Cottonwood Creek has dense riparian vegetation and tight meanders. Redband
trout are found in the creek and mule deer are common in the area. Access to
the area is difficult. This is not a boatable section of river.

Cottonwood Creek has dense riparian vegetation and tight meanders.  Redband trout are found in the creek and mule deer are common in the area.  Access to the area is difficult. This is not a boatable section of river.

Bird's eye view of the park

Cottonwood Creek Wild and Scenic River

BLM manages more than 52,000 acres of public land in the Big Jacks Creek
Wilderness. The Owyhee Canyonlands is a huge and remote area of eastern
Oregon, southwestern Idaho and northern Nevada. Hidden within this vast high
desert plateau are deep canyons carved by the Owyhee, Bruneau and Jarbidge
Rivers. The rivers of the Owyhee and Bruneau-Jarbidge systems offer something
for nearly every level of boating experience. The Owyhee and Bruneau-Jarbidge
river systems provide visitors with unsurpassed solitude in canyons of unique
beauty and form. From placid pools to turbulent whitewater; from vertical
cliffs to steep grassy slopes; and from wildlife, such as California bighorn
sheep to wildflowers, including the Bruneau River flox, these rivers and their
canyons present visitors with challenging and extraordinary experiences.

<p>BLM manages more than 52,000 acres of public land in the Big Jacks Creek Wilderness. The Owyhee Canyonlands is a huge and remote area of eastern Oregon, southwestern Idaho and northern Nevada. Hidden within this vast high desert plateau are deep canyons carved by the Owyhee, Bruneau and Jarbidge Rivers. The rivers of the Owyhee and Bruneau-Jarbidge systems offer something for nearly every level of boating experience. The Owyhee and Bruneau-Jarbidge river systems provide visitors with unsurpassed solitude in canyons of unique beauty and form. From placid pools to turbulent whitewater; from vertical cliffs to steep grassy slopes; and from wildlife, such as California bighorn sheep to wildflowers, including the Bruneau River flox, these rivers and their canyons present visitors with challenging and extraordinary experiences.</p>

Big Jacks Creek Wilderness Area

Duncan Creek has dense riparian vegetation and tight meanders. Redband trout
are found in the creek and mule deer are common in the area. Access to the
area is difficult. This is not a boatable section of river.

Duncan Creek has dense riparian vegetation and tight meanders.  Redband trout are found in the creek and mule deer are common in the area.  Access to the area is difficult. This is not a boatable section of river.

Duncan Creek Wild and Scenic River

Wickahoney Creek has dense riparian vegetation and tight meanders. Redband
trout are found in the creek and mule deer are common in the area. Sensitive
species here also include bald eagles, yellow-billed cuckoos, prairie falcons,
ferruginous hawks, neotropical migratory bird species, bats, Columbia spotted
frogs and western toads. The cliffs also support spotted and Townsend's big-
eared bats. Access to the area is difficult. This is not a boatable section of
river. Wickahoney is a Shoshone Indian name meaning "beaver."

Wickahoney Creek has dense riparian vegetation and tight meanders.  Redband trout are found in the creek and mule deer are common in the area.  Sensitive species here also include bald eagles, yellow-billed cuckoos, prairie falcons, ferruginous hawks, neotropical migratory bird species, bats, Columbia spotted frogs and western toads. The cliffs also support spotted and Townsend's big-eared bats. Access to the area is difficult. This is not a boatable section of river. Wickahoney is a Shoshone Indian name meaning "beaver."

Wickahoney Creek Wild and Scenic River

Enveloped by sheer and terraced canyon walls, the creek is surrounded by
riparian vegetation. Redband trout are found in the creek and bighorn sheep
inhabit the canyon. A few trails that access this area. This is not a boatable
section of river.

Enveloped by sheer and terraced canyon walls, the creek is surrounded by riparian vegetation.  Redband trout are found in the creek and bighorn sheep inhabit the canyon.  A few trails that access this area. This is not a boatable section of river.

Big Jacks Creek Wild and Scenic River

Little Jacks Creek is an attractive stream with excellent opportunities for
viewing wildlife. Bighorn sheep are one of the main attractions. Little Jacks
Creek lies within a multi-tiered 1,000 foot deep canyon system. The stream has
dense riparian vegetation and provides habitat for Redband trout. Spring is an
opportune time to hike in this area. This is not a boatable section of river.

Little Jacks Creek is an attractive stream with excellent opportunities for viewing wildlife.  Bighorn sheep are one of the main attractions.  Little Jacks Creek lies within a multi-tiered 1,000 foot deep canyon system.  The stream has dense riparian vegetation and provides habitat for Redband trout.  Spring is an opportune time to hike in this area. This is not a boatable section of river.

Little Jacks Creek Wild and Scenic River

Battle Creek flows through a narrow, extremely meandering 200 foot deep
canyon. The canyon consists of nearly continuous vertical walls of rhyolite
which are about 1/8 mile apart. Over the next 20 miles the canyon will widen
to no more than 3/8 miles across and deepen to as much as 500 feet. Tucked
between the cliffs and stream channel is a lush riparian area of willow,
chokecherry, dogwood, alder, rose, currant, sedges and greases. Battle Creek
is floatable for experienced boaters and also provides a beautiful hike for
those floating the Owyhee River.

Battle Creek flows through a narrow, extremely meandering 200 foot deep canyon.  The canyon consists of nearly continuous vertical walls of rhyolite which are about 1/8 mile apart.  Over the next 20 miles the canyon will widen to no more than 3/8 miles across and deepen to as much as 500 feet.  Tucked between the cliffs and stream channel is a lush riparian area of willow, chokecherry, dogwood, alder, rose, currant, sedges and greases.  Battle Creek is floatable for experienced boaters and also provides a beautiful hike for those floating the Owyhee River.

Battle Creek Wild and Scenic River

BLM manages more than 51,000 acres of public land in the Little Jacks Creek
Wilderness. The Owyhee Canyonlands is a huge and remote area of eastern
Oregon, southwestern Idaho and northern Nevada. Hidden within this vast high
desert plateau are deep canyons carved by the Owyhee, Bruneau and Jarbidge
Rivers. The rivers of the Owyhee and Bruneau-Jarbidge systems offer something
for nearly every level of boating experience. The Owyhee and Bruneau-Jarbidge
river systems provide visitors with unsurpassed solitude in canyons of unique
beauty and form. From placid pools to turbulent whitewater; from vertical
cliffs to steep grassy slopes; and from wildlife, such as California bighorn
sheep to wildflowers, including the Bruneau River flox, these rivers and their
canyons present visitors with challenging and extraordinary experiences.

<p>BLM manages more than 51,000 acres of public land in the Little Jacks Creek Wilderness. The Owyhee Canyonlands is a huge and remote area of eastern Oregon, southwestern Idaho and northern Nevada. Hidden within this vast high desert plateau are deep canyons carved by the Owyhee, Bruneau and Jarbidge Rivers. The rivers of the Owyhee and Bruneau-Jarbidge systems offer something for nearly every level of boating experience. The Owyhee and Bruneau-Jarbidge river systems provide visitors with unsurpassed solitude in canyons of unique beauty and form. From placid pools to turbulent whitewater; from vertical cliffs to steep grassy slopes; and from wildlife, such as California bighorn sheep to wildflowers, including the Bruneau River flox, these rivers and their canyons present visitors with challenging and extraordinary experiences.</p>

Cottonwood Creek Wild and Scenic River

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