Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 1
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 2

BLM-managed lands

BLM State Office

Tr

State boundariesBLM Headquarters

ibal lands where the BLM has trust responsibility for mineral 

operations

BLM National Monumen

BLM National Conservation, Recreation, and Protection Areas (National Conservation Areas, National Recreation Areas, Outstanding Natural Areas, and Cooperative Management and Protection Areas)

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BLM-administered minerals underlying federal surface(excluding National Park Service and Fish and Wildlife Service units)

In the Eastern United States,

the BLM manages 40 million acres

of subsurface mineral estate and 

30,000 acres of surface, mostly small isolated 

parcels scattered throughout 31 states.

Eastern States are administered

by the Eastern States Office

in Springfield, VA.

Today, the BLM administers 261.8 million

acres of public lands located primarily in

12 western states, including Alaska.

The agency administers 700 million acres of subsurface

mineral estate located throughout the country.

Ge

orgia

South

Carolina

Florida

North

Carolina

Alabama

Mississippi

Louisiana

Arkansas

Tennesse

Missouri

Kentucky

Virginia

Illinois Indiana Oh oi

Pennsylvania

Michigan

New

York

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New

Ham

pshire Ma ne i

Massachusetts

Rhode Island

Connecticut

New Jersey

Delaware

Maryland

Wisconsin Minnesota

Iowa

Nebraska

South

Dakota

North

Dakota Montana

Wyoming

Colorado

Kansas

(subsurface

acreage only)

Oklahoma

Texas

New

Mexico

Arizona

Utah Nevad

Id

a

aho

Was

Alas

hington

ka

Oregon

California

West

Virginia

Anchorage

Portland

Reno

Sacramento

Phoenix

Salt

Lake

City

Boise

Billings

Cheyenne

Denver

Santa Fe

Washington, DC

Springfie dl

White Mountains

NRA

Steese NCA

Yaquina

Head

ONA

CascadeSiskiyou NM

Steens Mountain

CMPA

Headwaters

Forest Reserve

King

Range

NCA

California

Coastal NM

California

Desert

NCA

Santa Rosa and

San Jacinto

Mountains NM

Ironwood

Forest NM

Sonoran

Desert NM

Red Rock Canyon

NCA Sloan

Canyon NCA

Agua Fria NM

Grand Canyon- Parashant NM

Grand Staircase

Escalante NM

McInnis Canyons NCA

Gunnison Gorge NCA

Canyons of the

Ancients NM

Vermilion

Cliffs NM Kasha-Katuwe

Tent Rocks NM

El

Malpais

NCA

San

Pedro

Riparian

NCA

Gila Box

Riparian

NCA

Black Rock Desert- High Rock Canyon

Emigrant Trails NCA

Snake River Birds of Prey NC

Cr

A

aters of the Moon NM

Upper Missouri River Breaks NM

Pompeys Pillar NM

Las

Cienegas NCA

Carrizo Plain NM
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 3

Overview

BLM transportation

For over 60 years, the Bureau 

of Land Management (BLM) 

has been responsible for 

managing American public 

lands. Today, the BLM 

administers 258 million 

surface acres and 700 million 

acres of subsurface mineral 

estate, most of which lie 

within the 12 western states. 

These lands cover roughly 13 percent of the total area 

of the United States—an area greater than Texas, 

Oklahoma, and New England combined—and 

account for more than 40 percent of all federally 

managed land, making the BLM the single largest 

land holder in the country. These lands are used for 

recreation, resource harvesting, and energy production. 

As the American economy and population both grow, 

these activities are increasing.

Pivotal to the BLM’s strategy for managing these 

lands is maintaining and improving upon the BLM’s 

transportation system—which includes roads, bridges, 

trails, and related facilities—in a manner that enhances 

accessibility, connectivity, and safety, while at the same 

time addressing public needs, preserving ecological 

functions, and fostering economic development.
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 4

The BLM’s transportation system

Roads and highways

The BLM has 76,088 miles of roads—one and a half 

times the mileage of the Interstate Highway System. 

Most are naturally surfaced; less than 20,000 miles 

are gravel roads, and less than 2,000 miles are paved 

roads. Nearly all were originally built for administrative 

purposes or resource harvesting, but many are now 

being used for recreation, which is increasing as 

demographics change and travel demand grows.

