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id: "68962"
name: Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
distance: "28"
duration: 2-4 hours to visit the byway
description: Bitter Springs Back Country Byway offers more than a drive with many rock formations, like the Muddy Mountains and colorful sandstone for sightseeing.
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organization:
  - url: https://www.blm.gov/programs/recreation/recreation-programs/byways/nevada
    name: Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
websites:
  - url: https://travelnevada.com/off-roading/bitter-springs-backcountry-byway/
    name: Nevada Travel Guide
attractions:
  - url: https://www.recreation.gov/gateways/13583
    name: Recreation.gv
designations:
  - BLM Back Country Byway
states:
  - NV
ll:
  - -114.73623700013741
  - 36.46147499957158
bounds:
  - - -114.73623700013741
    - 36.28155100037833
  - - -114.48910499979587
    - 36.46147499957158
books: "978-1426219054"

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Bitter Springs Back Country Byway offers a drive with many rock formations, like the Muddy Mountains and colorful sandstone for sight seeing.  Along the byway, visit abandoned borax mines and evidence of rivers that have long since dried up.  Bitter Springs is close to many entertaining and informational areas such as Las Vegas, the Valley of Fire State Park, the Moapa Indian Reservation, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, and Hoover Dam.