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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

43 CFR Part 8360 

[BLM_CO_FRN_MO4500177561] 

Notice of Final Supplementary Rule for 

Canyons of the Ancients National 

Monument in Dolores and Montezuma 

Counties, CO 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Final supplementary rule. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) is finalizing a 

supplementary rule to regulate conduct 

on public lands within Canyons of the 

Ancients National Monument (CANM or 

Monument). This final supplementary 

rule will implement planning decisions 

in the 2010 CANM Resource 

Management Plan (RMP). The final 

supplementary rule will provide for the 

protection of persons, property, and 

public-land resources administered by 

the BLM’s Tres Rios Field Office and 

CANM, located in Dolores and 

Montezuma Counties, Colorado. 

DATES: The final supplementary rule is 

effective on December 16, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be directed to 

the BLM CANM at (970) 882–5600 or 

27501 Highway 184, Dolores, CO 81323. 

The final supplementary rule and 

accompanying environmental 

documents are available for inspection 

at the BLM CANM. A map of the 

management area and boundaries can be 

obtained by contacting the CANM. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tyler Fouss, Field Staff Ranger, Bureau 

of Land Management, Tres Rios Field 

Office, 29211 Hwy. 184, Dolores, CO 

81323; telephone (970) 882–1131; email: 

tfouss@blm.gov. Individuals in the 

United States who are deaf, deafblind, 

hard of hearing, or have a speech 

disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 

TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

II. Discussion of Public Comments 

III. Discussion of Final Supplementary Rule 

IV. Procedural Matters 

V. Final Supplementary Rule 

I. Background 

The BLM is establishing this 

supplementary rule under the authority 

of 43 CFR 8365.1–6, which authorizes 

BLM state directors to establish 

supplementary rules for the protection 

of persons, property, and public lands 

and resources. 

CANM is part of the BLM’s National 

Conservation Lands system and consists 

of approximately 174,881 acres of BLMadministered public lands. The 

monument is located in Dolores and 

Montezuma counties in the Four 

Corners region of southwestern 

Colorado. President Clinton established 

CANM on June 9, 2000, by Presidential 

Proclamation Number 7317, pursuant to 

the Antiquities Act of 1906 (34 Stat. 

225, 54 U.S.C. 320301), to preserve the 

cultural and natural objects of the 

Monument. Prior to the issuance of 

Proclamation 7317, CANM was 

managed as the Anasazi Culture 

Multiple Use Area of Critical 

Environmental Concern, established 

through the 1985 San Juan-San Miguel 

RMP Record of Decision (ROD). 

The BLM developed the CANM RMP 

with extensive input from the public, 

Tribes, and elected officials through 

scoping, opportunities for public 

comment, and advisory committee 

meetings. 

The BLM signed the CANM RMP and 

ROD in June 2010, replacing portions of 

the San Juan-San Miguel RMP/ROD and 

incorporating management direction 

from the Presidential Proclamation 

establishing CANM. The CANM RMP 

identifies specific management actions 

that restrict certain activities and define 

allowable uses within CANM. This final 

supplementary rule will facilitate the 

implementation and enforcement of 

those management actions. 

This final supplementary rule 

implements management decisions in 

the CANM RMP related to recreational 

sporting activities, camping, travel 

management, and collecting geological 

and biological materials. Within the 

Sand Canyon-Rock Creek Special 

Recreation Management Area (SRMA), 

activities such as hiking, mountain 

biking, and horseback riding and 

packing will be allowed only on 

designated travel routes, as provided in 

the CANM RMP. 

II. Discussion of Public Comments 

The BLM published a proposed 

supplementary rule on April 6, 2023 (88 

FR 20449), and received 116 comment 

submissions during the 60-day public 

comment period. Three commenters 

expressed support for the 

supplementary rule. 

One comment submitted by 112 

individuals through a form email 

expressed opposition to the proposed 

rule prohibiting camping within 300 

feet of riparian areas and indicated that 

the BLM should instead implement a 

100-foot buffer between campsites and 

riparian areas. The 300-foot restriction 

is set forth in the RMP and cannot be 

changed without a plan amendment. 

