List of U.S. Wilderness Areas

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Four federal agencies of the United States government administer the U.S. Wilderness Areas, which includes 702 wilderness areas and 107,436,608 acres (434,781 km², or 167,870 mi²). These agencies are:

This is an area larger than the state of California or Iraq. In Alaska, there are 58,182,216 acres (235,455 km²) of wilderness. This represents about 56% of the wilderness area in the United States. The National Park Service (NPS) has oversight of 44 million acres (180,000 km²) of wilderness at 47 locations. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has responsibility for nearly 21 million acres (85,000 km²) in 71 areas. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oversees more than 6.5 million acres (26,000 km²) at 177 unique sites. The Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Forest Service oversees nearly 35 million acres (142,000 km²) of wilderness areas in 407 areas. Some wilderness areas are managed by multiple agencies, so the above totals exceed the actual number of units (680) in the system. In addition, some of the 47 NPS areas with wilderness have multiple units designated as such (for example, Lake Mead National Recreation Area).

Some areas are designated wilderness by state or tribal governments. These are not federal parks. See List of U.S. state and tribal wilderness areas.

Contents
Wilderness Areas by state Wilderness Areas alphabetically
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W-X Y-Z
See also - External links

[edit] Wilderness Areas by state

[edit] Alabama

[edit] Alaska

  • Saint Lazaria Wilderness
  • Selawik Wilderness
  • Semidi Wilderness
  • Simeonof Wilderness
  • South Baranof Wilderness
  • South Etolin Wilderness
  • South Prince of Wales Wilderness
  • Stikine-LeConte Wilderness
  • Tebenkof Bay Wilderness
  • Togiak Wilderness
  • Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness
  • Tuxedni Wilderness
  • Unimak Wilderness
  • Warren Island Wilderness
  • West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness
  • Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness

[edit] Arizona

[edit] Arkansas

  • Dry Creek Wilderness
  • East Fork Wilderness
  • Flatside Wilderness
  • Hurricane Creek Wilderness
  • Leatherwood Wilderness
  • Poteau Mountain Wilderness
  • Richland Creek Wilderness
  • Upper Buffalo Wilderness

[edit] California

  • Hollow Hills Wilderness
  • Hoover Wilderness
  • Ibex Wilderness
  • Imperial Refuge Wilderness
  • Indian Pass Wilderness
  • Inyo Mountains Wilderness
  • Ishi Wilderness
  • Jacumba Wilderness
  • Jennie Lakes Wilderness
  • John Muir Wilderness
  • Joshua Tree Wilderness
  • Kaiser Wilderness
  • Kelso Dunes Wilderness
  • Kiavah Wilderness
  • King Range Wilderness
  • Kingston Range Wilderness
  • Lassen Volcanic Wilderness
  • Lava Beds Wilderness
  • Little Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness
  • Little Picacho Wilderness
  • Machesna Mountain Wilderness
  • Malpais Mesa Wilderness
  • Manly Peak Wilderness
  • Marble Mountain Wilderness
  • Matilija Wilderness
  • Mecca Hills Wilderness
  • Mesquite Wilderness
  • Mojave Wilderness
  • Mokelumne Wilderness
  • Monarch Wilderness
  • Mount Lassic Wilderness
  • Mt. Shasta Wilderness
  • Newberry Mountains Wilderness
  • Nopah Range Wilderness
  • North Algodones Dunes Wilderness
  • North Fork Wilderness
  • North Mesquite Mountains Wilderness
  • Old Woman Mountains Wilderness
  • Orocopia Mountains Wilderness
  • Otay Mountain Wilderness
  • Owens Peak Wilderness
  • Pahrump Valley Wilderness
  • Palen/McCoy Wilderness
  • Palo Verde Mountains Wilderness
  • Phillip Burton Wilderness
  • Picacho Peak Wilderness

[edit] Colorado

Colorado with Wilderness Areas highlighted in red
Colorado with Wilderness Areas highlighted in red

[edit] Florida

[edit] Georgia

[edit] Hawaii

[edit] Idaho

[edit] Illinois

  • Crab Orchard Wilderness
  • Garden of the Gods Wilderness
  • Lusk Creek Wilderness
  • Panther Den Wilderness

[edit] Indiana

[edit] Kentucky

The Clifty Wilderness Area, Red River Gorge (Daniel Boone National Forest), Kentucky, USA
The Clifty Wilderness Area, Red River Gorge (Daniel Boone National Forest), Kentucky, USA

[edit] Louisiana

  • Breton Wilderness
  • Kisatchie Hills Wilderness
  • Lacassine Wilderness

[edit] Maine

  • Caribou-Speckled Mountain Wilderness
  • Moosehorn (Baring Unit) Wilderness
  • Moosehorn Wilderness