Another component is the Land Management Highway 

System (LMHS), which identifies the state and county 

maintained public roads and bridges that serve as 

critical connectors to the BLM transportation system, 

and to BLM public lands. The LMHS enables the 

BLM to partner with these respective state and county 

agencies in comprehensive transportation management, 

to best serve the traveling public.

The National Back Country Byway program was 

developed by the BLM to complement the National 

Scenic Byways program. As an integral part of the 

larger Scenic Byway system, Back Country Byways 

show enthusiasts the best the West has to offer in a 

trip off the beaten path. Most of these byways are 

native surface or gravel base roads tracing across vast 

stretches of land. The BLM recognizes 55 designated 

National Back Country Byways, totaling 2,952 miles 

in eleven states.
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 5

Bridges

The BLM is responsible for managing 

856 bridges, providing recreational 

and administrative access to facilities, 

trails (including the National Trails 

System), and National Back Country 

Byways. The condition of these 

bridges affects visitor and employee 

safety as well as emergency response 

time. As with its roads, the BLM’s 

bridges range in type, from singlelane wooden river crossings and foot 

bridges for trail access to heavy-duty 

Interstate-type steel truss bridges.

Trails

The BLM manages 18,420 miles of historic, scenic, 

and recreational trails, in addition to thousands of 

miles of multiple-use trails. These trails provide for 

outdoor recreation needs, and encourage public 

access. Nearly 6,000 miles are congressionally designated national scenic and national historic trails under 

the National Trails System Act of 1968. These trails 

are the backbone of the National Trails System, which 

also includes National Recreation Trails and rail-trail 

authorities. This mileage includes 13 long-distance 

trails, 3 national scenic trails totaling 624 miles, and 

10 national historic trails totaling 5,355 miles. The 

BLM manages more miles of national historic trails 

on-the-ground than any other agency.
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 6

The importance of the BLM 

transportation system

A well-functioning transportation system is essential 

for the resource harvesting, energy production, and 

recreation activities that take place on BLM lands. In 

addition to allowing the BLM to achieve its agency 

goals—sustaining the health, diversity, and economic 

vitality of our public lands—transportation enables 

ongoing contributions to the regional and national 

economies.

•	The annual economic impact of energy and mineral

production on the public lands amounts to nearly 

$25 billion.

•	 In 2006, nearly 70 million visitor-days were spent

on BLM lands: camping, picnicking, landscape and 

wildlife viewing, hunting, fishing, hiking and 

backpacking, boating, bicycling, and engaging in 

motorized recreation.

•	Recreational activities on BLM lands generate

$2.4 billion in annual sales for adjacent communities, 

nearly 34,000 jobs, and over $883 million in 

personal income.

•	The BLM’s roads, bridges, and trails provide critical

access for wildfire mitigation strategies and escape 

routes for fire crews and the general public. With 

the increase in the American population, the increase 

in demand for energy, the growth in recreational 

activities, and ongoing fire risks, it is expected that 

the BLM’s transportation system will become even 

more important over time.
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 7

Transportation challenges and issues

•	Maintaining the BLM’s vast transportation system

is difficult, and requires both sound planning and 

substantial investment. The BLM works with state, 

county, and local partners, as well as the Federal 

Lands Highway Program (FLHP), to plan for, fund, 

and administer its roads, bridges, trails, and other 

transportation facilities.

•	Demands on BLM lands, and on the BLM

transportation system, will increase as the American 

population continues to grow.

•	 Extensive unmanaged cross-country travel on “open”

or unrestricted lands can impact vegetation, soils, 

air and water quality. As a result, comprehensive 

transportation management has become a greater 

priority to the BLM.

