Located mostly in western and southeastern utah, these lands are varied, ranging from rolling uplands to sprawling desert lowlands. Visit our featured map products through the links below. Part of the southern edge of this wsa is dominated by the 2,000foothigh face of the book cliffs. Consult blm recreation maps for information on accessing. Use these maps to navigate to and within the utah hunt map unit. Visit our national conservation lands pages listed below. Book cliffs mountain browse instant study areavaluesthe topography is a gentle rolling ridge top which gradually slopes downhill to the northeast. These maps include public land ownership boundaries, topography, roads, and key terrain features. Purchase merchandise, topos, maps, books and public lands items. The vernal field office vfo is located in the northeast corner of utah and administers lands within daggett, duchesne and uintah counties, plus a small portion of grand county.
Includes private land, private land within the cwmu program, national forest, blm, and federal lands with trails and roads. Since there really hasnt been any snow to speak of in the area so far this year, i thought it would be a good time to go for a drive up into the book cliffs just over the state line in utah so we could visit some rock art sites that i havent been to in a while and that diane hadnt seen before. For additional assistance, please email us or call tollfree 18778518946. Information, maps, permits, and guidebooks for planning adventures at western. Little book cliffs wilderness study area valuesthe little book cliffs wilderness study area is characterized by gentlysloping plateaus, four major canyons. Utah vernal field office bureau of land management. Utah colorado c o y o t e b a s i n walsh knolls o l d c hs b o n a n z a h i g h w a y b aser h c was h ouray n. These leases are among the the blm suspended in utah last month so it could conduct additional environmental studies examining their potential climate impacts. The area is specifically designated for wild horses, so wild horse habitat is the primary concern. Doiblmutg01020170051ea book cliffs travel management plan nepa register doiblmutg01020170051ea maps.
The bureau of land management blm is an agency within the united states department of. Bighorn sheep unit management plan book cliffs, south. The text is subdivided into coal fields, area and quadrangle. The selected state hunt unit or game management unit boundary is overlaid on the blm base. Elk hunting unit map displaying unit boundaries, land ownership status, and cwmu hunting areas. Utah national conservation lands bureau of land management.
The selected hunt map boundary is layered with both blm and forest service shading. And with the exception of a few privately held parcels of land, almost 96% of the 2. The area includes the south slope of the uinta mountains, the uinta basin, and the book cliffs region. Book cliffs elk habitat udwr assigns a value to elk habitat in the state of utah e. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. This map is just what i want for exploring the san rafael swell, utah area. Blm a great map to have if you are interested in mountain biking or motorized dirt biking. A couple of weekends ago i went on my third trip into the book cliffs in search of rock art. Hunting and fishing on blmmanaged public lands us fish and. Utah dwr hunt map book cliffsbitter creek south, bear. Book cliffs recreation area bureau of land management. Also from price explore expansive blm lands on the nine mile canyon national back country byway heading north and east to bad land cliffs. Department of the interior bureau of land management eplanning. In the remote eastern part of the state, the 2000foot cliffs will astound you when you first see them.
Maps for the region book cliffs wildlife management unit. Stephanie howard is the vernal field office nepa lead and the primary public contact for questions or concerns regarding vernal nepa documents. Numerous opportunities for both are found on blm land south of book cliffs near westwater, and are marked on the map. Stay the trail is happy to send free printed copies of the ohv opportunities. Featured movies all video latest this just in prelinger archives democracy now.
Both the utah school and institutional trust lands administration sitla and the bureau of land management blm update this dataset regularly. The uintah and ouray indian reservation is on the west side of the bookcliffs. Georeferenced maps are not a substitute for proper preparation and knowledge to travel on public lands. A growing selection of those maps are available for your public lands adventures and business. Blmutah offers new recreation maps for mobile devices. The uintah mountains is one of the few mountain ranges which lie in an eastwest orientation.
Download a pdf of the stay the trail ohv trail guide here. Seviersanpete, wasatch plateau, book cliffs, and emery by h. Visitors can now download these new maps featuring some of utahs world. Utah dwr hunt map book cliffs bitter creek south, bear, bull elk. The book cliffs are an enormous area that spans two states. Map shows roads, water features, and township and range lines. Final environmental impact statement on the book cliffs resource management plan. About utah maps, gis, travel, state park maps, geological maps, traffic maps, city and county maps, highway maps utah. Visitation informationlocated 75 miles south of vernal, ut and 50 miles northwest.
