Spring Mountains Areas Closed to Hunting and Trapping

by Trish Swain | Aug 3, 2022 | Nevada Wildlife Watcher

Photo Credit: gomtcharleston.com

These areas were negotiated between trapper groups, Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners (NBWC), and the Mt. Charleston Visitor Impact Task Force. They are posted online and are enrolled in Nevada Administrative Code: NAC 504.340. The Task Force did a remarkable job gaining protections for hikers, companion animals and wildlife. We look forward to the day when not only these hard-won areas are closed to trapping, but when public lands throughout Nevada are closed to trapping!

Trapping is prohibited, other than with a box or cage trap, within 1,000 feet of

each side of the following designated hiking trails, campgrounds, picnic areas and recreation areas established within that portion of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest that is located west of U.S. Highway No. 95 and north and east of State Route No. 160 in the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area:

1. Bristlecone Trail, United States Forest Service Trail No. 148;
2. Cathedral Rock Trail, United States Forest Service Trail No. 155;
3. Echo/Little Falls Trail, United States Forest Service Trail No. 141;
4. Fletcher Canyon Trail, United States Forest Service Trail No. 165;
5. Griffith Peak Trail, United States Forest Service Trail No. 140;
6. Mary Jane Falls Trail, United States Forest Service Trail No. 159;
7. Mummy Springs Trail, United States Forest Service Trail No. 161;
8. North Loop Trail, United States Forest Service Trail No. 146;
9. Robber’s Roost Trail, United States Forest Service Trail No. 162;
10. Sawmill Loop Trail, United States Forest Service Trail No. 973;
11. South Loop Trail, United States Forest Service Trail No. 145;
12. Trail Canyon Trail, United States Forest Service Trail No. 147;
13. Dolomite Campground;
14. Fletcher View Campground;
15. Hilltop Campground;
16. Kyle Canyon Campground and Picnic Area;
17. Mahogany Grove Group Campground;
18. McWilliams Campground;
19. Cathedral Rock Picnic Area;
20. Cathedral Rock Group Picnic Area;
21. Deer Creek Picnic Area;
22. Foxtail Group Picnic Area;
23. Old Mill Picnic Area;
24. Sawmill Picnic Area; and
25. Blue Tree Dispersed Recreation Area, including United States Forest Service Trail Nos. 849, 850, 851 and 852.
    

Trapping is prohibited, other than with a box or cage trap, within one-half mile of

any residence in the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, T. 19 S., R. 59 E., Sections 3, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 16.

Trapping is prohibited, other than with a box or cage trap, within 200 feet of

each side of the following designated multi-use routes:

1. Cardamine Road, United States Forest Service Road No. 001;
2. Champion Road, United States Forest Service Road No. 203;
3. Mack’s Canyon Road, United States Forest Service Road Nos. 073, 073A and 073B;
4. Power Line Road, United States Forest Service Road Nos. 577, 577A, 577B, 872 and 873; and
5. Telephone Canyon Road, United States Forest Service Road Nos. 530 and 530A.