Bridge Canyon Wilderness

The Bridge Canyon Wilderness is a small wilderness area located in the Newberry Mountains in southern Nevada, United States, in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. It is also within Avi Kwa Ame National Monument. The rock outcrops and caves make this area very striking. Stands of cottonwood trees can be found along the Grapevine Wash and Sacatone Wash water courses. Canyon grape, cattails and rushes grow in Grapevine Canyon. Reptiles include the Western chuckwalla, side-blotched lizard, and Gila monster.

Characteristics
The Wilderness covers an area of 7761 acre, with elevations rising to 5600 ft. Bridge Canyon is situated approximately 75 mi south of Las Vegas and 7 mi west of Laughlin.

NWPS
Bridge Canyon Wilderness became part of the National Wilderness Preservation System in 2002.