•	There is a growing interest in alternative transportation solutions on BLM-managed lands, such as bus 

shuttles, possibly using clean-fuels technology.
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 8

Alaska BLM

BLM Transportation in Alaska

•	Miles of Roads: 34

•	Miles of Trails: 2,444

•	 Number of Bridges: 16

•	 83.5 million acres of surface land

•	 237 million acres of subsurface mineral estate 

(incl. surface acreage)

•	 1.2 million acres of tribal lands where BLM has trust 

responsibility for mineral operations

•	 Recreation Visitor Days in 2006: 1.1 million

•	 Federal Collections from BLM-Managed Lands and

Minerals in 2006: $9.7 million

•	 Recreation Fee Program Collections in 2006:

$334,000

BLM 2006 Transportation Spending (Alaska)

•	 Roads: $151,104

•	 Bridges: $273,025

•	 Trails: $1,166,013

•	 Total: $1,590,142

Public Land Treasures in Alaska

under BLM Stewardship as of 2006

•	 National Conservation, Recreation, and Protection

Areas: 2 areas, 2.2 million acres

•	 Cultural Resources: 123 properties, 4,903 acres

•	Wild, Scenic Rivers: 6 rivers, 952 miles, 

609,280 acres

•	 National Historic Trails: 1 trail, 418 miles

•	 National Recreation Trails: 1 trail, 27 miles
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 9

BLM National Conservation, Recreation, and Protection Areas

(National Conservation Areas, National Recreation Areas, Outstanding

Natural Areas, and Cooperative Management and Protection Areas)

Fairbanks

Glennallen

Anchorage

BLM-managed lands BLM State Office

Major highways

BLM Field Office boundaries

BLM Field Stations

BLM-administered minerals underlying BLM Field Offices

federal surface (excluding National Park

Service and Fish and Wildlife Service units)

Steese

NCA

White Mountain NRA

Juneau

Glennallen

Anchorage

Fairbanks

Kotzebue

Nome

1

1

1

9

3

3

2

4

SE Alaska is administered

by Anchorage Field Office

Some of the BLM-managed lands shown on this map include

lands selected for conveyance by either the State of Alaska or

various Alaska Native corporations, as authorized by the

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and other legislation.

Iditarod

Historic Trail
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 10

Arizona BLM

BLM Transportation in Arizona

•	Miles of Roads: 1,787

•	Miles of Trails: 755

•	 Number of Bridges: 2

•	 12.2 million acres of surface land

• 35.8 million acres of subsurface mineral estate 

(incl. surface acreage)

•	 20.7 million acres of tribal lands where BLM has trust 

responsibility for mineral operations

•	 Recreation Visitor Days in 2006: 14 million

•	 Federal Collections from BLM-Managed Lands and

Minerals in 2006: $6.9 million

•	 Recreation Fee Program Collections in 2004:

$1.4 million

BLM 2006 Transportation Spending (Arizona)

•	 Roads: $910,872

•	 Bridges: $320

•	 Trails: $282,768

•	 Total: $1,193,960

Public Land Treasures in Arizona

under BLM Stewardship as of 2006

•	 National Monuments: 5 monuments, 

1.8 million acres

•	 National Conservation, Recreation, and Protection

Areas: 3 areas, 112,542 acres

•	 Cultural Resources: 234 properties, 27,744 acres

•	Wilderness Areas: 47 areas, 1.4 million acres

•	 National Historic Trails: 2 trails, 89 miles

•	 National Recreation Trails: 1 trail, 1 mile

•	 National Byways: 3 Byways, 74 miles
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 11

Arizona Strip

Phoenix

North

Phoenix

South

Safford

Lake

Havasu

Kingman

Yuma

Tucson

(offices in St. George, UT)

Vermilion

Cliffs NM

Grand CanyonParashant NM

Agua

Fria

NM

Sonoran

Desert NM

Ironwood

Forest

NM

BLM-managed lands

BLM State Office

Major highways

BLM Field Office boundaries

National Training Center

BLM Field Offices Tribal lands where the BLM has trust responsibility for

mineral operations

BLM National Conservation, Recreation, and Protection Areas

(National Conservation Areas, National Recreation Areas, Outstanding

Natural Areas, and Cooperative Management and Protection Areas)

BLM National Monument

BLM-administered minerals underlying

federal surface (excluding National Park

Service and Fish and Wildlife Service units)

Las

Cienegas

NCA

San

Pedro

Riparian

NCA

Gila Box

Riparian

NCA

10

10

10

17

40

40

15

8

19

Kingman

Lake Havasu City

Yuma

Tucson

Sierra Vista

Safford

Phoenix

A road runs through 

Arizona’s BLM lands
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 12

California BLM

BLM Transportation in California

•	Miles of Roads: 4,952

•	Miles of Trails: 4,517

•	 Number of Bridges: 239

•	 15.2 million acres of surface land

•	 47.5 million acres of subsurface mineral estate 

(incl. surface acreage)

