South Pass Historic Mining Area
LANDER, Wyoming 82520Filed Under: Camping, Cultural, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Skiing
This 30-square-mile area was a focal point for the discovery of gold in 1842 and the resultant 1867 gold rush that settled this part of Wyoming. By 1868, about 1,500 people lived in the District towns ...
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Swansea Historic Ghost Town
Lake Havasu City, Arizona 86406Filed Under: Hiking, Horseback
Swansea offers a rare glimpse into the real old west of gold seekers and gamblers. This abandoned mining town is found on the edge of the Swansea Wilderness. Directions ---------- From Phoenix, ...
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South Yuba River
Folsom, California 95630Filed Under: Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Paddling
This twelve (12) mile trail carries hikers, mountain bikers, and horseback riders through pine-choked canyons to gentler slopes and open meadows. Expect to see historic flumes and waterworks - you're ...
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South Fork Canyon Recreation Management Area
Elko, Nevada 89803Filed Under: Camping, Cultural, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Paddling, Skiing
Located northwest of South Fork State Recreation Area, South Fork Canyon offers access to the South Fork River. Float the river in tubes, kayaks or canoes. Along the river you will have the opportunit ...
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Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Oneida, Tennessee 37841Filed Under: Camping, Climbing, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
The free-flowing Big South Fork of the Cumberland River and its tributaries pass through 90 miles of scenic gorges and valleys containing a wide range of natural and historic features. The area offers ...
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Kings Mountain National Military Park
Blacksburg, South Carolina 29702Filed Under: Camping, Hiking, Horseback
Kings Mountain National Military Park commemorates a pivotal and significant victory by American Patriots over American Loyalists during the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War. The battle foug ...
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Black Hills National Forest
Custer, South Dakota 57730Filed Under: Camping, Climbing, Cultural, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting
The name "Black Hills" comes from the Lakota words Paha Sapa, which mean "hills that are black". Seen from a distance, these pine-covered hills, rising several thousand feet above ...
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Oahe Dam Lake Oahe
Pierre, South Dakota 57501Filed Under: Camping, Cultural, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling, Skiing
Oahe Dam, SD takes its name from the Oahe Indian Mission established among the Lakota Sioux Indians in 1874. Lake Oahe's 230-mile long lake runs from Pierre, South Dakota to near Bismarck North Dakota ...
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Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
Blacksburg, South Carolina 29702Filed Under: Camping, Climbing, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Paddling, Skiing
The Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail (OVNHT) commemorates the campaign leading to the battle of Kings Mountain by following the Revolutionary War route of Patriot militia men from Virginia ...
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Wind Cave National Park
Hot Springs, South Dakota 57747Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Hiking, Horseback
One of the world's longest and most complex caves and 28,295 acres of mixed-grass prairie, ponderosa pine forest, and associated wildlife are the main features of the park. The cave is well known for ...
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