BLM Alaska manages many beautiful components of the National Conservation Lands. Use the links below to find out more about these spectacular places!
National Conservation Areas and Similar Designations
National Scenic and Historic Trails:
National Conservation Lands
The Bureau of Land Management's National Conservation Lands epitomize the remarkable values that public lands have to offer. While the National Conservation Lands stretch from the Delta Wild and Scenic River in Alaska to Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area in Florida, they are also found all across the West. The National Conservation Lands represent the diversity of landscapes, cultures, and experiences that are the building blocks of the United States.
The National Conservation Lands include about 36 million acres of National Monuments, National Conservation Areas, Wilderness Areas, Wilderness Study Areas, Wild and Scenic Rivers, National Scenic and Historic Trails, and Conservation Lands of the California Desert.
The National Conservation Lands are uniquely diverse. They encompass red-rock deserts and rugged ocean coastlines, deep river canyons and broad Alaskan tundra. Many areas are remote and wild, but others are surprisingly accessible. The National Conservation Lands also reveal and protect our cultural legacy. They safeguard American Indian cliff dwellings and cultural sites and preserve the remaining traces of our nation’s historic trails and pathways. The mission of the National Conservation Lands is to conserve, protect, and restore these nationally significant landscapes that are recognized for their outstanding cultural, ecological, and scientific values.
National Conservation Lands are part of an active, vibrant landscape where people live, work, and explore. They offer exceptional opportunities for recreation, solitude, wildlife viewing, history exploration, scientific research, and a wide range of traditional uses.
These are places that spark the imagination. Their spacious beauty has drawn people to the West for generations. The National Conservation Lands sustain for the future--and for everyone--these remarkable landscapes of the American spirit.
Alaska
Arizona
BLM Arizona manages desert wilderness, trails that highlight beautiful landscapes, historically significant events, and many more areas! Use the links below to find out more about these remarkable places!
National Conservation Areas and Similar Designations
National Scenic and Historic Trails:
California
California BLM manages more acres set aside for conservation than other California BLM public lands combined. The conservation lands span across many unique ecoregions and cross large parts of the state. Use the links below to find out more about these special places!
National Conservation Areas and Similar Designations
National Scenic and Historic Trails:
Colorado
BLM Colorado manages many unique landscapes, the National Conservation Lands represent some of the most remarkable of those areas. Use the links below to find out more about these unique places!
National Conservation Areas and Similar Designations
National Scenic and Historic Trails
Eastern States
BLM Eastern States manages the remarkable Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse National Conservation Area and section of National Scenic and Historic Trails. Use the links below to find out more about these amazing places!
National Conservation Areas and Similar Designations
National Scenic and Historic Trails
- Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail (Maryland)
- Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (Maryland)
- Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail (Maryland)
- Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail (Virginia)
Idaho
BLM Idaho manages beautiful and significant parts of the National Conservation Lands. Use the links below to find out more about these important places!
National Conservation Areas and Similar Designations
National Scenic and Historic Trails:
Montana
BLM Montana-Dakotas manages parts of the National Conservation Lands that represent historic events, like Lewis and Clarks' journey across the United States to beautiful wild and scenic rivers and wilderness. Use the links below to find out more about these special places!
National Scenic and Historic Trails
Nevada
BLM Nevada manages outstanding National Conservation Lands that inspire and bring to mind the beautiful natural history and unique cultural history of the area. Use the links below to find out more about these interesting places!
National Conservation Areas and Similar Designations
National Scenic and Historic Trails
New Mexico
BLM New Mexico manages many unique parts of the National Conservation Lands that represent our past and the natural wonders of the United States. Use the links below to find out more about these outstanding places!
National Conservation Areas and Similar Designations
National Scenic and Historic Trails:
- Continental Divide National Scenic Trail
- El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
- Old Spanish National Historic Trail
Oregon-Washington
BLM Oregon-Washington manages National Monuments, National Scenic and Historic Trails, Wild and Scenic Rivers, Wilderness and more unique of the National Conservation Lands. Use the links below to find out more about these outstanding places!
National Conservation Areas and Similar Designations
National Scenic and Historic Trails
Utah
BLM Utah manages many National Conservation Lands units and represents that represent unique history and outstanding landscapes and resources. Use the links below to find out more about these special places!
National Conservation Areas and Similar Designations
National Scenic and Historic Trails
Wyoming
BLM Wyoming manages lands that are crossed by National Scenic and Historic Trails that present beautiful areas and historically important events. BLM Wyoming also manages pristine wilderness study areas. Use the links below to find out more about these outstanding places!
National Scenic and Historic Trails:
