McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area
There is no entrance fee. McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area is a BLM unit in Mesa County, Colorado.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area on the managing agency's own page.
McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area map
McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Closures
- All BLM-managed public lands in McInnis Canyons NCA closed for the Snyder Mesa Fire (as of June 27, 2026). Read the notice
Fire restrictions
Agency fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.
Common questions
- There is no entrance fee.
- McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area is managed by the BLM's Grand Junction Field Office.
- McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area's listed activities include Hiking, mountain biking, boating, camping, OHV.
Fees, hours, and reservations
There is no entrance fee.
Camping at McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area
Campground inside the boundary: Rabbit Valley camping , with site counts, fees, and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.
Saddlehorn Campground (0.5 miles outside the boundary): its sites, fees, and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.
Getting there
- 7.2 miles from Loma
Trails
- Trail Through Time Adjacent to an active dinosaur quarry
- Devil's Canyon
- Pollock Bench
Public lands next to McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area
- Wilderness areaBlack Ridge Canyons Wilderness lies inside McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area.
- National Park Service unitMcInnis Canyons National Conservation Area borders Colorado National Monument.
- State parkJames M. Robb - Colorado River State Park is 1.3 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- gis.blm.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- blm.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- blm.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- blm.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
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