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Located within the Alabama Hills National Scenic Area, photographers come from all over the country to capture this amazing view. The Arch Loop Trail was created in partnership with the Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association and the Alabama Hills Stewardship Group.
The Moccasin Mountain Dinosaur Tracksite contains one of the highest diversities of fossilized vertebrate tracks in North America. Hundreds of tracks from at least five different dinosaur species have been preserved since the Early Jurassic period approximately 180 million years...
The Moccasin Mountain Dinosaur Tracksite gives you vast views of the Kaibab Indian Reservation and the beautiful sandstone cliffs that surround the area. There are hundreds of tracks at this site with at least six different types of footprints preserved...
The Marias River starts in Glacier County at the confluence of the Two Medicine River and Cut Bank Creek. It flows generally southeastward from this point and is impounded by the Tiber Dam to form Lake Elwell. About 50 miles...
The Mohave & Milltown Railroad Motorized Trail intertwines with a historic railroad grade. This 7-mile trail is designated for OHV and equestrian use and runs parallel to the non-motorized trail. The route is marked with signs and rock cairns. The...
The Mohave & Milltown Railroad Non-motorized Trail follows the route of a historic railroad grade. This 7-mile trail is limited for use by hikers and mountain bikers. Detours are sometimes necessary where the grade has washed away from flooding. The...
The Mohave & Milltown Railroad West Trailhead accesses the motorized and non-motorized trails. The parallel routes follow a historic railroad grade for 7 miles. Hikers and mountain bikers travel along the actual railroad grade for most of the way, although...
Mojave Desert Joshua Tree Road Scenic Byway Entrance Sign
The Mojave Desert Joshua Tree Road Scenic Backway received official designation in 1990. The route resides in the extreme southwestern corner of Utah within the Mojave Desert and offers an alternative north-south route to Old Highway 91. The Backway traverses...
The Mojave Trails National Monument spans 1.6 million acres of federal lands, including more than 350,000 acres of already Congressionally-designated wilderness, managed by the Bureau of Land Management between Barstow and Needles, California. It is a stunning mosaic of rugged...
Scenic views, chance wildlife sightings and a sense of history await you on the Mokaac Trail. Mokaac Trail was once part of a main road onto the western Arizona Strip beginning in the early 1900's. The trail is no longer...
You must reserve your campsite for Three Bears and Cedar Grove online at www.recreation.gov or the Recreation.gov Mobile App that you must download before you enter the corridor to check site availability and reserve a campsite. Overview: Enjoy a scenic...
The Monitor and Merrimac Trailhead offer views of the Monitor and Merrimac buttes, Determination Towers, and the Mill Canyon Dinosaur Trail. Route Description: The marked route goes up Courthouse Wash, past the historic Halfway Stage Station, and circles a large...
The Monolith Garden Trail is an easy to moderate trail open to hikers, mountain bikers, horseback riders and trail runners and is not universally accessible. This 8.5-mile series of loop trails is part of the Cerbat Foothills Recreation Area trail...
Located in the scenic Little Rockies near the small town of Landusky, the Montana Gulch Campground offers a quiet, stream-side setting with lots of shade. It lies within a 30-minute drive of the Camp Creek Recreation Area and several small...
Montezuma Canyon is a high desert canyon with a good graded or gravel road popular for auto tours. Attractions include the scenery, archeological and historical sites, and wildlife.
Overview: The Moon Rocks OHV Area is on the west side of Winnemucca Ranch Road. The recreation area features open OHV riding and multiple camping and staging areas. Due to its high-usage, open access is only possible because the area...
Overview Moonflower Day Use Site is located at the mouth of a shady canyon across from the Colorado River. A short hiking trail leads to a cool oasis deeper in the canyon and an ancient rock imagery panel on the...
Moonflower Canyon is located near Moab, approximately 3.5 miles from the junction of Highway 191 and Kane Creek Road. Situated along the Colorado River, this shady canyon is popular for its short hike, which ends at a small pool. The...
Moonshine Arch spans a length of 85 feet and a height of 40 feet. It is tucked among the Weber sandstone formation at the base of Red Mountain. The parking area for hikers is surrounded by private land and is...
Located next to the Powder River, this site contains a semi-developed, yet primitive, campground popular for fall hunting camps, but beautiful to camp in year round. BLM managed lands are nearby providing hunting and many other recreational activities. Moorhead Campground...
The BLM built the original Moose Creek Cabin in 1986 as the agency began developing a cabin and trail system in the White Mountains. In June 2014, the BLM replaced the old cabin with a new 16 ft x 16...
Moose Creek Trail is maintained in the winter for snowmobiling, skiing, dog mushing, showshoeing and fat-biking. From the Wickersham Creek Trail Shelter at 11.2 mile on Wickersham Creek Trail, the trail goes through spruce forests before crossing Wickersham Creek and...
The eastern portion of the Turtle Mountains is dominated by Mopah Peak. Standing 3,675 feet above sea level, the peak is the remnant of an ancient vocano, eroded to form a massive, reddish pinnacle. Mopah Peak is considered one of...
