Vieques Wilderness
Area Management
The Vieques Wilderness is part of the 110 million acre National Wilderness Preservation System. This System of lands provides clean air, water, and habitat critical for rare and endangered plants and animals. You play an important role in helping to "secure for the American people of present and future generations the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness" as called for by the Congress of the United States through the Wilderness Act of 1964. Please follow the requirements outlined below to ensure protection of this unique area.The Vieques Wilderness is closed to all public visitation, however, non-wilderness portions of the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge are open. Please contact the refuge for more information.