The prohibition on camping within 300 

feet of springs, seeps, or streams affects 

approximately 2,785 acres (roughly 1.6 

percent of the monument) within 

CANM. Most of the acreage is not 

conducive to camping and has few 

established campsites. The areas most 

impacted are in lower Yellowjacket 

Creek and McElmo Creek, where some 

roads are close to streams. The 

definition of riparian area has been 

refined to match the definition in the 

RMP, and the final rule has been 

updated to clarify areas where the rule 

applies. The definition in the proposed 

rule was too broad and did not properly 

identify the area where the rule will 

apply. 

A second comment in the form email 

expressed the view that the BLM should 

create additional routes and remove 

wilderness study areas (WSAs). 

Designating new routes is beyond the 

scope of this supplementary rulemaking 

process, which is focused solely on 

implementing existing decisions that 

the BLM has already analyzed in 

accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 

Designated routes identified in the 

CANM transportation management plan 

(TMP) are intended to avoid sensitive 

cultural resources and other resource 

concerns. Removal of WSAs identified 

under section 603 of the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) 

would require Congress to release them 

from WSA status. 

One individual commented that the 

NEPA process was flawed and the RMP 

was deficient in providing a range of 

alternatives. The commenter outlined 

several recommendations for producing 

alternatives. The commenter also 

expressed the view that WSAs should 

be removed and that camping 

restrictions, geocaching, and gathering 

of pine nuts should be analyzed. This 

supplementary rule is not a planning 

document but implements decisions 

already analyzed through the CANM 

RMP planning process. Compliance 

with NEPA is documented in Section 

IV. Procedural Matters, later in this 

preamble. The restriction on camping, 

geocaching, and pine nut collecting is 


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set forth in the RMP and cannot be 

changed without a plan amendment. 

Removal of WSAs identified under 

section 603 of FLPMA would require 

Congress to release them from WSA 

status. 

In response to public comments, the 

BLM revised the definition for ‘‘riparian 

area’’ and clarified where the riparian 

area rule applies in the final rule. The 

remainder of the proposed 

supplementary rules have been 

incorporated into this final rule. 

III. Discussion of Final Supplementary 

Rule 

The purpose of the final 

supplementary rule is to protect public 

health and safety and prevent damage to 

natural and cultural resources, as well 

as other resources, objects, and values 

identified in the CANM Proclamation 

and the CANM RMP. Certain activities, 

by their very nature, have the potential 

to adversely impact the objects the 

Monument was established to protect. 

The CANM RMP contains management 

actions directing how the BLM manages 

those activities, consistent with the 

Proclamation. Many uses are 

permissible so long as the objects of the 

Monument are protected. Additionally, 

the average user is unlikely to notice 

changes resulting from the 

establishment of this supplementary 

rule implementing the CANM RMP. 

The President established CANM to 

protect objects of historic and scientific 

interest, including archaeological and 

geological resources, raptors and other 

bird species, and reptiles. CANM 

contains the highest known density of 

archaeological sites in the United States, 

with an average of one site eligible for 

listing on the National Register of 

Historic Places every 6 acres, or an 

estimated 30,000 sites on this 

landscape. The BLM is responsible for 

protecting the objects for which the 

Monument was designated and for 

avoiding or minimizing impacts to 

them. 

The reasoning for each provision is 

discussed below: 

Final supplementary rule numbers 1 

through 4 address collecting resources 

on CANM. The Monument proclamation 

prohibits appropriating, injuring, 

destroying, or removing Monument 

features and withdraws the lands and 

interests in lands within the Monument 

from entry, location, and disposition 

under the public land laws; location, 

entry, and patent under the mining 

laws; and from disposition under all 

laws relating to mineral leasing, except 

for certain oil and gas development 

activities. The CANM RMP more 

specifically prohibits the recreational 

collection of paleontological or 

geological resources, the scientific 

collection of paleontological or 

geological resources without a permit, 

and the cutting or gathering of firewood. 

The CANM RMP restricts pinyon pine 

nut harvesting to 22.5 pounds for 

personal or traditional use and prohibits 

commercial harvesting. 

Final supplementary rule number 5 

addresses recreational target shooting 

within CANM. The RMP prohibits 

recreational shooting within CANM due 

to the potential for damage to 

archaeological sites, particularly rock 

art. In the past, shooters have used 

native vegetation, as well as skeet litter 

and discarded appliances, for target 

practice. This final supplementary rule 

will prohibit recreational shooting. 

Because the Proclamation does not 

enlarge or diminish the State’s 

jurisdiction over wildlife management, 

hunting with a valid Colorado hunting 

license is allowed within the 

Monument, to the extent permissible 

under State law. 

Final supplementary rule number 6 

addresses geocaching within CANM. 

The CANM RMP prohibits geocaching 

due to the potential for irrevocable harm 

to the Monument’s archaeological 

objects. A common problem is 

geocachers using the Monument’s 

archaeological sites to conceal items, or 

caches, as part of a quasi-treasure hunt. 

Geocachers often camouflage their 

caches by moving rocks or organic 

material from their original site, which 

can damage the site’s archaeological 

values. The large number of potential 

cache sites within the Monument makes 

this a serious concern. 

Final supplementary rule number 7 

addresses rock climbing within CANM. 

The rule prohibits rock climbing, 

rappelling, and bouldering within the 

Monument except for areas designated 

as open to climbing within the 

Mockingbird Mesa Recreation Area 

Management Zone. Climbing and 

bouldering have the potential to 

adversely affect archaeological sites and 

nesting raptors in certain locations. 

Climbing to cliff dwellings on unstable 

slopes can be dangerous and undermine 

archaeological features. Scrambling up 

cliffs also can be a safety issue due to 

unstable geological formations. Natural 

oils from hands, climbing chalk, and 

permanent fixed hardware on climbing 

routes can cause irreversible impacts to 

archaeological sites. Furthermore, 

climbing activities are likely to disturb 

or displace raptor populations, 

especially nesting pairs, that reside in 

the Monument in high densities. 

Currently, one area within the 

Mockingbird Mesa Recreation Area 

Management Zone is designated as open 

to climbing. The BLM may, consistent 

with the CANM RMP, consider 

establishing additional climbing areas 

within this zone in the future. 

Final supplementary rule numbers 8 

through 14 address camping and 

campfires within CANM to provide a 

more enjoyable experience for visitors 

and to limit impacts from higher 

visitation in specific management zones 

and developed recreation sites. 

The CANM RMP prohibits camping in 

or near sensitive resources and areas 

that experience the highest visitor use in 

the Monument. This prohibition is 

necessary to minimize impacts camping 

could cause to those resources, 

including the potential for the illegal 

collecting or moving of artifacts, the 

compromising of scientific research, and 

the contamination of the archaeological 

record. 

Final supplementary rule number 10 

requires campsites to be located at least 

300 feet away from riparian areas and 

the Monument’s limited water sources 

to reduce stress on the wildlife that rely 

on them. 

Final supplementary rule numbers 12 

and 13 prohibit campfires in and near 

sensitive resources and the Monument’s 

high visitor use areas. 

In areas where campfires are allowed, 

final supplementary rule number 14 

requires that fires be built only in 

firepans, or, if available, BLM-provided 

fire rings. 

Final supplementary rule numbers 15 

through 20 address travel management 

and access within CANM, consistent 

with the CANM RMP and TMP. Access 

restrictions and trail designations in the 

Monument help preserve key scenic, 

cultural, and wildlife habitat resources 

that attract visitors to these public lands 

and minimize conflicts among the 

different types of users. Final 

supplementary rule number 15 restricts 

mechanized travel to designated travel 

routes. 

BLM policy directs WSAs be managed 

to prevent the impairment of wilderness 

characteristics, and the CANM RMP and 

TMP designates no routes for motorized 

or mechanized travel in WSAs. 

Final supplementary rule number 16 

prohibits motorized or mechanized 

vehicles in WSAs. 

Final supplementary rule numbers 17 

and 18 prohibit parking in riparian 

areas, more than 20 feet from the edge 

of a designated travel route, or in a 

manner that would damage Monument 

resources. 

To protect cultural resources in the 

Sand Canyon-Rock Creek SRMA, which 

is the most highly visited recreation area 

in the Monument, the CANM RMP 


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restricts hiking and horseback riding or 

packing to designated travel routes 

approved for their use. 

Final supplementary rule numbers 19 

and 20 will facilitate enforcement of 

these restrictions. Horses, pack animals, 

and hikers will be allowed both on and 

off designated travel routes on the 

remaining 169,000 acres of the 

Monument outside of the SRMA. 

The April 6, 2023, Notice of Proposed 

Supplementary Rule included the name 

Anasazi Heritage Center SRMA, which 

was changed by RMP Plan Maintenance 

to the Visitor Center and Museum 

SRMA. The correction has been made in 

this final supplementary rule. 

IV. Procedural Matters 

Executive Order 12866, Regulatory 

Planning and Review 

This final supplementary rule is not a 

significant regulatory action and is not 

subject to review by the Office of 

Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866 as amended by 

Executive Order 14094. This final 

supplementary rule will not have an 

annual effect of $200 million or more on 

the economy. It is not intended to affect 

commercial activity, but rather to 

impose rules of conduct for public use 

on a limited area of public lands. It will 

not adversely affect, in a material way, 

the economy, productivity, competition, 

jobs, environment, public health or 

safety, State, local, or Tribal 

governments, or communities. This final 

supplementary rule will not create a 

serious inconsistency or otherwise 

interfere with an action taken or 

planned by another agency. 

The rule will not materially alter the 

budgetary effects of entitlements, grants, 

user fees, or loan programs or the rights 

or obligations of their recipients; nor 

will it raise novel legal or policy issues. 

It merely strives to protect public safety 

and the environment. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Congress enacted the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (RFA) of 1980, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. 601–612), to ensure 

that Government regulations do not 

unnecessarily or disproportionately 

burden small entities. The RFA requires 

a regulatory flexibility analysis if a rule 

would have a significant economic 

impact, either detrimental or beneficial, 

on a substantial number of small 

entities. Statistics indicate that CANM 

helps nearby communities diversify 

economically while increasing quality 

of life and recreational opportunities 

that make communities more attractive 

for new residents, businesses, and 

investment. Recreation has the potential 

to result in small, localized impacts to 

the area’s economy. According to 

Headwaters Economics, in 2023 

recreation and tourism-related 

industries accounted for 20 percent of 

combined total employment in Dolores 

and Montezuma counties, compared 

with 16 percent statewide in Colorado. 

Furthermore, recreation and tourism 

generates tax income through sales and 

lodging taxes. However, relative to the 

overall economy, the BLM expects 

impacts from this final supplementary 

rule to affect a small number of 

outfitters and have only a minor 

socioeconomic impact relative to the 

area’s overall economy. This rule merely 

establishes rules of conduct for public 

use of a limited area of public lands. 

Therefore, the BLM has determined that 

under the RFA this final supplementary 

rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. 

Congressional Review Act 

This final supplementary rule does 

not constitute a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined 

at 5 U.S.C. 804(2). It will not have an 

annual effect on the economy of $100 

million or more. This final 

supplementary rule merely establishes 

rules of conduct for public use of a 

limited area of public lands. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

This final supplementary rule will not 

impose an unfunded mandate on State, 

local, or Tribal governments in the 

aggregate, or the private sector, of more 

than $100 million per year, nor will it 

have a significant or unique effect on 

small governments. This final 

supplementary rule will merely impose 

reasonable rules of conduct on public 

lands in Colorado to protect natural 

resources and public safety. Therefore, 

the BLM is not required to prepare a 

statement containing the information 

required by the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act, 2 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. 

Executive Order 12630, Governmental 

Actions and Interference With 

Constitutionally Protected Property 

Rights (Takings) 

This final supplementary rule is not a 

government action capable of interfering 

with constitutionally protected property 

rights. This final supplementary rule 

does not address property rights in any 

form and will not cause the impairment 

of constitutionally protected property 

rights. Therefore, the BLM has 

determined this final supplementary 

rule will not cause a ‘‘taking’’ of private 

property or require further discussion of 

takings implications under this 

Executive order. 

Executive Order 13132, Federalism 

This final supplementary rule will not 

have a substantial direct effect on the 

States, on the relationship between the 

Federal Government and the States, or 

on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. This final 

supplementary rule will not conflict 

with any State law or regulation. 

Therefore, in accordance with Executive 

Order 13132, the BLM has determined 

this final supplementary rule does not 

have sufficient federalism implications 

to warrant preparation of a federalism 

assessment. 

Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice 

Reform 

Under Executive Order 12988, the 

BLM has determined this final 

supplementary rule will not unduly 

burden the judicial system and the 

requirements of sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) 

of this order are met. 

Executive Order 13175, Consultation 

and Coordination With Indian Tribal 

Governments 

In accordance with Executive Order 

13175, the BLM has determined that the 

regulations this final supplementary 

rule establishes will have minimal 

Tribal implications and no bearing on 

trust lands or on lands for which title is 

held in fee status by American Indian 

Tribes or U.S. Government-owned lands 

managed by the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs. Since this supplementary rule 

does not involve Indian reservation 

lands or resources, the BLM has 

determined government-to-government 

relationships remain unaffected. 

Traditional Tribal use in CANM will 

continue to be authorized by the CANM 

Manager. This final supplementary rule 

will merely establish rules of conduct 

for public use of a limited area of public 

lands. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

This final supplementary rule does 

not contain information collection 

requirements the Office of Management 

and Budget must approve under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 

U.S.C. 3501–3521. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

The BLM published its CANM Draft 

RMP/Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) in October 2007, which 

incorporated analysis and input 

provided by the public; local, State, and 

other Federal agencies and 

organizations; Native American Tribes; 

cooperating agencies; and BLM staff. 

After considering public comments and 

additional input, analysis, and review, 


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the BLM published its CANM Proposed 

RMP/Final EIS in the Federal Register 

on July 31, 2009 (74 FR 38218). The 

BLM signed the CANM RMP and ROD 

in June 2010, after full consideration of 

alternatives and analysis of public 

input. The CANM RMP seeks to provide 

an optimal balance between authorized 

resource uses and the protection and 

long-term sustainability of sensitive 

cultural and natural resource values 

within the planning area, consistent 

with Proclamation 7317. This final 

supplementary rule will facilitate the 

implementation and enforcement of the 

management decisions approved in the 

CANM RMP to protect public health 

and safety and public lands within 

CANM. This final supplementary rule 

will not change the decisions set forth 

in the CANM RMP. 

On November 18, 2020, the BLM 

completed a Determination of NEPA 

Adequacy for the proposed CANM 

supplementary rule. The BLM 

confirmed the NEPA analysis contained 

in the Final EIS for the CANM RMP was 

sufficient to inform its consideration of 

the proposed supplementary rule. 

Executive Order 13211, Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use 

This final supplementary rule does 

not comprise a significant energy action. 

This final supplementary rule will not 

have an adverse effect on energy supply, 

production, or consumption and have 

no connection with energy policy. 

Information Quality Act 

In developing this final 

supplementary rule, the BLM did not 

conduct or use a study, experiment or 

survey requiring peer review under the 

Information Quality Act (section 515 of 

Pub. L. 106–554). 

Author 

The principal author of this final 

supplementary rule is Tyler Fouss, Field 

Staff Ranger, Tres Rios Field Office, 

Colorado. 

