The Bureau of Land Management, steward of the nation's largest public land system, provides exciting opportunities for people to get off the beaten path and enjoy outdoor adventures in America's backcountry. The best way to get to know a new place is to leave the highway, travel the back roads, and explore.

Back Country Byways, BLM's unique contribution to the nation's Byway program, combine America's century-old love affair with motor vehicles, hiking, and biking in the outdoors. Each Byway provides the public with recreational opportunities while informing them about natural and cultural resources and multiple use activities on the public domain.

Complementing this national system of roads, Utah has designated its own "roads less traveled" system, called Scenic Byways and Backways.

There are three designated BLM Backcountry Byways within the boundaries of the Salt Lake Field Office:

• Pony Express Trail
• Silver Island Mountains
• Transcontinental Railroad Grade

For more information, click on the links to the right.

• Utah BLM Backcountry Byways
• National BLM Backcountry Byways
• America's Scenic Byways

To aid in the management of the public lands, we ask that you follow proper land use etiquette such as Tread Lightly! and Leave No Trace.  A few examples of these principles are the proper disposal of human waste, packing out litter, and ensuring any livestock feed used or transported across public lands is certified weed-free.