Values

The Devil’s Playground WSA contains interesting and unusual geologic features.  With Black Mountain at its core, the area is a combination of sagebrush and juniper grasslands and badlands.  The scenic appeal of the area derives from its badlands, predominately greenish-gray to tan clays of the Upper Eocene Bridger formation.  Cultural resource surveys have revealed highly significant values in the WSA. The Pine Springs Archaeological Site (a cultural Area of Critical Environmental Concern) is an unusual isolated wetland area immediately adjacent to the WSA.  It supports a small dense riparian strip of meadow, aspen, cottonwood, and spruce (but contrary to its name, no pine).  It has attracted people to this area for time immemorial. The southeast flanks of Black Mountain contain one of the most significant (and extensive) tipi ring sites in southwestern Wyoming.

Outstanding opportunities for recreation include camping, rock hounding, hiking, hunting, and sightseeing. Further values include geologic and archeological science and education.  Fossil deposits and evidence of 9,000 years of human occupation can be found throughout the WSA. 

Visitation Information

From Green River, WY, take State Highway 530 south approximately 17 miles to County Road 1, and turn right.  Drive approximately 13 miles to an unmarked dirt route and cattle guard on the left going east.  With 4WD this route may be driven approximately 2 ½ miles to Pine Springs on the edge of the WSA.

Visitor Advisory

Access to the WSA requires navigational skills and, in many cases, four wheel-drive/high clearance vehicles. Visitors should be prepared for adverse weather and road conditions. The WSA is accessed by unnamed and unsigned two track roads.