V. Final Supplementary Rule 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, and under the authority for 

supplementary rules at 43 U.S.C. 1733, 

43 U.S.C. 1740, and 43 CFR 8365.1–6, 

the BLM Colorado State Director 

establishes the following supplementary 

rule for public lands managed by the 

BLM in Canyons of the Ancients 

National Monument, to read as follows: 

Supplementary Rule for the Canyons of 

the Ancients National Monument 

(CANM) 

Definitions 

Archaeological site is a physical 

context and location containing material 

remains that evince past human activity 

and allow for its interpretation. Within 

CANM, these material remains may 

include, but are not limited to, historic 

and prehistoric structures, features, rock 

art, shrines, burials, quarries, artifact 

concentrations, and occupied rock 

alcoves. 

Bouldering means any style of rock 

climbing undertaken without a rope. 

Campfire has the same meaning as it 

does at 43 CFR 8360.0–5(b). 

Camping means the erecting of a tent 

or shelter of natural or synthetic 

material, preparing a sleeping bag or 

other bedding material for use, parking 

of a motor vehicle, motor home or 

trailer, or mooring of a vessel, for the 

apparent purpose of overnight 

occupancy. 

Commercial use means use of the 

public lands and related waters for 

business or financial gain. 

Designated travel route means roads, 

primitive roads, and trails open to 

specified modes of travel and identified 

on a map of designated roads, primitive 

roads, and trails that is maintained and 

available for public inspection at the 

BLM. Designated roads, primitive roads, 

and trails are open to public use in 

accordance with such limits and 

restrictions as are, or may be, specified 

in the CANM resource management 

plan (RMP) or travel management plan 

(TMP), or in future decisions 

implementing the RMP. This definition 

excludes any road or trail with BLMauthorized restrictions that prevent use 

of the road or trail. Restrictions may 

include signs or physical barriers such 

as gates, fences, posts, branches, or 

rocks. 

Geocaching means an outdoor 

recreational activity in which the 

participants use a Global Positioning 

System receiver or other navigational 

techniques to hide and seek containers 

called ‘‘geocaches’’ or ‘‘caches.’’ 

Mechanized vehicle means any device 

propelled solely by human power, upon 

which a person, or persons, may ride on 

land, having any wheels, with the 

exception of a wheelchair. 

Motorized vehicle means any vehicle 

propelled by a motor or engine, capable 

of, or designed for, travel on or 

immediately over land, water, or other 

natural terrain, such as a car, truck, offhighway vehicle, motorcycle, or 

snowmobile. 

Public lands has the same meaning as 

it does at 43 U.S.C. 1702(e). 

Riparian area means an area of 

transition between permanently 

saturated wetlands and upland areas. 

Riparian areas exhibit vegetation or 

physical characteristics that reflect the 

influence of permanent surface water. 

Typical riparian areas include lands 

along, adjacent to, or contiguous with 

perennially and intermittently flowing 

rivers and streams, lands adjacent to 

seeps and springs, and/or lands along 

the shores of lakes and reservoirs with 

stable water levels. 

Special Recreation Management Area 

(SRMA) means those areas defined as 

SRMAs in the CANM RMP and any 

amendments or revisions thereto. 

Target shooting means discharging a 

weapon for recreational purposes when 

game animals are not being legally 

hunted. 

Weapon means any firearm, cross 

bow, bow and arrow, paint gun, 

fireworks, or explosive device capable 

of propelling a projectile either by 

means of an explosion, compressed gas, 

or by string or spring. 

Wilderness Study Area (WSA) means 

an area that has been identified as a 

Wilderness Study Area in the CANM 

RMP. 

Prohibited Acts 

Unless otherwise authorized, the 

following acts are prohibited on all 

public lands, roads, trails, and 

waterways administered by the BLM 

within CANM: 

Collection of Resources 

1. You must not collect fossils of any 

kind, including vertebrate, invertebrate, 

plant, or trace fossils, unless authorized 

by permit. 

