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Recreation

BLM public lands offer unlimited recreation opportunities through diversity in outdoor settings and activities. Visitors can experience a closeness to nature, and find enough excitement to satisfy any outdoor enthusiast. Traditional activities like camping, hunting, fishing, hiking, horseback riding and sightseeing abound. Risk seekers can rock climb, mountain bike, cave, and navigate whitewater rapids. Wildlife viewing, visiting historic sites, sailing, and off-highway driving also attract recreation seekers to Utah’s public lands.

Utah BLM Recreation Sites includes a site map and info about more than 40 recreation sites.

- River Running
- OHV Opportunities
- Horseback Riding
- Camping
- Hiking
- Biking
- Scenic Byways
 
Field Office Map

Other Popular Utah Recreation Sites includes information on some of the other sites people are interested in visiting.

Utah BLM Field Office Recreation Contacts Specialists can answer your questions about recreation on public lands.

Utah State Parks & Recreation

Public Lands Information Center (PLIC) is a great site that explores public lands state-by-state.

Hunting and Fishing in Utah is regulated by the State of Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Utah.Com is the Utah Travel Council recreation site with lots of great information for visitors to Utah.

Statewide Travel Councils and Tourism Offices

Wildernet.com is a great online source for information about outdoor recreation opportunities on public lands in the United States.

Recreation.GOV offers information from all of the federal land management agencies and allows you to search for recreation sites by State, by agency, or by recreational activity.

Collecting Fossils Learn what you need to know about collecting fossils on public lands.

Beware!! Abandoned Mine Sites A remnant of our mining heritage is an estimated 20,000 mine openings scattered across Utah--each containing many hazards for unsuspecting explorers. Don't be fooled! Mine shafts, old buildings, and underground workings may seem to invite exploration; but in reality they pose a multitude of dangers. Cave-ins, toxic mine air, falls, and undetonated explosives can cost you your health or even your life!

Leave No Trace is a not-for-profit organization designed to promote and inspire responsible outdoor recreation through education, research, and partnerships.

Tread Lightly is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to protecting the great outdoors. In an age where outdoor recreation is the sport of choice, it is our responsibility to exercise responsible outdoor practices.

Special Recreation Permit Cost Recovery Policy - Special Recreation Permit Cost Recovery Policy - The Bureau of Land Management’s Special Recreation Permit (SRP) regulations have been updated.  One component of this policy establishes a new system for determining cost recovery when issuing special recreation permits.  Revenues collected under this regulation will be returned to the BLM to help protect public lands and benefit the recreating public.

Standards for Public Land Health and Guidelines for Recreation Management
for BLM Lands in Utah
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Recreation guidelines have been developed by BLM Resource Advisory Council with the BLM to help the BLM in Utah achieve the "Standards for Public Land Health" in its recreation management activities and programs.

  Contact: Suzanne Garcia

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Last Updated:  May 11, 2004

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