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• Tips to Recreate Responsibly This Winter

  Winter provides a short window to take part in snow fun for many winter recreationists and adventure seekers. This can be a special time to experience outdoor spaces and public lands under a blanket of snow or simply during an off season for regions of the country that don’t experience snowfall.

  
• Backcountry Camping in Great Sand Dunes National Park

  Bordered to the east by Colorado’s Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Great Sand Dunes National Park beckons overnight backpacking enthusiasts to explore the stark contrast of where dunes meet the forest. A diverse landscape unfolds for explorers to roam the dune slopes where there are no trails, where

  
• Explore Everglades National Park Wilderness Waterways

  The Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness in Everglades National Park is comprised of 1,296,500 acres and is the largest designated wilderness east of the Rocky Mountains. Congress authorized the wilderness in 1978 and named it after its most famous champion in 1997. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas

  
• Visiting Red Rock Canyon During Peak Season

  It’s well known that Las Vegas is one of the world’s entertainment meccas. It’s also the gateway to stunningly beautiful public lands including Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Located just 17 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip, the area is visited by more than three million visitors each

  

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• Cedar Mesa & Bears Ears Natl. Monument Day Hiking

  Cedar Mesa SRMA

  

  Cedar Mesa and Bears Ears National Monument Day Hiking passes are required year-round for day hiking in the Bears Ears National Monument - Shash Jaa Unit and canyons of the Cedar Mesa Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA). Locations where a day hiking pass is required include: Comb Ridge and...

• Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Wilderness Permits

  Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

  

  Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks protect one of America's most diverse, rugged, and scenic landscapes. In September of 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Wilderness Act , which made the preservation and protection of such wild places a national priority. As a result of that act a...

• Coyote Canyon Motorized Permits

  Coyote Canyon Rock Crawling Area

  

  The Coyote Canyon motorized route is an extreme trail specifically designated for rock-crawler type vehicles only. The route is "one-way" up a small canyon and down another. Although the route is only 0.65 miles long, it can easily take all day to navigate as the refrigerator-sized boulders must b...

• Bird Island Basin Boat Ramp Pass

  Padre Island National Seashore

  

  Bird Island Basin lies along the Laguna Madre Bay within Padre Island National Seashore. Boating pass fees are in addition to the park entrance fee and is only required for boat launching. 

• South Abutment B

  Grenada Lake

  North Outlet Pavilion #550 is located on the north side of the Outlet Channel near the Hugh White State Park Campground. This pavilion overlooks Grenada Lakes Outlet Channel and provides an excellent location for fishing opportunities. This pavilion is located in close proximity to a handicap acces...

• South Abutment A

  Grenada Lake

  South Outlet Day Use area pavilion overlooks the Outlet Channel and is an excellent location for fishing opportunities. Not only can visitors bank fish, they can also use the boat ramp or handicap accessible pier. Pavilion 470 is located within walking distance of a restroom, playground, and nature ...

• Grenada Landing

  Grenada Lake

  Grenada Landing is a beautiful area with a beach and marina near by . It is located off Highway 333, and is adjacent to main beach. Attractions include the Overlook, Main Beach, Grenada Landing Ramp, Lost Bluff Hiking Trail, and Dogwoods Golf Course. There is also a primitive and Class A campground...

• Dam Area Central

  Grenada Lake

  Dam Area Central is located near the intersection of Hwy 332 and the Toe Road. This beautiful shaded area is located just 5 miles from the city of Grenada. Many different wildlife and plant species can be viewed in this area and are easy to spot as you walk along the Dam Area Central Fitness Trail...

• Upper Lehman Campgorund

  Great Basin National Park

  

  Whether you prefer the rich smell of summer mahogany riding air currents blended with the vanilla of ponderosa pine, or the sound of a clear mountain stream babbling beneath a symphony of swaying white fir, you won't regret your stay at Upper Lehman Campground. At 7500 feet in elevation and three mi...

• Lower Lehman Campground

  Great Basin National Park

  

  Among the lush green vegetation which hugs Lehman Creek, you'll secure your tent or park your rv within earshot of clear mountain water which has tumbled 3000 vertical feet from the lakes and snowfields of the high Snake Range. Naturally landscaped with red-barked water birch, aspen and white fir a ...

• Knolls Ohv Special Recreation Management Area

  Knolls Off-Highway Vehicle Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA)

  Your license plate number will be collected for compliance. All riders under 18 years old must wear helmets. The Knolls OHV area borders a bombing range. For your safety, please follow the rules below: Stay within the OHV area's boundaries. No discharging of firearms. Fire pans are required. No...

• Sam Houston Multiple-Use Trail

  National Forests and Grasslands in Texas

  

  The Sam Houston National Forest offers 85 miles of multiple-use trails designated and developed for hiking, biking, horses, and registered Off-Highway Vehicles (OHVs). Offering a variety of unique riding conditions, the multiple-use trail in the Sam Houston is the only trail open to OHVs in the Nati...

• Golden Spike Winter Locomotive Demonstration Tickets 2020

  Golden Spike National Historical Park

  

  The world changed here. On May 10, 1869 one of the greatest technological achievements of the 19th century, the completion of the first transcontinental railroad across the United States, occurred on Promontory Summit. Visitors to the park can see the location of the driving of the Last Spike, 1869...

• Lakeview Campground (Stehekin)

  North Cascades National Park

  Near Stehekin, Washington

  

  Campgrounds in Lake Chelan National Recreation Area are walk-in sites located in the Stehekin Valley at the head of Lake Chelan. The Lakeview Camps are a five-to-seven minute walk from the boat dock at Stehekin Landing. Stehekin is a remote community with limited facilities and is only accessible ...

• Purple Point Campground

  North Cascades National Park

  

  Campgrounds in Lake Chelan National Recreation Area are walk-in sites located in the Stehekin Valley at the head of Lake Chelan. The Purple Point Camps are a five-to-seven minute walk from the boat dock at Stehekin Landing. Stehekin is a remote community with limited facilities and is only accessi...

• Harlequin Campground

  North Cascades National Park

  

  Campgrounds in Lake Chelan National Recreation Area are walk-in sites located in the Stehekin Valley at the head of Lake Chelan. Harlequin Camp is located 4.5 miles up the Stehekin Valley Road.   Stehekin is a remote community with limited facilities and is only accessible by foot, boat, or plan...

• Sharkey Hot Springs

  Lewis and Clark SRMA

  

  All visitors aged 16 years and older are required to pay a use fee at Sharkey Hot Springs. Print out or download the pass on your mobile device in advance of your visit, as cell service in the area is limited. Please have your pass available for validation at all times during your visit. Passes are ...

• Red Rock Canyon Backcountry Late Exit Pass

  Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

  

  Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area requires a timed entry ticket to access the Scenic Drive. You will need a timed entry ticket in addition to the Late Exit Pass. Please reserve your Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Scenic Drive Timed Entry ticket prior to reserving your Lat...

• Great Sand Dunes National Park Backcountry Permits

  Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve

  

  Great Sand Dunes National Park offers two different backpacking experiences – seven designated sites along the Sand Ramp Trail and 20 non-designated sites in the Dunes Backcountry. Backpacking permits are available all year long and provide the visitor with an opportunity to spend the night in uni...

• Canyonlands National Park Day Use River Permits

  Canyonlands National Park

  

  Canyonlands National Park is a wilderness of countless canyons and fantastically formed buttes carved by the Colorado River and its tributaries. Rivers divide the park into four districts: Island in the Sky, The Needles, The Maze, and the rivers themselves. The park preserves the natural beauty and ...

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