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PLEASE NOTE: We are in the process of updating the links to the forest web pages. Please check with the local forest for the most up-to-date status of each recreational area. Your national forests and grasslands are 193 million acres of vast, scenic beauty waiting for you to discover. Over 3 million acres of land located in 22 National Recreation Areas managed by the Forest Service is preserved for recreational activities like hiking, boating, fishing and swimming, while highlighting natural, cultural and scenic resources. Visitors who choose to recreate on these public lands find 164,000 miles of trails, over 30,000 recreation sites, over 5,000 miles of streams and 3 million acres of lakes, 127 alpine ski areas, 338,000 heritage sites, and specially designated sites that include 37 million acres of designated wilderness areas, 130 wild and scenic rivers, 15 monuments, and one preserve. And remember, “It’s All Yours.” Displaying 541 - 570 of 17630

Azalea Lake Trailhead

Access to Azalea Lake Trail #1262 that follows an old harvest area along a logging road. Provides access to:  Azalea Lake Trail #1262 Facilities No picnic table No fire pit No drinking water No toilet No garbage disposal - Please pack it out

AZT Connector

The AZT Connector is part of the Campbell Mesa Trail System. The various loops offer a wide variety of seasonal wildflowers, many examples of local birdlife, and frequent wildlife sightings. Visitors enjoy forested glades, broad interior meadows, and scenic views of Mt. Elden, Anderson Mesa and Mormon…

AZT Fort Valley

AZT Fort Valley Trail is part of the Fort Valley Trail System and Schultz Tank Trail System. Located at the base of the San Francisco Peaks, the Fort Valley Trail System was designed primarily for…

Azure

This body of water is part of the Provo drainage.

B. Cayuse River Access

Cayuse River Access consists of a large sand and gravel river bar and a gravel walking trail to the river. There is one picnic table and a public telephone in the parking area. This area is for day use only, no overnight parking or camping. Rock hounds can explore the tailings, and nature lovers can observe wood ducks, kingfishers and western pond turtles in the nearby pond. In the summer, 20 species of dragon flies…

Baby Doe Campground

Baby Doe Campground is located in a shaded lodgepole pine forest, along the eastern shore of Turquoise Lake, at an elevation of 9,900 feet. Several popular campsites are close to the shoreline. Facilities include vault toilets, potable water, picnic tables, and fire rings. Firewood is available for sale at the camp host site.This campground was named after Leadville's most prominent Silver…

Baby Falls Day Use Site

The Baby Falls Day Use Site, offers picnicking and water play nearby the popular Bald River Falls.

Baby Granite Loop

Trail Description: The Baby Granite Loop lies within Granite Mountain Wilderness and is comprised of Tin Trough Springs Trail #308, Baby Granite Trail #320, and North Granite Trail #671. This loop offers impressive views of Granite and Baby Granite Mountains. Vegetation communities transition from grassland and chaparral to…

Baby Lake Trailhead

Baby Lake is located in the Sierra Madre Range and is managed by the Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District.  Trailhead provides non-motorized access to the Baby Lakes Trail and Huston Park  Wilderness Area. The trail winds through mixed conifer and aspen forests, meadows, through stands of dead trees and across streams in the Huston Park Wilderness Area. The trail does not go to Baby Lake but…

Babyfoot Lake Trailhead

Provides access to: Babyfoot Lake Trail #1124A which accesses Kalmiopsis Wilderness. Facilities Vault toilet

Baca Campground

This camp was used as a CCC camp during the 1930's and has since been a popular place for hunters. It has spaces for camping, tents and small trailers and as no water is usually available, there is no charge for the use of this site.  There is a nearby spring that may sometimes provide water, but please remember to bring your own source. 

Baca Ranch Interpretive Site (minor)

Baca Ranch Interpretive Site (minor)

Bachelor Cove Shoreline Area

  Located along the shoreline of central Arizona’s largest lake. The setting is in the Upper Sonoran Desert; Vegetation includes mesquite, cat claw, desert broom, as well as cholla and saguaro cacti, this site provides spectacular views of the Sierra Ancha Mountains.

Bachelor Loop Interpretive Tour

This 17-mile self-guided driving tour loops through Creede’s historic silver mining district and ghost towns. The tour’s first interpretive stop is just north of Creede in Willow Creek Canyon at the juncture of East and West Willow creeks. A high clearance vehicle with low gears can traverse the graded gravel road uphill to the Equity Mine and then return to Creede via Bachelor Road (FS Road 504) and the old town…

Backbone Falls Hike

A short loop hike following a developed trail with rock steps and walkways that provides multiple viewpoints of the 45-foot Backbone Falls.

