot canyons in the area. The stunning orange, sandstone walls make an amazing backdrop for photographs. In the...

Back country byways traverse scenic corridors that are off the beaten path. The Parker Dam Road "Thread of Life" highlights the scenic, natural, historic, and prehistoric values along an11 mile (18 km) road that travels along the California shore of...

Overview Campground rules and regulations are posted at the site. There are no dumpsters on site, visitors must pack in and out their trash. Camping: primitive camping space. There are no fees associated with this site and use is first...

The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains provide a world-renowned scenic backdrop to the desert communities of the Coachella Valley. The National Monument serves as a model for community based support and creation. This monument reflects the vision of the...

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...

Overview: In steps, it is only about .5 miles from the trailhead to Steelhead Falls. In terms of geologic time, it is a few million years. Colorful grooves decorate cliffs and show the erosion of time. Wildflowers dot the slopes...

In Idaho, BLM manages nearly 1,000 acres of public lands in the Selkirk Crest Wilderness Study Area. The WSA is steep and heavily vegetated with a wide variety of species. Elevation ranges from near 1,800 feet to almost 4,500 feet...

The deep canyon of the Snake River, with its crags and crevices and thermal updrafts, is home to the greatest concentration of nesting birds of prey in North America and perhaps, the world. The BLM's mission at the Morley Nelson...

Margarita Martinez Homestead (36.330858, -107.459957) The Margarita Martinez Homestead consists of a four-room sandstone house, a large corral, and an irrigation canal located in Tafoya Canyon. The homestead was constructed between 1908 and 1922. Margarita Martinez was originally from the...

Like the Floy Canyon WSA immediately to the west, Coal Canyon WSA sits between the face of the Bookcliffs and the top of the Roan Cliffs. It is a dissected landscape of steep ridges and v-shaped canyons formed by many...

It was 1921 when Edwin T. Wolverton constructed a mill to crush gold ore in the Henry Mountains, completing a dream that began 20 years earlier. He built a large table saw at one end of the mill, making the...

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...

Test your skills on this single-track, flow trail designed specifically for mountain bikes. Seven miles of trail (with more planned) provide a stacked loop system of trails with opportunities for beginning to advanced bikers. The higher you climb, the more...

The Trapper Creek WSA encompasses 7,200 acres of BLM-administered public land with no private or state inholdings. Trapper Creek is one of the most spectacular canyons on the west slope of the Bighorns. It is characterized by the dramatic vertical...

Flat areas in the southern portion of the WSA are limited to canyon floors, ledges, and narrow ridge tops. South of the cliffs, alternate layers of soft and resistant rocks form a landscape of benches and slopes cut by canyons...

Overview: The South Fork of the Clackamas River is a tributary of the Clackamas River on the western slope of the Cascade Range in northwest Oregon. The 4.2-mile segment flows from its confluence with the East Fork of the South...

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...

Overview Over 100 years ago, emigrants on the Oregon Trail passed through what is now the Milner Historic Recreation Area, creating ruts as they traveled through the soft soil of the area. Some of the emigrants chose to camp here...