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Overview Facilities: 8 tent campsites with picnic tables, fire rings, vault toilets. No hookups. Wheelchair accessible. Chemise Mtn. Trailhead. Entire campground may be reserved for overnight group use for $85 per night. Minimum number of people in group is 20...
The Nambe Badlands Trail consists of two loops that cover about 5 miles of rolling terrain with several steep pitches. There are also excellent views of colorful eroded badlands.
This site is part of a popular shortcut, the Lander Cutoff, between the South Pass and the Snake River valleys. Over 13,000 emigrants used this route in 1859, the first year it was open. Many of them carved their names...
Located within the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, Nampaweap Trail is a short 1.5 mile out and back hike that explores a small canyon with basalt outcroppings and ancient petroglyphs.
The Interpretive Center provides an educational wildlife experience that highlights the local Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep herd, the largest wintering Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep herd in North America. There is a small fee for admission to the Interpretive Center. The...
The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, located near Baker City, Oregon, brings to life the historic journey of pioneers who traveled westward on the Oregon Trail in the 19th century. Learn more at National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center...
The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center is a cooperative partnership between BLM, the National Historic Trails Center Foundation, and the City of Casper. The Trails Center interprets the significant role of the area's historic trails in the history of the...
This popular hiking trail and trailhead is located within the Terry Badlands Wilderness Study Area (WSA). This is a great day hike, which is a little over 1 mile to get to the natural bridges, and is a relatively easy...
Needle Rock lies within the western edge of the West Elk Mountains in western central Colorado. It is the remnant of a volcanic plug that pushed up through the crust, and due to the relative hardness of the basalt of...
Experience the Needle's Eye Wilderness in Arizona. This 8,760-acre area offers solitude and challenging outdoor recreation activities perfect for hiking, dispersed camping, and exploration.
Nerfertiti offers a put in for floating the Green River (8 river miles), trailhead for backpacking/equestrian users and prehistoric petroglyphs. Aea includes two outhouses.r
The Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area contains large sand dunes that offer Off-Highway Vehicle enthusiasts a wide array trails along with vistas of the Las Vegas Strip. The trails range in difficulty from novice to expert and attract many...
This small, primitive day use area serves as a minimalist boat launch/take-out location for boaters and fishers on the Deschutes Wild and Scenic River. Know Before You Go Nena Day Use Area is open for day use year-round; camping is...
Whether you are exploring by car, motorcycle or bicycle, you'll find a riverside picnic table or camping spot at any of 4 BLM campgrounds located along the Nestucca River National Back Country Byway.
New Castle Extensive Recreation Management area is abundant in recreational opportunities. Mountain biking has become prevalent, though all trails are open to horseback and hikers as well. The Colorow trail is in the heart of the area, providing trail users...
The New Fork Campground at 6,800 feet is located adjacent to the beautiful New Fork River. This site provides a put in-takeout point for river float trips. There are 2 camping sites, a vault toilet, 2 picnic tables and a...
The Joe’s Valley Bouldering area offers world class bouldering opportunities with over 188 bouldering sites and 9.7 miles of social trails in the area. The campground is being developed in 2017 and will offer metal fire rings, picnic tables and...
View of Floras Lake at the southern portion of New River Area of Critical Environmental Concern
New River is separated from the ocean by only a thin strip of sand. The area remains secluded and primitive and is a perfect area to watch wildlife or hike on the 5 miles of self-guided loop trails.
Overview Rugged and volcanic in origin, the Newberry Mountains rise with relative gentleness toward rather broad and flat tops with elevations ranging from 2,200 feet in the north to 5,100 feet in the south. Deep, mazelike canyons slice through the...
Newspaper Rock is an impressive petroglyph site located along Indian Creek in southeastern Utah. This panel displays multiple periods of imagery from cultures dating from 1500 years ago to this century. The older art is attributed to the Basketmaker and...
Congress established the Nez Perce National Nez Perce 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...
