Chain Lakes Wildlife Habitat Management Area

Chain Lakes

Wildlife Habitat Management Area - Wyoming

Approximately 32 miles northwest of Rawlins in the Red Desert, Chain Lakes Wildlife Habitat Management Area provides winter habitat for antelope, and protects migration routes for pronghorn traveling between summer and winter ranges. This part of the Red Desert averages six and one-half inches of precipitation each year, and its topography is a flat-to-gently rolling steppe. The elevation ranges from 6,500 feet at the lakes to 6,750 feet on Chain Lakes rim. This management area is ideal for wildlife watching without much human interference. Watch the weather: a rainstorm or snowstorm can hinder vehicle travel due to muddy or snow-drifted roads. Chain Lakes is open all year.

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Chain Lakes - Visitor Map

Visitor Map of Chain Lakes Wildlife Habitat Management Area (WHMA) in Wyoming. Published by Wyoming Game & Fish Department (WGFD).

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Visitor Map of Red Rim Daley Wildlife Habitat Management Area (WHMA) in Wyoming. Published by Wyoming Game & Fish Department (WGFD).

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Map of Seasonal and Year-Round BLM Public Land User Limitations in the BLM Rawlins Field Office area in Wyoming. Published by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

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Chain Lakes WHMA https://wgfd.wyo.gov/Public-Access/WHMA/WHMA/Chain-Lakes Approximately 32 miles northwest of Rawlins in the Red Desert, Chain Lakes Wildlife Habitat Management Area provides winter habitat for antelope, and protects migration routes for pronghorn traveling between summer and winter ranges. This part of the Red Desert averages six and one-half inches of precipitation each year, and its topography is a flat-to-gently rolling steppe. The elevation ranges from 6,500 feet at the lakes to 6,750 feet on Chain Lakes rim. This management area is ideal for wildlife watching without much human interference. Watch the weather: a rainstorm or snowstorm can hinder vehicle travel due to muddy or snow-drifted roads. Chain Lakes is open all year.