Whatever you seek, you will find it on the Arizona lands under the management of the BLM. Scattered throughout the state, and encompassing 14.2 million acres, these lands include winding roads, stark desert highlands, remote mountains, red canyons and rolling rivers, lush wetlands, cool forests, and large recreational lakes. For those more interested in human history than natural history, there are historic trails, prehistoric ruins and petroglyph sites. Visitors to the lands managed by the BLM enjoy a variety of activities, including OHV use in southern Arizona, boating on the dammed areas of the Lower Colorado River, desert and wilderness adventures throughout the state, and wildlife watching and scenic rafting in the Gila Box. The BLM operates many developed areas, but the majority of these lands are remote wilderness which protect unusual and fragile desert ecosystems. Please treat all these lands resepectfully – tread lightly in these precious wild areas, and respect private land boundaries. Never remove artifacts, and get permission before collecting anything else. In most cases there is no fee for entering BLM lands, but there are some exeptions. Here’s a list of BLM’s lands in Arizona:

 

• Agua Fria National Monument
• Arrastra Mountain Wilderness
• Aubrey Peak Wilderness
• Bear Springs Badland
• Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness
• Betty’s Kitchen
• Black Hills Rockhound Area
• Blythe Intaglios
• Burro Creek Recreation Area
• Copper Basin Dunes OHV Area
• Crossroads Campground
• Crossroads OHV Area
• Dominguez Escalante Interpretive Site
• Empire Landing Campground
• Fourmile Canyon
• Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area
• Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument
• Harquahala Mountain Back Country Byway
• Harquahala Peak Observatory
• Havasu Springs
• Hotwell Dunes Recreation Area
• Imperial Dam Long Term Visitor Area
• Imperial Dam Park
• Ironwood Forest National Monument
• La Posa Long Term Visitor Area
• Las Cienegas National Conservation Area
• Little Black Mountain
• Mount Logan Wilderness
• Mount Nutt Wilderness
• Mount Tipton Wilderness
• Mount Trumbull Wilderness
• Muleshoe Ranch
• Old Spanish National Historic Trail
• Owl Creek Campground
• Packsaddle Campground
• Painted Rock Petroglyph Site
• Parker Dam Recreation Area
• Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate
• Red Knolls
• Riverland Resort
• Riverview Campground
• Round Mountain Rockhound Area
• San Pedro National Conservation Area
• Senator Wash North Shore
• Sonoran Desert National Monument
• Squaw Lake Campground And Day Use Area
• Swansea Ghost Town
• Take Off Point
• Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
• Virgin River Gorge
• Watson Wash
• Wild Cow Springs Campground
• Windy Point Recreation Area

 

Many of the off-roading trails pass through BLM lands, so make yourself familiar with the details before you leave for your trip.