Backbone Horse Campground

Backbone Horse Campground is a small, semi-primitive campground designed primarily for campers or picnickers that bring horses with them.

Backbone Rock Recreation Area

BACKBONE ROCK CAMPGROUND AND PAVILIONS IS CURRENTLY CLOSED DUE TO EFFECTS FROM HELENE.  Backbone Rock Recreation Area is located along Beaverdam Creek in northern Johnson County. Backbone Rock gets its name from a spur ridge on Holston Mountain that abrubtly ends at a bend in Beaverdam Creek. A tunnel was drilled through the rock in 1901 to allow railroad access between Shady Valley and Damascus, VA.…

Backbone Trailhead

The Backbone Trail begins at the Backbone Horse Campground.  The trail traverses the Forest through shrub-lands, pastures, old roads, and many old homestead sites.  It intersects the Interloken and Burnt Hill Trails to the south and the No-Tan-Takto trail to the north.  It is a relatively flat, primitive trail with natural tread, gravel in wet places, and traverses through fenced pastures. …

Backpacker's Walk-In Campground

Primitive walk-in campground, no vehicles. In beautiful lodgepole pine and fir forest within walking distance of Lake Alpine.

Bacon Creek Area

This area accesses the Bacon Creek, Wolf Gulch, and Sunday Peak Areas including Road #30438 which connects the Upper Gros River and the Lower Fish Creek Areas with over 3 miles of roads open to all vehicles with licensed drivers. Trail #4204 follows Bacon Creek through a remote and scenic valley for approximately 3 miles and is open to Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV) less than 50 inches width. Other forms of non-…

Bacon Rind Trailhead

The Bacon Rind trail takes off from Yellowstone National Park off Hwy 191 and heads into the Forest in the Lee Metcalf Wilderness - Monument Mountain Wilderness. Hikers should be aware of park regulations prior to starting on the trail.  The trail access Monument Mountain and Snowslide Mountain with access to other trail connectors. 

Bad Bear Campground

The Bad Bear Campground is located 48 miles northeast of Boise, Idaho, in a scenic Ponderosa pine forest along State Highway 21 at an elevation of 5,100 feet. Wildlife and summer wildflowers are abundant. Historic Idaho City is just 11 miles south. Mores Creek runs adjacent to the site, offering whitefish and rainbow trout fishing. Recreation State Highway 21, also known as the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway, snakes…

Bad Bear Picnic Area

Overview: Bad Bear Picnic Area and Campground are located 48 miles northeast of Boise, Idaho, in a scenic Ponderosa pine forest along Highway 21 at an elevation of 5,100 feet. Wildlife and summer wildflowers are abundant. Historic Idaho City is just 11 miles south. Mores Creek runs adjacent to the site, offering whitefish and rainbow trout fishing. The Picnic area is just across Highway 21 from the Campground.…

Bad Land #635

The Bad Lands Trail #635 is a two-track road which travels west to east through pinyon-juniper on a bench above the Keith Creek and Little Dominguez Creek drainages.  The trail forks left (northeast) off Buck Springs Road, FSR #423, in a meadow near a large stock pond along Keith Creek drainage and climbs gradually along the edge of the meadow.  Winter Camp Trail #645 forks left (north) off Bad Land Trail…

Bad Medicine Campground

The Bad Medicine Campground is located 25 miles south of Troy on Hwy 56, at the south end of Bull Lake.The campground has 18 sites including one host site, with tables and fire rings, most offering an average length of 32'. Campground roads and campsite parking spurs are paved. Amenities include potable water, vault toilets and a fully developed boat ramp with dock. There are 6 picnic sites with tables and fire…

Badger Bay Fishing Access

Badger Bay Fishing Access is located 12.5 miles south of Philipsburg at Georgetown Lake off Montana Highway 1 on the Lakeshore Road.

Badger Creek Campground

A stay at the Badger Creek Campground enables guests to enjoy all the beauty and recreation offered around the Middle Fork Boise River (Forest Service road 268). Arrowrock Reservoir is just west of the campground and one of the premiere destinations for fishing, boating and waterskiing in southern Idaho. Weather is usually good from mid-May through late September and is easily accessible by car in good weather,…