Vegetation in the meandering canyon bottoms includes grasses, pinyon, juniper, cottonwood, willow and box elder.

Wildlife viewing may include deer, mountain lion, desert bighorn sheep, along with golden and bald eagles.

The front country area of the BRCW is located a few minutes from the town of Fruita, Colorado via State Highway 340.

Visitors to this area are treated to a true wilderness experience in a rough, remote land that provides outstanding opportunities for solitude.

[2] Mee Canyon contains a 300-foot (91 m) deep alcove that is accessible only by way of a difficult hiking trail which requires and scrambling over many exposed ledges.

Knowles and Jones Canyons offer visitors a true wilderness experience, with outstanding opportunities for solitude and a primitive and unconfined type of recreation.