Doiblmutg01020170051ea book cliffs travel management plan nepa register doiblmutg01020170051ea home. No warranty is made by the bureau of land management as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data for individual or aggregate use with other data. Map includes book cliffs, several wilderness study areas west to desolation canyon, and a large section of state land bordering the east side of the uintah and ouray indian reservation. Book cliffs overlook is a mountain biking adventure located in or near moab, ut. Drop pins to mark your secret spots, create gps navigation routes, add photos to each of your marked locations for reference and mark your kill. Although remote, youll find a trip to the cliffs will provide a wide array of outdoor activities. This mountain range is largely composed of sedimentary materials. Book cliffs utah elk hunting unit map with land ownership. The trip was initially set into motion earlier in the week when i was reading steve allens utah s canyon country place names, in which he mentions a denis julien inscription in hay canyon.
These pages have recently been updated to reflect the recent passage of the public law. This vast area managed by the blm has many trails and is also a popular. Both the utah school and institutional trust lands administration sitla and the. These four larger systems are also accompanied by many smaller side canyons.
Main canyon in the little bookcliffs wild horse area is a part of the main book cliffs range extending from the western colorado, to the eastern utah. They are so named because the cliffs of cretaceous sandstone that cap many of the southfacing buttes appear similar to a shelf of books. National geographic trails illustrated map 706 book 706. Mytopo hunt area game management units gmu maps are 1. Book cliffs overlook, located near moab, utah is a 5. The bureau of land managements utah state office blmutah.
Dead horse point state park, state trust lands book cliffs block, whiterocks fish hatchery. Grand gulch, cedar mesa plateau blm monticello field office. Main canyon, coal canyon, cottonwood canyon and spring canyon. The book cliffs are a series of desert mountains and cliffs in western colorado and eastern utah, in the western united states. Use our interactive maps to find public lands sites, information, books and maps. If you need more detail of a wildlife management unit or the statewide index map, click on the button above to download a pdf map of utah wildlife. Monograph 3 utah department of natural resources map. The book cliffs is a part of the east tavaputs plateau that begins near green river, utah and extends eastward into colorado. This interactive map includes all the trail systems from our most recent paper maps. Both southern uintah county and northern grand county are included. Mapsfrom the white mountains in alaska to the jupiter inlet lighthouse in florida, map and geospatial products inform our management decisions.
Information, maps, permits, and guidebooks for planning adventures at western parks, forests, refuges and wildlife areas, historic sites, wilderness areas, lakes and reservoirs, wild rivers, and blm lands. Blm utah manages many remarkable national conservation lands including, three national monuments, three national conservation areas, multiple historic trails, and many wild and scenic rivers, wilderness, and wilderness study areas. The canyon is located a few miles east of mount garfield and is easily accessible from i70 the main interstate from denver to utah. Book cliffs travel information bureau of land management. The area begins about 50 air miles south of vernal, utah and extends south to the book cliffs divide. Please check with a local blm field office for the most up to date information and conditions disclaimer.
West, it was blm public lands like those in the book cliffs that made the. Gis, where it will be overlaid with maps of critical habitat, migration routes, land ownership, and other data. Drop pins to mark your secret spots, create gps navigation routes, add photos to each of your marked locations for reference. Directions the area begins about 50 air miles south of vernal, utah and extends south to the book cliffs divide. Visitation informationlocated 75 miles south of vernal, ut and 50 miles northwest of grand junction, co. The blm library collection includes a full range of land and natural resource management publications including wildlife, vegetation, soil, air, water, geology, minerals, archaeology, energy, landscape ecology, rangeland, and others. New dates, times and places will be posted when they are available. The blm has developed georeferenced maps compatible with any georeferenced map mobile application. Utah dwr hunt map book cliffsnorth, buck deer map the. Landownership is a statewide dataset of land ownership status, and therefore is a compilation of all surface land ownership administration, and designation categories.
However, at a minimum a signed nepa document will be uploaded as soon as it is available. National geographics trails illustrated map of grand gulch and the cedar mesa plateau was created in partnership. This cdrom contains a complete reproduction of the text of central utah coal fields. The last few state record bulls have come out of the book cliffs. The name of the range comes from the cliffs of cretaceous sandstones which cap many south facing buttes that appear similar to a shelf of books. Best trails in book cliffs recreation area utah alltrails. Id never heard of a julien inscription there so i decided to attempt locating it. Use this map for hunting in the book cliffs, nine mile, and south slope units.
Along the utah colorado state border sits a mountain range resembling a shelf of books. San rafael swell blm price field office national geographic. In part eight of our series, we stop in at utahs book cliffs. The blm manages freeroaming horses and burros on public lands in ten western states.
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