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City Of Rocks National Reserve

  City Of Rocks National Reserve :-

We encamped at the city of the rocks, a noted place from the granite rocks rising abruptly out of the ground," wrote James Wilkins in 1849. "They are in a romantic valley clustered together, which gives them the appearance of a city." Wilkins was among the first wagon travelers to fix the name City of Rocks to what looked like "a dismantled, rock-built city of the Stone Age." California Trail pioneers were leaving civilization as they knew it in the East for new lives in the West. Some wrote their names in axle grease on rock faces, and their signatures can be seen today. No doubt thirsty on this northern edge of the Great Basin Desert, one emigrant saw the distant rocks in August like "water thrown up into the air from numerous artificial hydrants." Beginning in 1843, City of Rocks was a landmark for emigrants on the California Trail and Salt Lake Alternate Trail and later on freight routes and the Kelton, Utah to Boise, Idaho stage route.

ACCESSIBILITY :-

Within the Reserve, one restroom and some campsites are wheelchair accessible. At this time, none of the trails are wheelchair accessible. The visitor center in Almo is accessible.

FACTS
Acreage
Gross Area Acres for FY 2004 - 14,107
Gross Area Acres for FY 2003 - 14,107
Gross Area Acres for FY 2002 - 14,107

Visitation
Total Recreation Visits for FY 2004- 76,586
Total Recreation Visits for FY 2003- 80,126
Total Recreation Visits for FY 2002- 75,748

Budget
FY 2004 Annual Budget is $305,000
FY 2003 Annual Budget is $309,000
FY 2002 Annual Budget is $310,000

Nature & Science
City of Rocks, an extraordinary encirclement of granite rising out of the gently rolling sagebrush country in south-central Idaho, has attracted and intrigued people since they first entered this region. The Shoshone camped here as did the emigrants traveling along the California Trail. One of the reserve's most notable qualities is its large degree of biological diversity concentrated in a relatively small area. The great variety of textures, colors, and shapes in the natural landscape contributes considerably to the reserve's scenic quality.


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