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Camping Closure on Certain Public Lands Managed by the Bureau of Land Management Within the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (NCA) Las Vegas District, Nevada
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The District Manager of the Las Vegas District announces a camping closure at Black Velvet Canyon within the Red Rock Canyon NCA. The increased popularity of rock climbing in the Black Velvet Canyon area is causing a greater impact than in the past. Overnight camping is contributing to more illegal campfires, littering, and human waste than the resources can handle. Due to the primitive road condition accessing this area, it is not feasible to provide a supplemental toilet facility there, requiring regular service. The destruction of vegetation is the result of a rising number of out-of- bounds campers forced out of the limited area open to vehicles. The close proximity of Mud Spring to the camping area invites more visitors to bathe there, thus resulting in the contamination of a vital water source for wild horses, desert bighorn sheep, and other wildlife native to the area. In the fall of 1997 a new 100 space campground along State Route 159 is scheduled for completion, further relieving the impact to the public lands within the Conservation Area. With the exception of Black Velvet Canyon, other camping options currently available to the public, as allowed by supplementary rule 43 CFR 8365.1-6(3.16)(a), dated May 11, 1993, are areas at elevations 5,000 feet above sea level and higher, and within the Oak Creek Camp Ground along State Route 159. Also available is the temporary overflow camping area provided on public lands adjacent to the Conservation Area boundary at mile post 2 on State Route 159. This camping closure will have no effect on the current vehicle, hiking, or public access to Black Velvet Canyon.
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Camping Closure on Certain Public Lands Managed by the Bureau of Land Management Within the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (NCA) Las Vegas District, Nevada; Federal Register Vol. 62, Issue
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Camping closure on selected public lands within the Red Rock Canyon NCA in Clark County, Nevada.
The District Manager of the Las Vegas District announces a camping closure at Black Velvet Canyon within the Red Rock Canyon NCA. The increased popularity of rock climbing in the Black Velvet Canyon area is causing a greater impact than in the past. Overnight camping is contributing to more illegal campfires, littering, and human waste than the resources can handle. Due to the primitive road condition accessing this area, it is not feasible to provide a supplemental toilet facility there, requiring regular service. The destruction of vegetation is the result of a rising number of out-of- bounds campers forced out of the limited area open to vehicles. The close proximity of Mud Spring to the camping area invites more visitors to bathe there, thus resulting in the contamination of a vital water source for wild horses, desert bighorn sheep, and other wildlife native to the area. In the fall of 1997 a new 100 space campground along State Route 159 is scheduled for completion, further relieving the impact to the public lands within the Conservation Area. With the exception of Black Velvet Canyon, other camping options currently available to the public, as allowed by supplementary rule 43 CFR 8365.1-6(3.16)(a), dated May 11, 1993, are areas at elevations 5,000 feet above sea level and higher, and within the Oak Creek Camp Ground along State Route 159. Also available is the temporary overflow camping area provided on public lands adjacent to the Conservation Area boundary at mile post 2 on State Route 159. This camping closure will have no effect on the current vehicle, hiking, or public access to Black Velvet Canyon.
The closure will be effective September 8, 1997. It will remain in effect indefinitely.
Dave Wolf, Assistant District Manager, Recreation; or Ruben J. Conde Jr., Law Enforcement Ranger; at the Bureau of Land Management, Las Vegas District Office, 4765 W. Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89108, telephone (702) 647-5000.
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