Jackson the Burro

Adopted in 2012, Jackson the Red Rock Burro is a mascot for BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Program and provides area visitors a chance to interact up close with a locally born and raised burro.

Jackson makes regularly scheduled appearances at Red Rock Canyon NCA and the nearby Spring Mountain Ranch State Park. He is crowd and family-friendly, and children are encouraged to feel his fur, and pet and interact with him. Jackson loves the attention and will often stick his head out of the corral to interact with kids. A wrangler is always on-hand to manage the encounters and tell stories about Jackson’s adoption, upbringing, and the lives of his cousins in the wild. Between his appearances and presence on social media, Jackson is fast becoming a favorite fixture of Southern Nevada public lands, especially for families.