National Conservation Area is a designation for certain protected areas in the United States. National Conservation Areas are managed by the United States Bureau of Land Management under the National Landscape Conservation System. Restrictions vary between conservation areas but generally the areas are not leased or sold under mining laws and motorized vehicle use is restricted.
There are sixteen National Conservation Areas in the National Landscape Conservation System:
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