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Overview Owens Peak, the highest point in the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains at more than 8,400 feet, stands near the center of Owens Peak Wilderness. It presides over mountainous terrain with deep, winding canyons, many with rich riparian vegetation fed...

The Stallion WSA is located in central New Mexico, approximately 15 miles east of Socorro. The area is composed of escarpments, box canyons, rolling foothills, mountains, and badlands. The vegetation is typical of the upper Chihuahuan Desert. It is a...

Overview:This river segment offers a wide variety of recreational opportunities. Very high quality off-trail backpacking opportunities with a range of physical challenges await you. The river corridor forms the primary travel route for hikers and backpackers. The cross-country travel here...

The Mudgetts Wilderness Study Area (WSA) is located in southern New Mexico about 30 miles southwest of the city of Carlsbad. The WSA is contiguous with Carlsbad Wilderness (managed by the National Park Service). The area is characterized by steeply...

The scenic Sinks Canyon is located near Lander, Wyoming, in the southern Wind River Mountains. It provides a host of outdoor recreation opportunities including three developed campgrounds, a picnic area, several hiking trails, and a snowmobile/ATV trail leading up into...

The Palo Verde Mountains Wilderness now contains a total of 30,562 acres and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. All of the Wilderness is in the state of California. In 1994 the Palo Verde Mountains Wilderness became part...

The La Posa Long Term Visitor Area offers long term camping on public lands between September 15 and April 15.

Remember your OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE RESPONSIBLY. Overview The St. Anthony Sand Dunes consists of 10,600 acres of clear, shifting, white quartz sand. Although much of the sand dunes is managed as a wilderness study...

The Lunch Loops provides non-motorized mixed use trail opportunities (mountain biking, hiking, trail running), accommodating a range of skill levels. This area is easily accessed from Grand Junction and provides outstanding views of the Grand Valley. For a map please...

The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument was created to protect an array of biological, geological, hydrological, archeological and historic resources. Although important individually, collectively these resources comprise a unique, diverse ecosystem. The guiding principles for management of the CSNM are to protect...

The 61,600 acre Cebolla Wilderness is made up of Sandstone mesas, canyons, and grassy valleys. Juniper and piñon dominate and ponderosa pine is found on north facing slopes. Vertical escarpments provide excellent nesting habitat for golden eagles, prairie falcons, red-tail...

The Sullivan Canyon non-motorized route is a 15-mile long, one-way route through the Paiute Wilderness Area. The route runs from the ridgeline near Mount Bangs down into the Virgin River Gorge Canyon. Wilderness restrictions apply; motorized or mechanized use are...

Jurassic National Monument’s Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry is home to one of the most impressive collections of dinosaur fossils worldwide. For more information, please visit https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/utah/jurassic-national-monument.

This trail starts at an improved trailhead on the south side of the Denali Highway at milepost 16.2. The trail continues south for approximately 10 miles through the Tangle Lakes Archaeological District (TLAD), to the Middle Fork of the Gulkana...

Overview The Dripping Springs Natural Area has over four miles of easy hiking trails, including the Dripping Springs Trail, which shows off desert scrub and low elevation pinon-juniper and oak woodlands. The area also boasts excellent wildlife viewing opportunities, including...

The BLM Campbell Tract is a 730 acre Special Recreation Management Area located in the heart of Alaska’s largest urban area, and provides outdoor recreation opportunities in a non-motorized natural setting for more than 500,000 visitors annually. The 25 mile...

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...

Remember your OUTDOOR ETHICS when enjoying your public lands. Please RECREATE RESPONSIBLY. Overview This national monument covers about 377,000 acres of BLM-administered public land in central Montana. These lands hold a spectacular array of plant life, wildlife, unique geological features...

Overview Located in the Mojave Desert of Southern California, Stoddard Valley OHV Recreation Area offers a diverse landscape for off-highway vehicle recreation. It is characterized by steep rocky mountains, rolling hills, open valleys, and winding sandy washes. Most area visitors...

This 102-mile stretch of river carves its way through broad valleys and incised canyons with sheer canyon walls. The river passes through multiple special designation areas, including a wilderness study area, a Special Recreation Management Area, and lands managed for...

Overview Start your Moab adventure at the Big Bend Recreation Site. Located along the Colorado River, visitors enjoy a sandy beach, boat launch, river viewing areas, picnic tables, campsites, and group campsites. Adventurers also enjoy rafting the Moab Daily, a...

The Red Butte Wilderness now contains a total of 1,537 acres and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. All of the Wilderness is in the state of Utah. In 2009 the Red Butte Wilderness became part of the...

Overview The 425-mile Salmon River is one of the longest free-flowing river in the lower 48 states. The river begins at not much more than a trickle at an elevation of about 8,000 feet in the Sawtooth and Whitecloud Mountains...

This 17 (b) easement trail is an excellent, but fairly steep hiking trail. This 1 mile long trail provides excellent views of the Wrangell Mountains and the Copper River.