•	 0.6 million acres of tribal lands where BLM has trust 

responsibility for mineral operations

•	 Recreation Visitor Days in 2006: 16.5 million

•	 Federal Collections from BLM-Managed Lands and

Minerals in 2006: $8.8 million

•	 Recreation Fee Program Collections in 2006:

$3.5 million

BLM 2006 Transportation Spending (California)

•	 Roads: $1,471,949

•	 Bridges: $53,036

•	 Trails: $1,269,626

•	 Total: $2,794,611

Public Land Treasures in California

under BLM Stewardship as of 2006

•	 National Monuments: 3 monuments, 291,390 acres

•	 National Conservation, Recreation, and Protection

Areas: 2 areas, 10.7 million acres

•	 Cultural Resources: 527 properties, 32,323 acres

•	Wilderness Areas: 76 areas, 3.5 million acres

•	Wild, Scenic Rivers: 6 rivers, 78 miles, 24,800 acres

•	 National Historic Trails: 3 trails, 423 miles

•	 National Recreation Trails: 8 trails, 90 miles

•	 National Byways: 7 Byways, 290 miles
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 13

BLM-managed lands

BLM State Office

Major highways

BLM Field Office boundaries

BLM Field Offices

Tribal lands where the BLM has trust responsibility for

mineral operations

BLM National Conservation, Recreation, and Protection Areas

(National Conservation Areas, National Recreation Areas, 

Outstanding Natural Areas, and Cooperative Management 

and Protection Areas)

BLM National Monument

BLM-administered minerals underlying

federal surface (excluding National Park

Service and Fish and Wildlife Service units)

Redding

Arcata

Ukiah

Alturas

Surprise

Eagle

Lake

Bishop

Hollister

Ridgecrest

Folsom

Bakersfield

Barstow

Needles

Palm Springs/

South Coast

El Centro

Headwaters

Forest

Reserve

King Range

NCA

California

Coastal NM

Carrizo

Plain NM

Santa Rosa and

San Jacinto

Mountains NM

California

Desert

NCA

Susanville

Ukiah Folsom

Hollister

Bishop

Bakersfield

Ridgecrest

Desert

District

(Moreno

Valley)

Palm

Springs

Needles

El Centro

Barstow

Alturas Cedarville

Redding

Arcata

Sacramento

5

80

80

5

10

10

40

15

Mountain biking on 

Fredunyeer Peak Road
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 14

Colorado BLM

BLM Transportation in Colorado

•	Miles of Roads: 4,090

•	Miles of Trails: 1,204

•	 Number of Bridges: 27

•	 8.3 million acres of surface land

•	 29.0 million acres of subsurface mineral estate 

(incl. surface acreage)

•	 0.8 million acres of tribal lands where BLM has trust 

responsibility for mineral operations

•	 Recreation Visitor Days in 2006: 4.7 million

•	 Federal Collections from BLM-Managed Lands and

Minerals in 2006: $31.6 million

•	 Recreation Fee Program Collections in 2006:

$505,000

BLM 2006 Transportation Spending (Colorado)

•	Roads: $1,323,672

•	Bridges: $112,567

•	Trails: $373,007

•	Total: $1,809,246

Public Land Treasures in Colorado

under BLM Stewardship as of 2006

•	 National Monuments: 1 monument, 163,892 acres

•	 National Conservation, Recreation, and Protection

Areas: 2 areas, 185,144 acres

•	 Cultural Resources: 1,376 properties, 64,598 acres

•	Wilderness Areas: 4 areas, 139,524 acres

•	 National Historic Trails: 1 trail, 85 miles

•	 National Scenic Trails: 1 trail, 1 mile

•	 National Byways: 2 Byways, 194 miles
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 15

BLM-managed lands BLM State Office

Major highways

Anasazi Heritage Center

BLM Field Office boundaries

BLM Field Offices

Tribal lands where the BLM has trust responsibility for mineral operations

BLM National Conservation, Recreation, and Protection Areas 

(National Conservation Areas, National Recreation Areas, Outstanding

Natural Areas, and Cooperative Management and Protection Areas)

BLM National Monument

BLM-administered minerals underlying federal surface 

(excluding National Park Service and Fish and Wildlife Service units)

