Recreation
Group of people working outdoors on installing large blue interlocking panels on sandy ground near parked vehicles and trailers, with trees and flags visible in the background under a clear sky.

BLM, Partners Enhance Public Access at Popular Recreation Area

The BLM and the Pacific NW Four Wheel Drive Association teamed up for the 31st consecutive year during Memorial Day weekend to blend outdoor fun with land stewardship at the Christmas Valley Sand Dunes and Lost Forest.
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Two people stand on a rocky summit holding a flag reading "Summit 2026"

Handies Peak Brings People Together on Colorado’s Public Lands for Summit 2026

Bureau of Land Management employees and partners joined hikers at Colorado’s Handies Peak on Aug. 1 for Summit 2026, a statewide effort to climb all 58 of the state’s fourteeners in one day.
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A scenic view of a forested shoreline under a partly cloudy sky, with calm lake water in the foreground.

BLM Opens New Campsites on Islands at Black Duck Lake

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has officially opened six new campsites on islands in Minnesota’s Black Duck Lake. These islands are part of the BLM’s Northeastern States District. The campsites were finished during the week of June 23, 2026.
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A New Chapter on the Missouri: Community Celebrates Expanded Lewis and Clark Paddlers’ Trail

On Saturday, July 18, more than forty people gathered at the Lower Toston Dam Campground to celebrate the inaugural float of a newly signed segment of the Lewis and Clark Paddlers’ Trail.
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Hiker wearing a hat standing beside a narrow desert canyon stream, with tall rock walls rising on both sides under a bright blue sky.

Birding Aravaipa Canyon: A morning of songs, color, and creekside adventure

After learning about Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness as a former BLM employee, Geoff Walsh, now BLM Arizona’s volunteer Birder in Residence, experiences the canyon in a new way.
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BLM Celebrates America’s 250th Anniversary in Oregon

As America marks its 250th anniversary, the Bureau of Land Management is celebrating in Oregon by connecting communities with public lands that help tell the nation’s story.
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