Automobile tour route paralleling the Emigrant Trail. Includes five interpretive sites along the route. This is a fee-free site. The route and all pullouts are ADA Accessible
The Nopah Range Wilderness now contains a total of 106,620 acres and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. All of the Wilderness is in the state of California. In 1994 the Nopah Range Wilderness became part of the...
The North Algodones Dunes Wilderness encompasses more than 26,000 acres. Other specially designated areas found within this wilderness include the Imperial Sand Hills National Natural Landmark and the Algodones Outstanding Natural Area. The Wilderness is divided into two distinct zones...
North Bank offers visitors the opportunity to hike, bike, and horseback ride on miles of roads and trails, with hidden creeks, high ridgelines, oak-savannah woodlands, and thickly forested canyons.
The North Boulder Lake Campground is located on the northwest end of Boulder Lake. The campground has five sites with one double vault toilet, five fire rings, and five picnic tables.
The trail ascends over 1300 feet to the top of the mesa. Along the way it runs along the spines of the Mancos badlands up into the Ferron sandstone cap on the mesa itself. The trail is marked by cairns...
The North Cow Mountain Recreation Area is located within the Mayacamas Mountains, east of the city of Ukiah and west of the city of Lakeport, in Northwestern California. The recreation management area consists of approximately 26,000 acres of public land...
The open area covers 8,560 acres about six miles northeast of Delta. While it's open to cross-country travel of all types, including biking and hiking, the heaviest increase in use is attributed to off-highway vehicles (OHVs) such as four-wheelers and...
The North Desert provides opportunities to participate in motorized OHV recreation (motorcycles, ATV, UTV, full-sized 4x4 vehicles) on a variety of routes designated for different uses that link the desert terrain on the north side of the Grand Valley from...
There are 20 developed sites available on a first come first served basis. The fee is $8 per night for a single site or $11 per night for multiple occupancy. Facilities include potable water, fire rings, picnic tables, RV (up...
Recommended Users: Hikers. Singletrack trail. 0.07 miles in length. Difficulty: Moderate. The North entrance trail is a short but steep trail that leads from the Kiosk near the parking area and heads north to the north entrance of Bloomington Cave...
Much of the area is characterized by plateaus or benches and canyons. The Escalante River has cut a deep, winding canyon from west to east.The area is large and geographically complex. It is associated with a section of the Escalante...
Remember your OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE RESPONSIBLY. Overview The North Fork American River lies within a deeply incised canyon with the river itself being 2,000 feet to 2,400 feet below the canyon rim. This segment...
A small popular semi-developed site offers camping and picnicking in the scenic beauty of the North Fork of the Owyhee River Canyon, much of which was designated Wilderness in March 2009. There is no potable water at this site.
A rocky and tough landscape characterizes the North Fork of the Crooked Wild and Scenic River. Scented ponderosa pines and solitude await those who make the trail-less hike to the riverside.
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 engulfed...
Overview: Flowing west out of southern Idaho, the rugged and lightly-roaded country of the offers scenery, beautiful geology and plenty of solitude. Clear nocturnal skies are the norm here where the lack of light pollution allows unimpaired views of the...
BLM manages more than 43,000 acres of public lands in the North Fork Owyhee 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...
Whether you are just relaxing on the small sandy beach, swimming in its cool waters, or trying to coax a trout to the end of your line, the North Fork Payette River is very inviting on a hot summer day...
The North Fork of the Powder River WSA encompasses 10,089 acres of public land with no state or private inholdings. The area is moderately steep, forested terrain, with pine and fir being the principle tree species. Pass Creek and the...
Remember your OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE RESPONSIBLY. Overview The North Fork Merced River joins the main stem Merced River 7 miles downstream from Briceburg. This is a lovely stream that is perfect for swimming in...
The North Fork Shoshone River Access consists of a constructed a boat ramp to be used as a put in/take out for river users enjoying the North Fork Shoshone River. The site includes an informational kiosk, site registration box, monofilament...
The North Fork Virgin River Merriam's Turkey Viewing Area consists of a stream that runs through small meadows interspersed with forest. Streamside vegetation is composed of cottonwood and willows, while uplands are primarily piсon-juniper and Gambel oak stands with scattered...