The Little Book Cliffs Horse Range

The 1971 Wild and Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act provides for the management, protection and control of all unbranded and unclaimed horses and burros on public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

Although horse herds live in many parts of the western United States, The Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Range near Grand Junction, Colorado, is one of only 3 areas in the United States, which have been specifically set aside for wild horses. In addition to Little Book Cliffs, there is the Pryor Mountains National Wild Horse Range in Montana and Wyoming and an area, which is part of the Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas, Nevada.

Just 8 miles northeast of Grand Junction, the Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Range encompasses more than 36.000 acres of rugged canyons and plateaus. There  are approximately 90 to 120 or more wild horses that roam the pinyon-juniper covered hills and the sagebrush parks that make up most of the area. Cliffs and canyons are natural barriers, and they are supplemented with fencing to define the area and control horse movement.

The wild horses of the Little Book Cliffs share their land with other animals such as deer,elk, mountain lion, bear, and big horn sheep. There are many trails to hike or ride your horse. Below you will find a map of the Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Range.  

As you are looking at the photo album you will notice that there are names, all of the horses on the Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse range have a name.

Directions for getting to the range