Five distinct landforms comprise the WSA. In the central part are the Vermilion Cliffs, a step in the Grand Staircase, the southern end of the High Plateaus of the Utah Section of the Colorado Plateau Physiographic Province. The north side...
Recommended Users: Mountain Bikers, Hikers. Singletrack trail. 2.5 miles in length. Difficulty: Moderate/Easiest. More Cowbell Trail is a short loop that circles the rim of a small mesa. To reach the start of the trail, take Dead Ringer Trail for...
Overview The BLM Morgan Bar Recreation Site is a medium-sized campground with group facilities and a boat ramp. It has a $5/night use fee. The site is adjacent to the Salmon river with a magnificent eastern view of the Beaverhead...
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 This BLM managed site located along the Blackfoot River that has opportunities for fishing, camping, and non-motorized boating. Campground rules and regulations are posted at the site. There are no dumpsters on site, visitors must pack in and out...
Overview This 485,000-acre area, located along 81 miles of the Snake River, is home to the densest population of nesting birds of prey in North America and perhaps the world. Approximately 800 pairs of hawks, eagles, falcons, and owls nest...
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...
Mosier Gulch Picnic Area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the City of Buffalo and is adjacent to the Bighorn National Forest, managed by the USDA Forest Service. This ponderosa pine-forested area lies at the foothills of...
This beautiful high-alpine tundra and Area of Critical Environmental Concern contains significant biodiversity. There are several small parcels of BLM land here, with unique geological formations and 18 rare plant species. This area is located near significant cultural attractions within...
Moss Wash OHV Trail is a moderately challenging 10-mile trail that meanders through scenic high mountain forest and Mohave Desert vegetation. In the higher elevations is a forest of ponderosa pine, gambel oak, New Mexico locust, and various grasses and...
This trail leads from the parking lot at the top of Bull Creek Pass north to the summit of Mount Ellen (11,480 feet), which is located inside the Mount Ellen/Blue Hills WSA. Views from the top are outstanding in all...
Mount Garfield is an iconic landmark of the Grand Valley located near the town of Palisade. The hike is two miles one way with 2,000 feet of elevation change - The trails are steep and challenging but offer exceptional views...
This Wilderness Area is in Arizona. The Mount Logan Wilderness (14,650 acres) in Arizona is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. In 1984, the Mount Logan Wilderness became part of the now over 109 million acre National Wilderness Preservation...
The 14,650-acre Mount Logan Wilderness Area lies 45 miles south of Colorado City, Arizona, just north of the Grand Canyon in Mohave County. Mt. Logan is an area of interesting volcanic activity. It includes basalt ledges, cinder cones, ponderosa pine...
The Mount Nutt Wilderness (28,080 acres) is located in Mohave County, 15 miles west of Kingman, Arizona and 12 miles east of Bullhead City, Arizona. This wilderness encompasses an eight-mile-long stretch of the central (and highest) portion of the Black...
The Mount Prindle Campground is one of two campgrounds located at either end of the Nome Creek Valley, on the southern edge of the White Mountains NRA. The campground’s 13 sites, are situated among tall willow shrubs, below expansive alpine...
The Mount Riley Wilderness Area is located in southern New Mexico approximately 30 miles southwest of Las Cruces. The Wilderness Area is comprised of three volcanic cinder cones approximately 1,500 feet high. Vegetation consists of desert grasses and shrubs. There...
The 30,760-acre Mount Tipton Wilderness is located in Mohave County, 25 miles north of Kingman, Arizona. This wilderness includes the entire northern half of the imposing Cerbat Mountains. Although Mount Tipton Peak, at 7,148 feet, dominates the wilderness, the true...
Located within the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, 7,880-acre Mount Trumbull Wilderness Area is 40 miles south of Colorado City, Arizona, just north of the Grand Canyon in Mohave County. Located at the southern end of the Uinkaret Plateau and part...
The 23,900-acre Mount Wilson Wilderness Area is located in Mohave County, Arizona, approximately 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, and 60 miles northwest of Kingman, Arizona. The wilderness encompasses eight miles of Wilson Ridge and its summit, the 5,445-foot-high...
Side hill carving at the Mountain of the Rogue Trail System
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...
Mountain Sheep Point Rec Site, also known as ‘Dove Creek Pumps’ is approximately 19 miles downriver from Bradfield is the Mountain Sheep Point Recreation Site, which can be accessed by driving about 6 miles east from Dove Creek along gravel...
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...
The southern part of the WSA includes the north end of The Cockscomb, a north south oriented ridge, prominent in south central Utah. The western portion consists of cliffs and benches dissected by southwesterly trending drainages. Wahweap Creek drains southward...
The main recreational planning emphasis for the Mud Springs area is for motorized trails and rock crawling opportunities, though there are also about 4 miles of non-motorized trails as well. The motorized trails are converted full sized vehicle routes which...
The WSA includes a portion of the San Rafael Reef. Muddy Creek, a tributary of the Dirty Devil River to the south, flows east across the northern portion of the WSA then south through the eastern portion, and has a...