This expanse of public land offers stunning canyon vistas and a unique hiking opportunity. By following the East Fork of the Virgin River, you can hike over ten miles through the canyons into the east side of Zion National Park...

The topography is a gentle rolling ridge top which gradually slopes downhill to the northeast.

Overview Easily rolling alluvial slopes (bajadas) from the east and west sweep gently up to the south end of the rugged folds of the Nopah Mountain Range in the South Nopah Range Wilderness. Shaded with soft colors, the Nopah Range...

The Fortymile Wild and Scenic River is an extensive network of creeks and rivers in east-central Alaska, 392 miles of which are designated as a Wild, Scenic, or Recreational section of the National Wild and Scenic River System . The...

Explore underground wonders in Goshute Cave and hike to bristlecone pine forests and limestone formations.

Duncan Creek has dense riparian vegetation and tight meanders. Redband trout are found in the creek and mule deer are common in the area. Access to the area is difficult. This is not a boatable section of river.

Lacks Creek is a recreational treasure hidden in the coast range and offers a wide range of outdoor opportunities. Ride your horse or bike along the shared use trails, or find your own secluded campsite with a view. Lacks Creek...

The Bill Williams River provides habitat for fish and wildlife, clean water, forage, and recreational opportunities such as fishing, kayaking, rafting, and hiking. The river is historically unique to this section of the Lower Colorado River as a major tributary...

Overview Discovery Hill has become one of Salmon’s destinations for getting outdoors to hike, mountain bike, horseback ride, dirt bike, play disc golf and even explore a 1.6-mile Podcast Trail. The Discovery Hill non-motorized trail system, located just one mile...

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...

Picacho Peak is a 4959-foot high peak just northwest of Las Cruces. It is a volcanic mountain composed of rhyolite (mostly quartz and feldspar) that solidified at the surface approximately 35 million years ago. The recreation area has over 15...

Tracing old livestock trails through Wyoming, the South Big Horn/Red Wall Back Country Byway will take you into an open range still used by modern ranchers. As you drive along the gravel road, consider the area's pioneer history, admire the...

Occasionally elk can be observed feeding during the fall and spring seasons, both along the paved highway south of Ely and at the viewing area pull-out. Other watchable wildlife species in the area include golden eagles, ravens, black-tailed jackrabbits and...

The Dry Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Area is located in Washoe County, Nevada. The area is located east of Wendel, California and west of Reno, Nevada off of Sand Pass Road and High Rock Road. The roads and trails traverse a...

Overview:Take yourself on a reverse hike down to Wildhorse Lake, below the Steens Mountain rim. The headwaters of Little Wildhorse Creek are designated as a Research Natural Area (RNA)/Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) because of a mid-to high-elevation lake...

This route uses a combination of improved dirt/graveled and two-track roads. Riders can start either on the lower or upper end and make a loop ride, an out-and-back ride on a two-track road, or arrange a shuttle back to the...

The Carrizo Gorge Wilderness now contains a total of 14,741 acres and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. All of the Wilderness is in the state of California. In 1994 the Carrizo Gorge Wilderness became part of the...

At BLM's Fishtrap Area, the historic Folsom Farm interpretive site demonstrates how the landscape was converted into small farms, ranches, and communities beginning in the late 1800's. Enjoy the chance to explore, view and study nature, picnic, backpack, horseback ride...

Overview Keysville is a historic mining area that offers a wide variety of recreational opportunities. Set in rolling terrain amidst a blue oak and foothill pine woodland, Keysville is dissected by the lower Kern River. A little exploration can turn...

This area contains 455,000 acres of diverse ecosystems in a very remote setting, and maintains a "frontier mystique." There is an abundance of wildlife species for viewing, including deer, elk, black bear, blue and sage grouse, numerous hawks, antelope, mountain...

The northeastern portion of the area includes about half a mile of Coyote Gulch, a major segment of the canyon complex of the Escalante River, which flows into the Escalante arm of Lake Powell in the Glen Canyon National Recreation...

Windy Creek Trail connects with Colorado Creek Trail at Wolf Run Cabin. The trail parallels Windy Creek, following the drainage up the valley. The trail then climbs, at times steeply, through Windy Gap and emerges on top of a plateau...

The Eagle River Extensive Recreation Management Area provides excellent recreational opportunities, especially for fishers and boaters visiting the area. The recreation sites just a few miles from Gypsum provide camping facilities and boat access. Allows for year round whitewater rafting...

Overview Fisher Towers National Recreation Trail is a popular trail accessed from State Route 128 east of Moab, Utah. The trail was designated as a National Recreation Trail in 2007. The views of Colorado River basin, including Castle Rock, Castle...

The Raymond Mountain WSA encompasses 32,936 acres of BLM-administered land, 1,329 acres of state land and 200 acres of private inholdings. The study area is in the Sublette mountain range and is forested over major portions of the area. There...

Overview The Boise Foothills rise above Idaho's Capitol and largest city, providing a postcard backdrop that inspires and soothes the soul. An interconnected network of roads and trails courses through these hills, linking not only neighborhoods with public lands but...