A piece of the public access puzzle is in place today and into the future thanks to a collaborative conservation effort in northwest Wyoming.
In 2021, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation partnered with the U.S. Forest Service to acquire 101 acres of prime wildlife habitat that is now part of the Shoshone National Forest.
The property east of Yellowstone National Park and northwest of Cody was a private inholding.
It features Little Rock Creek, a small but vibrant waterway that winds through a valley bottom beneath scenic Beartooth Plateau.
The landscape supplies important habitat for elk, mule deer, moose, grizzly and black bears, bighorn sheep, mountain lions, pronghorn antelope, mountain goats and other wildlife as well as birds and fish.
It lies in an area known for quality elk and mule deer hunting but is also open to public access for fishing, hiking and other recreational activities.
Since 1984, RMEF has opened or improved public access to more than 1.6 million acres.
To view the sites and boundaries of RMEF land conservation and access projects, turn on the RMEF layer. And use the code RMEF when signing up for your onX subscription to receive a 20% discount.
