BLM unit
Avi Kwa Ame National Monument
There is no entrance fee. Yes, dispersed camping is allowed at Avi Kwa Ame National Monument. Avi Kwa Ame National Monument is a BLM unit in Clark County, Nevada.
Avi Kwa Ame National Monument map
Avi Kwa Ame National Monument boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
3 fire restriction orders are recorded for this unit as of Sept. 30, 2026. Each links the signed order.
- BLM Southern Nevada District Fire Prevention Order Effective May 26, 2026. Applies to BLM Southern Nevada District land, which includes this unit (Las Vegas Field Office). Listed under Southern Nevada on Nevada Fire Info. The signed order states the exact area, what it prohibits, and exemptions.
- BLM Southern Nevada Year-Round Fire Restrictions Applies to BLM Southern Nevada District land, which includes this unit (Las Vegas Field Office). Year-round order. Listed under Southern Nevada on Nevada Fire Info. The signed order states the exact area, what it prohibits, and exemptions.
- BLM Nevada Prevention Order: BLM statewide restrictions Effective May 1, 2026. Applies to all BLM and Forest Service land in Nevada. Prohibited: Possessing, discharging, using or allowing the use of fireworks, pyrotechnic or incendiary devices; possessing, discharging, igniting or causing to burn; explosives or explosive material, including binary explosive targets; discharging a firearm using tracer, incendiary, or steel-component ammunition. [Use of tracer or incendiary ammunition is always prohibited on public lands]; operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained and in effective working order.
Nevada Fire Info, BLM Nevada's interagency fire site, keeps the Nevada fire restrictions map and signed orders for every fire zone, and a Nevada fire map of active fires.
Common questions
- There is no entrance fee.
- Yes, dispersed camping is allowed at Avi Kwa Ame National Monument. Stays are limited to 14 days in any 28-day period.
- Avi Kwa Ame National Monument is managed by the BLM's Las Vegas Field Office.
- Avi Kwa Ame National Monument's listed activities include Hunting, camping, hiking, OHV use, photography.
Fees, hours, and reservations
There is no entrance fee.
Camping at Avi Kwa Ame National Monument
Dispersed camping allowed Stays are limited to 14 days in any 28-day period.
Public lands next to Avi Kwa Ame National Monument
- Wilderness areaBridge Canyon Wilderness lies inside Avi Kwa Ame National Monument.
- Wilderness areaNellis Wash Wilderness lies inside Avi Kwa Ame National Monument.
- Wilderness areaSouth McCullough Wilderness lies inside Avi Kwa Ame National Monument.
- Wilderness areaSpirit Mountain Wilderness lies inside Avi Kwa Ame National Monument.
- Wilderness areaWee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness lies inside Avi Kwa Ame National Monument.
- Wilderness areaAvi Kwa Ame National Monument borders Ireteba Peaks Wilderness.
- National Park Service unitAvi Kwa Ame National Monument borders Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
- State parkBig Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area is 1 mile away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
Photos
- https://www.blm.gov/avi-kwa-ame-national-monument (accessed 2026-09-28)
- https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2023-04/Frequently%20Asked%20Questions%204-23.pdf (accessed 2026-09-28)
- https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2023-03/Nevada_Avi-Kwa-Ame-National-Monument-proclamation.pdf (accessed 2026-09-28)
- https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2025-01/01.15.2025%20-%20AKANM%20Interim%20Guidance.pdf (accessed 2026-09-28)
- https://www.blm.gov/southern-nevada-district-recreation (accessed 2026-09-28)
- https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2024-06/BLM%20National%20Monuments%20and%20National%20Conservation%20Areas%206.24.pdf (accessed 2026-09-28)
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Avi_Kwa_Ame_National_Monument (accessed 2026-09-28)