2. Unless otherwise permitted under 

applicable law, you must not collect or 

remove any rock, mineral specimen, 

semiprecious gemstone, or petrified 

wood. 

3. You must not cut or collect live, 

dead, or downed wood. 

4. You must not harvest more than 

22.5 pounds of pinyon pine nuts for 

personal use. You must not harvest 

pinyon pine nuts for commercial use. 

Target Shooting 

5. You must not discharge any 

weapon within the Monument, except 

in accordance with State law when 

hunting with a valid Colorado hunting 

license. 

Geocaching 

6. You must not engage in any cachetype activities (including geocaching 

and earth caching). 


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Climbing and Bouldering 

7. You must not participate in 

climbing, including rock climbing, 

rappelling, or bouldering, outside of 

designated climbing areas. 

Camping and Campfires 

8. You must not camp in the Pueblo 

Sites SRMA (Painted Hand Pueblo, 

Lowry Pueblo, and Sand Canyon 

Pueblo), in the Sand Canyon-Rock Creek 

SRMA, or in the Visitor Center and 

Museum SRMA. 

9. You must not camp within 300 feet 

of a developed recreation site or area. 

10. You must not camp within 300 

feet of riparian areas, including riparian 

areas along perennial or intermittent 

streams and near seeps and springs. 

11. You must not camp in 

archaeological sites, rock shelters, or 

alcoves. 

12. You must not ignite or maintain 

a campfire in the Pueblo Sites SRMA 

(Painted Hand Pueblo, Lowry Pueblo, 

and Sand Canyon Pueblo), Sand 

Canyon-Rock Creek SRMA, or Visitor 

Center and Museum SRMA. 

13. You must not ignite or maintain 

a campfire in archaeological sites, rock 

shelters, or alcoves. 

14. You must use a fire pan for 

campfires or charcoal fires when a metal 

fire ring is not provided unless using a 

mechanical stove or other appliance 

fueled by gas and equipped with a valve 

that allows the operator to control the 

flame. 

Travel Management 

15. You must not operate or possess 

a mechanized vehicle on any route, 

trail, or area that is not designated as 

open to such use by a BLM sign, map, 

or the appropriate travel management 

plan, unless you have specific 

authorization from the BLM. 

16. You must not operate or possess 

a motorized or mechanized vehicle in 

any WSA. 

17. You must not park more than 20 

feet from the edge of a designated travel 

route or in a manner that causes 

resource damage. 

18. You must not park in riparian 

areas. 

19. Within the Sand Canyon-Rock 

Creek SRMA, you must not ride or be 

in possession of horses or other pack 

animals on any route, trail, or area not 

designated as open to such use by a 

BLM sign, map, or the appropriate travel 

management plan. Horses and pack 

animals are allowed both on and off 

designated travel routes throughout the 

remainder of the Monument. 

20. Within the Sand Canyon-Rock 

Creek SRMA, you must not hike on any 

route, trail, or area not designated as 

open to such use by a BLM sign, map, 

or the appropriate travel management 

plan. Hiking is allowed both on and off 

designated travel routes throughout the 

remainder of the Monument. 

Exemptions 

The following persons are exempt 

from this supplementary rule: Federal, 

State, or local officers or employees 

acting within the scope of their duties; 

members of any organized law 

enforcement, military, rescue, or firefighting force in performance of an 

official duty; and any person whose 

activities are authorized in writing by 

the Canyons of the Ancients National 

Monument Manager. 

Enforcement 

Any person who violates any part of 

this supplementary rule may be tried 

before a United States Magistrate and 

fined in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 

3571, imprisoned no more than 12 

months under 43 U.S.C. 1733(a) and 43 

CFR 8360.0–7, or both. In accordance 

with 43 CFR 8365.1–7, State or local 

officials may also impose penalties for 

violations of Colorado or local law. 

(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1733, 43 U.S.C. 1740; 

43 CFR 8365.1–6) 

Douglas J. Vilsack, 

BLM Colorado State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26396 Filed 11–13–24; 8:45 am] 

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