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Finding Wild Horses and Burros in California
(this page is still in progress)
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Return to Finding Wild Horses here for tips on visiting the range and to find herds in other states
There are 26 wild horse and burro herds remaining in California; 21 managed by the BLM, 4 managed by the Forest Service, and 1 managed by both Forest Service & BLM:

• Big Bear is 10 miles east of Big Bear Lake
​• Bitner is 40 miles of Cedarville
• Black Mountain is 20 miles east of San Luis Obispo
• Brushy Mountain is 40 miles southwest of Chester
• Buckhorn is 40 miles southwest of Cedarville
• Carter Reservoir in NE California on the NV border
• Centennial is 10 miles north of Ridgecrest
• Chemehuevi is south of Needles
• Chicago Valley is near Death Valley Junction on the NV                 border
• Chocolate-Mule Mountains near the Picacho State                       Recreation Area west of Yuma, AZ
• Coppersmith is 30 miles southeast of Cedarville
• Devil's Garden Plateau is just north of Alturas
• Fort Sage is east of Doyle
• Fox Hog is 45 miles southwest of Cedarville
• High Rock is 45 miles southeast of Cedarville
• Lee Flat is east of the Owens Dry Lake Bed, Inyo County
• Massacre Lakes is 30 miles east of Cedarville
• New Ravendale is near the town of Ravendale
• Nut Mountain    
• Piper Mountain    
• Red Rock Lakes is 10 miles east of Macdoel
• Round Mountain (Devil's Garden Plateau) is north of             Alturas
• Three Sisters is 7 miles northeast of Tennant
• Twin Peaks is 25 miles northeast of Susanville
• Wall Canyon is 46 miles east of Cedarville
• Waucoba-Hunter Mountain is 30 miles east of Olancha
• White Mountain is 7 miles east of Benton

​*Note: the BLM map to the right shows the Palm Canyon HMA but that herd has been zeroed out
Picture
BLM Map

Big Bear Wild Burro Territory
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Size: 35,000 acres
Number of wild burros the Forest Service deems appropriate for the herd area is 60

Bitner Herd Management Area
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Size: 53,748 acres
Number of wild horses the BLM deems appropriate for the herd area is 15-25

Black Mountain Wild Horse Territory
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Size: 13,215 acres
Number of wild horses the Forest Service deems appropriate for the herd area is 20

Brushy Mountain Wild Horse Territory
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Size: 3,285 acres
*Number of wild horses the Forest Service deems appropriate for the herd area is 0 (there may be horses remaining)
From the ​Forest Service page: The Brushy Mountain herd has naturally declined with only 2 studs remaining in 2003. Due to the limited amount of contiguous federal land within this territory, the territory is not able to sustain a viable population of wild horses.  Contact the Almanor Ranger District at 530-258-2141 for information.

Buckhorn Herd Management Area
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Size: 76,590 acres
Number of wild horses the BLM deems appropriate for the herd area is 59-85

Carter Reservoir Herd Management Area
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Size: 23,468 acres
Number of wild horses the BLM deems appropriate for the herd area is 25-35

Centennial Herd Management Area
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Size: 318,499 acres
Number of wild horses and burros the BLM deems appropriate for the herd area is 134-168

Chemehuevi Herd Management Area
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Size: 138,333 acres
Number of wild burros the BLM deems appropriate for the herd area is 97-108

Chicago Valley Herd Management Area
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Size: 278,105 acres
Number of wild horses the BLM deems appropriate for the herd area is 10-12

Chocolate Mule Mountains Herd Management Area
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Size: 205,539 acres
Number of wild burros the BLM deems appropriate for the herd area is 109-133

Coppersmith Mountains Herd Management Area
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Size: 73,422 acres
Number of wild horses the BLM deems appropriate for the herd area is 50-75

Devil's Garden Plateau Wild Horse Territory / Round Mountain Herd Management Area
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Size: 248,428 acres of Forest Service land / ​Size: 7,759 acres of BLM land
Number of wild horses the Forest Service deems appropriate for the herd area is 402 / BLM is 8-10

Fort Sage Herd Management Area
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Size: 15,967 acres
Number of wild horses the BLM deems appropriate for the herd area is 24-29

Fox Hog Herd Management Area
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Size: 127,122 acres
Number of wild horses the BLM deems appropriate for the herd area is 120-220

High Rock Herd Management Area
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Size: 94,708 acres
Number of wild horses the BLM deems appropriate for the herd area is 78-120

Lee Flat Herd Management Area
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Size: 73,380 acres
Number of wild burros the BLM deems appropriate for the herd area is 12-15

Massacre Lake Herd Management Area
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Size: 39,942 acres
Number of wild horses the BLM deems appropriate for the herd area is 35-45

New Ravendale Herd Management Area
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Size: 32,137 acres
Number of wild horses the BLM deems appropriate for the herd area is 10-25

Nut Mountain Herd Management Area
​
Size: 
Number of wild horses the BLM deems appropriate for the herd area is ____

Piper Mountain Herd Management Area
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Size: 96,261 acres
Number of wild horses the BLM deems appropriate for the herd area is 14-17

Red Rock Lakes Herd Management Area
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Size: 18,541 acres
Number of wild horses the BLM deems appropriate for the herd area is 16-25

Three Sisters Wild Horse Territory
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Size: 26,000 acres
Number of wild horses the Forest Service deems appropriate for the herd area is 15

Twin Peaks Herd Management Area
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Size: 758,128 acres
Number of wild horses the BLM deems appropriate for the herd area is 448-758 and for burros is 72-116

Wall Canyon Herd Management Area
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Size: 41,158 acres
Number of wild horses the BLM deems appropriate for the herd area is 15-25

Waucoba-Hunter Mountain Herd Management Area
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Size: 22,670 acres
Number of wild burros the BLM deems appropriate for the herd area is 9-11

White Mountain Wild Horse Territory
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Size: 149,690 acres of Forest Service land and 60,000 acres of BLM land
Number of wild horses the Forest Service deems appropriate for the herd area is 75
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