2019 Hot Spots Announced

This year’s Hot Spot nominations included over 120 landscapes across the country and even the world. In many ways, all of these locations were very deserving and clearly have passionate stewards looking out for them—this made the decision very difficult.  We are proud to announce the 2019 Leave No Trace Hot Spots below! Next year, we will be working with the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, state agencies, non-profits, and land trusts in 13 states across the country.  We are very excited to get started as we work towards outstanding programming, outreach, education, and community building around these 19 landscapes that are being ‘loved to death’!

• 6 Mile Cove, Lake Mojave, NV
• Arroyo Seco Gorge, Greenfield, CA
• Indian Creek, Monticello, UT
• Peekamoose Blue Hole, Grahamsville, NY
• Bridger-Teton National Forest, Jackson, WY
• Chatfield State Park, Littleton, CO
• Amazon Park, Eugene, OR
• Columbia River Gorge, Hood River, OR
• Eastern High Peaks Wilderness, North Elba, NY
• Enchantments Special Permit Area, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA
• Horseshoe Bend (Glen Canyon National Recreation Area), Page, AZ
• Joshua Tree National Park, CA
• Mount Major State Park, Alton, NH
• Lochsa Powell Ranger District, Nez-Perce Clearwater National Forest, ID
• Chattahoochee National Forest and Amicalola Falls State Park, GA
• Sumter NF, Tamassee, SC
• West Maroon Trailhead, Crested Butte, CO
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument – Painted Hills Unit, Mitchell, OR
• Death Valley National Park, CA

The Hot Spots Program identifies areas suffering from the severe impacts of outdoor activities that can thrive again with Leave No Trace solutions. Each location receives a unique blend of education programs, service projects, follow-up programs and more. The result is areas on the road to a healthy and sustainable recovery with site-specific Leave No Trace tools in place