Little Snake

White River

Kremmling

Glenwood

Springs

Grand

Junction

Uncompahgre

Gunnison

San Juan

Saguache

La Jara

McInnis Royal Gorge Canyons

NCA Gunnison

Gorge

NCA

Canyons

of the

Ancients NM

Craig

Meeker Kremmling

Glenwood Springs

Grand Junction

Montrose

Gunnison

Dolores

Durango

La Jara

Saguache Canon City ~

Denver

25

25

76

70

70

Sheep drive on Shelf Road along the 

Gold Belt National Back Country Byway
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 16

Idaho BLM

BLM Transportation in Idaho

•	Miles of Roads: 8,377

•	Miles of Trails: 3,946

•	 Number of Bridges: 59

•	 11.6 million acres of surface land

•	 36.5 million acres of subsurface mineral estate

(incl. surface acreage)

•	 0.6 million acres of tribal lands where BLM has trust 

responsibility for mineral operations

•	 Recreation Visitor Days in 2006: 4.6 million

•	 Federal Collections from BLM-Managed Lands and

Minerals in 2006: $4.6 million

•	 Recreation Fee Program Collections in 2006:

$676,000

BLM 2006 Transportation Spending (Idaho)

•	 Roads: $1,304,256

•	 Bridges: $126,287

•	 Trails: $776,373

•	 Total: $2,209,916

Public Land Treasures in Idaho

under BLM Stewardship as of 2006

•	 National Monuments: 1 monument, 274,800 acres

•	 National Conservation, Recreation, and Protection

Areas: 1 area, 484,034 acres

•	 Cultural Resources: 474 properties, 43,586 acres

•	Wilderness Areas: 1 area, 802 acres

•	 National Historic Trails: 4 trails, 439 miles

•	 National Scenic Trails: 1 trail, 13 miles

•	 National Recreation Trails: 6 trails, 38 miles

•	 National Byways: 2 Byways, 142 miles
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 17

BLM-managed lands

BLM State Office

Major highways

BLM Field Office boundaries

National Interagency Fire Center

BLM Field Offices

BLM Field Stations

Tribal lands where the BLM has trust 

responsibility for mineral operations

BLM National Conservation, Recreation,

and Protection Areas (National

Conservation Areas, National Recreation

Areas, Outstanding Natural Areas, and 

Cooperative Management and 

Protection Areas)

BLM National Monument

BLM-administered minerals underlying

federal surface (excluding National Park

Service and Fish and Wildlife Service units)

Coeur d’ Alene

Boise

Idaho Falls

Twin

Falls

Snake River

Birds of Prey

NCA

Craters

of the

Moon

NM

Coeur

d’Alene

Cottonwood

Salmon

Challis

Shoshone

Malad

City

Pocatello

Idaho Falls

Twin Falls

Boise Marsing

Burley

15

15

86

84

84

84

95

95

95

90

The Oregon Trail winds through 

the Snake River District
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 18

Montana BLM (incl. ND, SD)

BLM Transportation in MT, ND, SD

•	Miles of Roads: 3,256

•	Miles of Trails: 289

•	 Number of Bridges: 25

•	 8.3 million acres of surface land

•	 47.1 million acres of subsurface mineral estate 

(incl. surface acreage)

•	 11.4 million acres of tribal lands where BLM has 

trust responsibility for mineral operations

•	 Recreation Visitor Days in 2006: 3.1 million

•	 Federal Collections from BLM-Managed Lands and

Minerals in 2006: $7.2 million

•	 Recreation Fee Program Collections in 2006:

$314,000

BLM 2006 Transportation Spending (MT, ND, SD)

•	 Roads: $2,973,061

•	 Bridges: $60,238

•	 Trails: $351,064

•	 Total: $3,384,363

Public Land Treasures in MT, ND, SD

under BLM Stewardship as of 2006

•	 National Monuments: 2 monuments, 375,027 acres

•	 Cultural Resources: 145 properties, 29,703 acres

•	Wild, Scenic Rivers: 1 river, 149 miles, 89,300 acres

•	Wilderness Areas: 1 area, 6,000 acres

•	 National Historic Trails: 2 trails, 347 miles

•	 National Scenic Trails: 1 trail, 11 miles

•	 National Recreation Trails: 3 trails, 51 miles

•	 National Byways: 4 Byways, 248 miles
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 19

