Dead Timber State Recreation Area/Powderhorn Wildlife Management Area - Both areas provide an ideal setting for outdoor activities. Dead Timber is a 200-acre area with newly-remodeled facilities for camping, fishing, and hiking. Campers at Dead Timber will find electrical hookups, water, picnic shelters and fireplaces. Dead Timber offers peaceful seclusion for an afternoon or weekend.

Powderhorn Wildlife Management Area, located next to the Elkhorn River, provides wonderful habitat for a variety of species of game for hunting, with primitive camping allowed. Dead Timber is one of the few state recreation areas open to hunting in the fall.