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South Dakota

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Black Elk Badlands Soldier Creek Fort Niobrara



Original map prepared by the National Atlas of the United States of America ® (August 2004). Additional data for subsequently designated wilderness areas has been added by the Wilderness.net staff.

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State Fast Facts

State acres: 48,881,920
Acres of wilderness: 77,570
Wildernesses: 2

Largest wilderness: Badlands Wilderness
Smallest wilderness: Black Elk Wilderness
Managing agencies: FS, NPS

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Map Legend
BLM wilderness - dark yellow Bureau of Land Management Wilderness
BLM non wilderness - light yellow Bureau of Land Management NON-Wilderness
FWS wilderness - dark orange Fish & Wildlife Service Wilderness
FWS non wilderness - light orange Fish & Wildlife Service NON-Wilderness
FS wilderness - dark green Forest Service Wilderness
FS non wilderness - light green Forest Service NON-Wilderness
NPS wilderness - dark purple National Park Service Wilderness
NPS non wilderness - light purple National Park Service NON-Wilderness
Roads - red Major Roads
Ferry routes (AK only) - blue Ferry Routes (AK)



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