Overview: Utah's San Rafael Swell (just east of Green River and south of Price) is home to some of the most spectacular deserts trails of the Intermountain West. Located within its vast network, the North Family Butte Trail Network covers a broad mesa that overlooks...
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Lost Trails Guide #11 | San Rafael Swell, UT | BLM Route SS4071 to SS4072 | NW Family Butte Spur
Overview: Utah's San Rafael Swell (just south of Green River, UT) is home to some of the most spectacular deserts trails of the Intermountain West. Within its vast network of trails, the Family Butte area contains a broad network of trails that overlook much of the...
Lost Trails Guide #10 | San Rafael Swell, UT | BLM Route SS4083 | Rods Valley Uranium Mine Overlook & Dispersed Camping
Overview: Located within Utah's San Rafael Swell, the Family Butte area contains a vast network of trails that explore breathtaking cliffs and remote, desert landscape. Located within this network, many BLM trails lead to hidden adventure sites, including dispersed...
San Rafael Desert Legal Update – Two Paths Diverged In a Desert
Last week BlueRibbon Coalition filed an appeal of a decision by the Bureau of Land Management's Price Field Office to close 35 miles of routes in the San Rafael Desert in Utah. We have serious concerns about the process BLM used to close these roads, and their...
Help Prevent Dispersed Camping Restrictions in Moab’s Gemini Bridges, Two Rivers, Utah Rims and Labyrinth Rims Areas
The Bureau of Land Management has released Environmental Assessments regarding dispersed camping in the Labyrinth Rims/Gemini Bridges, Two Rivers and Utah Rims Special Recreation Management Areas (SRMA) around Moab, Utah. Each Assessment analyzes restricting and...
Lost Trails Guide #9 | San Rafael Desert, UT | BLM Route SS4121 | Dispersed Camping in the San Rafael Desert
Overview: The Family Butte area, located within the San Rafael Desert south of Green River, UT, contains a network of trails that explore breathtaking cliffs and remote, desert landscape. Located within this network, BLM Route SS4121 stands out as a must-see for...
Haters gonna hate
Last week a local Moab Newspaper published a letter to the editor complaining about BRC’s efforts to fight for our members in Moab. Here you can read it for yourself: The mindset from the article shows why we think it’s so important to challenge the policies in...
Lake Powell Update and the Desalination Research Advancement Act, H.R. 7612
Many new and exciting things are happening as we continue to be involved with Lake Powell and the Colorado Basin. Recently, the Flaming Gorge Operations Plan for the next year has been officially released and you can read that plan here. Below is the graph for the...
Recreation Needs a Seat at the Lake Powell Table
We have been engaged in working group meetings and conducting research on how water policy in the Colorado Basin is conducted. It is overwhelmingly apparent in every meeting we attend and within letters that are sent that recreation is never listed as a priority in...
Lost Trails Guide #6 and #7| Sinbad Valley, UT | Petroglyphs and Dispersed Camping off of Devil’s Racetrack, Loop SS3275 & #SS3278
Overview: Devil's Racetrack is one of the most well-known and well-travelled tracks of Southern Utah. Less well-known are the many side-spurs currently open for exploration. Located just outside of Green River and north of the San Rafael Swell, Sinbad Valley offers...