BLM-managed lands

BLM State Office

Major highways

BLM Field Office boundaries

BLM Field Offices

BLM Field Stations

Tribal lands where the BLM has trust

responsibility for mineral operations

BLM National Monument

BLM-administered minerals underlying

federal surface (excluding National Park

Service and Fish and Wildlife Service units)

Missoula Lewistown

Billings

Malta

Miles City

North Dakota

South Dakota

Butte

Dillon

Upper Missouri

River Breaks NM

Pompeys

Pillar NM

Missoula

Butte

Dillon

Great

Falls

Lewistown

Havre

Malta

Miles

City

Dickinson

Belle Fourche

Glasgow

Billings

90

90

90

90

15

15

94

94

29

Log Gulch Campground 

at Holter Lake
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 20

New Mexico BLM

(incl. OK, TX, KS)

BLM Transportation in New Mexico 

(including Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas)

•	Miles of Roads: 5,819

•	Miles of Trails: 134

•	 Number of Bridges: 0

•	 13.5 million acres of surface land

•	 43.6 million acres of subsurface mineral estate 

(incl. surface acreage)

•	 9.5 million acres of tribal lands where BLM has trust 

responsibility for mineral operations

•	 Recreation Visitor Days in 2006: 1.8 million

•	 Federal Collections from BLM-Managed Lands and

Minerals in 2006: $8.3 million

•	 Recreation Fee Program Collections in 2006:

$368,000

2006 Transportation Spending (NM, OK, TX, KS)

•	 Roads: $1,061,307

•	 Bridges: $206

•	 Trails: $275,250

•	 Total: $1,336,763

Public Land Treasures in NM, OK, TX, KS under

BLM Stewardship as of 2006

•	 National Monuments: 1 monument, 4,124 acres

•	 National Conservation, Recreation, and Protection

Areas: 1 area, 227,100 acres

•	 Cultural Resources: 891 properties, 44,996 acres

•	Wild, Scenic Rivers: 2 rivers, 71 miles, 22,720 acres

•	Wilderness Areas: 4 areas, 150,579 acres

•	 National Historic Trails: 1 trail, 172 miles

•	 National Recreation Trails: 1 trail, 27 miles

•	 National Byways: 5 Byways, 174 miles
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 21

BLM-managed lands

BLM State Office

Major highways

BLM Field Office boundaries

BLM Field Offices

BLM Field Stations

Tribal lands where the BLM has trust

responsibility for mineral operations

BLM National Conservation, Recreation,

and Protection Areas (National Conservation 

Areas, National Recreation Areas, 

Outstanding Natural Areas, and 

Cooperative Management and 

Protection Areas)

BLM National Monument

BLM-administered minerals 

underlying federal surface 

(excluding National Park Service

and Fish and Wildlife Service units)

Albuquerque

Kasha

Katuwe

Tent

Rocks NM

El Malpais

NCA

Amarillo

Tulsa

Moore

Farmington Taos

Roswell

Carlsbad

Las Cruces

Socorro

Farmington

Grants

Socorro

Roswell

Hobbs

Carlsbad

Las

Cruces

Albuquerque

Cuba

Taos

Santa

Fe

New Mexico

Kansas

O klahoma

Te x a s

25

25

10

40

10

70

40

The Taos Gorge Bridge 

spans the Rio Grande
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 22

Nevada BLM

BLM Transportation in Nevada

•	Miles of Roads: 10,288

•	Miles of Trails: 431

•	 Number of Bridges: 11

•	 47.8 million acres of surface land

•	 58.7 million acres of subsurface mineral estate 

(incl. surface acreage)

•	 1.2 million acres of tribal lands where BLM has trust 

responsibility for mineral operations

•	 Recreation Visitor Days in 2006: 7.1 million

•	 Federal Collections from BLM-Managed Lands and

Minerals in 2006: $881.3 million

•	 Recreation Fee Program Collections in 2006:

$3.3 million

BLM 2006 Transportation Spending (Nevada)