[edit] Massachusetts

[edit] Michigan

[edit] Minnesota

[edit] Mississippi

[edit] Missouri

[edit] Montana

[edit] Nebraska

[edit] Nevada

[edit] New Hampshire

[edit] New Jersey

  • Brigantine Wilderness
  • Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness

[edit] New Mexico

[edit] New York

  • Fire Island Wilderness

[edit] North Carolina

[edit] North Dakota

[edit] Ohio

[edit] Oklahoma

[edit] Oregon

[edit] Pennsylvania

[edit] Puerto Rico

[edit] South Carolina

  • Little Wambaw Swamp Wilderness
  • Wambaw Creek Wilderness
  • Wambaw Swamp Wilderness

[edit] South Dakota

[edit] Tennessee

  • Pond Mountain Wilderness
  • Sampson Mountain Wilderness
  • Unaka Mountain Wilderness

[edit] Texas

  • Big Slough Wilderness
  • Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness
  • Indian Mounds Wilderness
  • Little Lake Creek Wilderness
  • Turkey Hill Wilderness
  • Upland Island Wilderness

[edit] Utah

[edit] Vermont

  • Big Branch Wilderness
  • Breadloaf Wilderness
  • Bristol Cliffs Wilderness
  • George D. Aiken Wilderness

[edit] Virginia

  • Barbours Creek Wilderness
  • Beartown Wilderness
  • James River Face Wilderness
  • Kimberling Creek Wilderness
  • Lewis Fork Wilderness
  • Little Dry Run Wilderness
  • Little Wilson Creek Wilderness
  • Mountain Lake Wilderness
  • Peters Mountain Wilderness
  • Priest Wilderness
  • Ramseys Draft Wilderness
  • Rich Hole Wilderness
  • Rough Mountain Wilderness
  • Saint Mary's Wilderness
  • Shawvers Run Wilderness
  • Shenandoah Wilderness
  • Three Ridges Wilderness
  • Thunder Ridge Wilderness

[edit] Washington

[edit] West Virginia

[edit] Wisconsin

  • Blackjack Springs Wilderness
  • Gaylord A. Nelson National Wilderness
  • Headwaters Wilderness
  • Porcupine Lake Wilderness
  • Rainbow Lake Wilderness
  • Whisker Lake Wilderness
  • Wisconsin Islands Wilderness

[edit] Wyoming

[edit] Wilderness Areas alphabetically

Contents
Wilderness Areas by state Wilderness Areas alphabetically
Top - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W-X Y-Z
See also - External links

[edit] A

[edit] B

[edit] C

[edit] D

[edit] E

[edit] F

[edit] G

[edit] H

[edit] I

  • Ibex Wilderness
  • Imperial Refuge Wilderness
  • Indian Heaven Wilderness
  • Indian Mounds Wilderness
  • Indian Pass Wilderness

[edit] J

[edit] K

  • Kisatchie Hills Wilderness
  • Kobuk Valley Wilderness
  • Kofa Wilderness
  • Kootznoowoo Wilderness
  • Koyukuk Wilderness
  • Kuiu Wilderness

[edit] L

[edit] M

[edit] N

  • North Fork Wilderness
  • North Jackson Mountains Wilderness
  • North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness
  • North McCullough Wilderness
  • North Mesquite Mountains Wilderness
  • North Santa Teresa Wilderness
  • Nunivak Wilderness

[edit] O

[edit] P

  • Pemigewasset Wilderness
  • Peru Peak Wilderness
  • Peters Mountain Wilderness
  • Petersburg Creek-Duncan Salt Chuck Wilderness
  • Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area
  • Phillip Burton Wilderness
  • Picacho Peak Wilderness
  • Pine Creek Wilderness
  • Pine Mountain Wilderness
  • Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness
  • Piney Creek Wilderness
  • Pinnacles Wilderness
  • Pinto Valley Wilderness
  • Piper Mountain Wilderness
  • Piute Mountains Wilderness

[edit] Q

[edit] R

[edit] S

[edit] T

  • Tres Alamos Wilderness
  • Trigo Mountain Wilderness
  • Trilobite Wilderness
  • Trinity Alps Wilderness
  • Tunnel Spring Wilderness
  • Turkey Hill Wilderness
  • Turtle Mountains Wilderness
  • Tuxedni Wilderness
  • Twin Peaks Wilderness

[edit] U

  • Unimak Wilderness
  • Upland Island Wilderness
  • Upper Buffalo Wilderness

[edit] V

[edit] W-X

[edit] Y-Z

[edit] See also

[edit] External links