Trust Lands Administration sales director Diane Durrant said most of the properties are in locations suited to recreational use, from hunting and fishing to hiking and sightseeing. Some also have agriculture potential.

The auction listing includes the following properties:

Beaver County: Two parcels, one containing 80 acres, the other 38, are along the Beaver River below Minersville Reservoir. The river is categorized there as a Class III wild trout fishery.

Box Elder County: A 640-acre section in Marlow Canyon has been divided into two parcels: one of 560 acres, the other of 80. This mountainous stretch has been used for livestock grazing and deer and grouse hunting.

Limited grazing forage also can be found on three parcels totaling 1,029 acres west of Promontory Golden Spike National Historic Site. Another 371 acres of rangeland are being offered near the southwest end of the Hansel Mountains, roughly eight miles south of Snowville.

The administration also is offering 160 acres of rangeland, part of which is now being used as a dry farm, in the Whites Valley and West Hills areas eight miles northeast of Tremonton.

Carbon County: The 640-acre Bear Canyon parcel, about 20 miles northeast of Sunnyside, consists of steep, rocky slopes primarily suitable for big-game habitat or livestock grazing.

Garfield County: A 40-acre parcel at the mouth of North Creek, five miles west of Escalante, offers scenic views, hunting, hiking, fishing and sightseeing. The parcel also comes with water rights.

Iron County: Choke Cherry Creek is a 320-acre parcel featuring broken canyons, draws and rock formations near the Utah-Nevada border. Zoned for agriculture and with an accompanying water right, the parcel also has recreational possibilities.

Piute County: Privacy and solitude are listed as the primary attributes of a 640-acre parcel six miles east of Circleville on the face of Table Mountain in the Dutton Mountain Range. The land has a history of all-terrain-vehicle use.

Rich County: Livestock grazing has been the primary use of Dry Hollow Flat, a 320-acre parcel four miles east of Woodruff and a quarter-mile from the Utah-Wyoming border. The Bear River is a half-mile to the south.

Another 640 acres along the state line with Wyoming are being offered through the South Rich parcel, which traditionally has been big-game winter habitat and livestock grazing land.

Washington County: The administration is offering a pair of 20-acre pieces 2 1/2 miles west of Enterprise, known as the Shoal Creek parcels. There is no access to these lands, which are zoned for conservation as open space.

Durrant said state financing is available on each parcel. More information on each offering, the auction process and financing options may be found on the administration's Web site, http://www.trustlands.com, or by calling 877-526-3725.

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