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General Information About the National Park Service

National Park Service

Purpose: To provide for the use and enjoyment of the parks by people and to preserve the land in its original state.
Federal Department: Interior
Website: http://www.nps.gov
Manages 13% of Federal Lands and 40% of the acreage within National Wilderness Preservation System.
Uses 49 administrative units to manage 60 wilderness areas.

Wilderness Areas in the National Park System

Alaska
- Denali National Park
  - Denali Wilderness
- Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
  - Gates of the Arctic Wilderness
- Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
  - Glacier Bay Wilderness
- Katmai National Park and Preserve
  - Katmai Wilderness
- Kobuk Valley National Park
  - Kobuk Valley Wilderness
- Lake Clark National Park
  - Lake Clark Wilderness
- Noatak National Preserve
  - Noatak Wilderness
- Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
  - Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness
Arizona
- Chiricahua National Monument
  - Chiricahua National Monument Wilderness
- Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
  - Organ Pipe Cactus Wilderness
- Petrified Forest National Park
  - Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area
- Saguaro National Park
  - Saguaro Wilderness
Arkansas
- Buffalo National River
  - Buffalo National River Wilderness
California
- Death Valley National Park
  - Death Valley Wilderness
- Devils Postpile National Monument
  - Ansel Adams Wilderness
- Joshua Tree National Park
  - Joshua Tree Wilderness
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
  - Lassen Volcanic Wilderness
- Lava Beds National Monument
  - Lava Beds Wilderness
- Mojave National Preserve
  - Mojave Wilderness
- Pinnacles National Monument
  - Pinnacles Wilderness
- Point Reyes National Seashore
  - Phillip Burton Wilderness
- Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park
  - John Krebs Wilderness
  - Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness
- Yosemite National Park
  - Yosemite Wilderness
Colorado
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
  - Black Canyon of the Gunnison Wilderness
- Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
  - Great Sand Dunes Wilderness
  - Sangre de Cristo Wilderness
- Mesa Verde National Park
  - Mesa Verde Wilderness
- Rocky Mountain National Park
  - Indian Peaks Wilderness
  - Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness
Florida
- Everglades National Park
  - Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness
Georgia
- Cumberland Island National Seashore
  - Cumberland Island Wilderness
Hawaii
- Haleakala National Park
  - Haleakala Wilderness
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
  - Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness
Idaho
- Craters of the Moon National Monument
  - Craters of the Moon National Wilderness Area
Michigan
- Isle Royale National Park
  - Isle Royale Wilderness
- Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
  - Beaver Basin Wilderness
Mississippi
- Gulf Islands National Seashore
  - Gulf Islands Wilderness
Nevada
- Death Valley National Park
  - Death Valley Wilderness
- Lake Mead National Recreation Area
New Mexico
- Bandelier National Monument
  - Bandelier Wilderness
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park
  - Carlsbad Caverns Wilderness
New York
- Fire Island National Seashore
  - Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness
North Dakota
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park
  - Theodore Roosevelt Wilderness
South Carolina
- Congaree National Park
  - Congaree National Park Wilderness
South Dakota
- Badlands National Park
  - Badlands Wilderness
Texas
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park
  - Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness
Utah
- Zion National Park
  - Zion Wilderness
Virginia
- Shenandoah National Park
  - Shenandoah Wilderness
Washington
- Mount Rainier National Park
  - Mount Rainier Wilderness
- North Cascades National Park
  - Stephen Mather Wilderness
- Olympic National Park
  - Olympic Wilderness
Wisconsin
- Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
  - Gaylord Nelson Wilderness