•	 Roads: $3,323,888

•	 Bridges: $18,277

•	 Trails: $44,728

•	 Total: $3,386,893

Public Land Treasures in Nevada

under BLM Stewardship as of 2006

•	 National Conservation, Recreation, and Protection

Areas: 3 areas, 1.0 million acres

•	 Cultural Resources: 1,170 properties, 115,535 acres

•	Wilderness Areas: 38 areas, 1.8 million acres

•	 National Historic Trails: 3 trails, 1,065 miles

•	 National Recreation Trails: 1 trail, 1 mile

•	 National Byways: 10 Byways, 438 miles
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 23

BLM-managed lands

BLM State Office

Major highways

BLM Field Office boundaries

BLM Field Stations

BLM Field Offices

Tribal lands where the BLM has trust

responsibility for mineral operations

BLM National Conservation, Recreation, and 

Protection Areas (National Conservation Areas, 

National Recreation Areas, Outstanding Natural Areas, 

and Cooperative Management and Protection Areas)

BLM-administered minerals underlying

federal surface (excluding National Park

Service and Fish and Wildlife Service units)

Winnemucca

Carson

City

Elko

Ely

Battle

Mountain

Las

Vegas

Black Rock DesertHigh Rock Canyon

Emigrant Trails

NCA

Winnemucca Elko

Ely

Tonopah

Caliente

Las Vegas

Battle

Mountain

Carson

City

Reno

Red Rock

Canyon

NCA

Sloan

Canyon

NCA

95

80

50

95

95

95

15

50

50

93

93

93

80

Rock formations guard the 

entrance to Blue Mass Canyon
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 24

Oregon BLM (incl. WA)

BLM Transportation in OR and WA

•	Miles of Roads: 23,981

•	Miles of Trails: 1,202

•	 Number of Bridges: 429

•	 16.5 million acres of surface land

•	 46.4 million acres of subsurface mineral estate 

(incl. surface acreage)

•	 3.4 million acres of tribal lands where BLM has trust 

responsibility for mineral operations

•	 Recreation Visitor Days in 2006: 6.8 million

•	 Federal Collections from BLM-Managed Lands and

Minerals in 2006: $34.6 million

•	 Recreation Fee Program Collections in 2006:

$2.1 million

BLM 2006 Transportation Spending (Oregon)

•	 Roads: $18,647,407

•	 Bridges: $647,599

•	 Trails: $834,390

•	 Total: $20,129,396

Public Land Treasures in Oregon and Washington

under BLM Stewardship as of 2006

•	 National Monuments: 1 monument, 52,947 acres

•	 National Conservation, Recreation, and Protection

Areas: 2 areas, 428,256 acres

•	 Cultural Resources: 537 properties, 64,955 acres

•	Wilderness Areas: 5 areas, 193,863 acres

•	Wild, Scenic, Recreation Rivers: 23 Rivers, 

597 miles, 191,104 acres

•	 National Historic Trails: 2 trails, 24 miles

•	 National Scenic Trails: 1 trail, 42 miles

•	 National Recreation Trails: 3 trails, 201 miles

•	 National Byways: 14 Byways, 813 miles
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 25

BLM-managed lands

BLM State Office

Major highways

National Historic

Oregon Trail

Interpretive Center

Yaquina Head

Outstanding Natural

Area Interpretive

Center

BLM Field Office 

boundaries

BLM Field Offices

BLM Field Stations

Tribal lands where the BLM

has trust responsibility

for mineral operations

BLM National Conservation, 

Recreation, and Protection 

Areas (National 

Conservation Areas,

National Recreation 

Areas, Outstanding 

Natural Areas, and 

Cooperative 

Management and 

Protection Areas)

BLM National Monument

BLM-administered minerals

underlying federal surface

(excluding National Park

Service and Fish and 

Wildlife Service units)

Spokane

Vale

Prineville

Salem

Eugene

Lakeview

Burns Roseburg

Coos

Bay Medford

Steens

Mountain

Cooperative

Management

and Protection

Area

CascadeSiskiyou

NM

Wenatchee

Prineville

Salem

Eugene

North

Bend

Roseburg

Medford

Klamath

Falls Lakeview

Tillamook

Newport Baker

City

Vale

Hines

Spokane

Portland

84

82

90

90

5

5

Two track road running through 

Willow Creek Wilderness Study Area
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 26

Utah BLM

BLM Transportation in Utah

•	Miles of Roads: 9,517

•	Miles of Trails: 3,424

•	 Number of Bridges: 14

•	 22.8 million acres of surface land

•	 35.2 million acres of subsurface mineral estate 

(incl. surface acreage)

•	 2.3 million acres of tribal lands where BLM has trust 

responsibility for mineral operations

•	 Recreation Visitor Days in 2006: 8 million

•	 Federal Collections from BLM-Managed Lands and

Minerals in 2006: $5.1 million

•	 Recreation Fee Program Collections, 2006:

$2.5 million

BLM 2006 Transportation Spending (Utah)

•	 Roads: $652,355

•	 Bridges: $23,827

•	 Trails: $215,307

•	 Total: $891,489

Public Land Treasures in Utah

under BLM Stewardship as of 2006

•	 National Monuments: 1 monument,1.9 million acres

•	 Cultural Resources: 1,165 properties, 61,306 acres

•	Wilderness Areas: 4 areas, 129,120 acres

•	 National Historic Trails: 3 trails, 569 miles

•	 National Recreation Trails: 1 trail, 12 miles

•	 National Byways: 6 Byways, 432 miles
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 27

BLM-managed lands

BLM State Office

Major highways

BLM Field Office boundaries

BLM Field Stations

BLM Field Offices

Tribal lands where the BLM has trust

responsibility for mineral operations

BLM National Monument

BLM-administered minerals underlying

federal surface (excluding National Park

Service and Fish and Wildlife Service units)

Salt Lake

Vernal

Fillmore

Price Moab

Cedar City

Kanab

Richfield

Monticello St.

George

Grand

StaircaseEscalante NM

Vernal

Price

Fillmore

Richfield

Hanksville

Moab

Monticello

Cedar Escalante City

St. George Kanab

Salt Lake City

15

80

80

15

15

70

70

70 50 50

Petroglyphs adorn 

the sandstone cliffs 

along a BLM road
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 28

Wyoming BLM (incl. NE)

BLM Transportation in WY, NE

•	Miles of Roads: 3,987

•	Miles of Trails: 66

•	 Number of Bridges: 34

•	 18.4 million acres of surface land

•	 42.3 million acres of subsurface mineral estate 

(incl. surface acreage)

•	 2 million acres of tribal lands where BLM has trust 

responsibility for mineral operations

•	 Recreation Visitor Days in 2006: 2.3 million

•	 Federal Collections from BLM-Managed Lands and

Minerals in 2006: $7.3 million

•	 Recreation Fee Program Collections in 2006:

$204,000

BLM 2006 Transportation Spending (Wyoming)

•	 Roads: $1,660,601

•	 Bridges: $78,034

•	 Trails: $28,415

•	 Total: $1,767,050

Public Land Treasures in Wyoming and Nebraska

under BLM Stewardship as of 2006

•	 Cultural Resources: 2,140 properties, 216,444 acres

•	 National Historic Trails: 5 trails, 1,262 miles

•	 National Scenic Trails: 1 trail, 180 miles

•	 National Recreation Trails: 1 trail, 2 miles

•	 National Byways: 3 Byways, 197 miles
Bureau of Land Management / Transportation / Page 29

BLM-managed lands BLM State Office

Major highways

BLM Field Office boundaries

BLM Field Offices

BLM Project Office

Tribal lands where the BLM has trust

responsibility for mineral operations

BLM-administered minerals underlying

federal surface (excluding National Park

Service and Fish and Wildlife Service units)

Lander Casper

Buffalo

Worland

Cody

Pinedale

Rock Springs Kemmerer

Newcastle

Rawlins

Lander

Rock Springs

Kemmerer

Pinedale

Rawlins

Cody

Worland

Buffalo Gillette

Newcastle

Casper

Cheyenne

80

80

25

25

90

90

Mountain bikers traverse 

the Continental Divide

The Bureau of Land Management was established in 

1946 and is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior. 

We manage public lands, mostly in the 12 Western states, 

that encompass 258 million acres—an area equivalent 

to the size of Texas and New England combined—and 

700 million acres of subsurface mineral estate.

U.S. Department of the Interior

Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary

Bureau of Land Management

James L. Caswell, Director

Linda M. Force, D.B.A, P.E.

Senior Engineer

202-452-5110

Linda_Force@blm.gov

www.blm.gov