Wilderness Areas in the United States

Non-Federal Lands within Wilderness

Lee Metcalf Wilderness
OBJECTID | 1
Wilderness | Lee Metcalf Wilderness
Land Type | State Government Land
Wilderness ID | 316

Turtle Canyon Wilderness
OBJECTID | 2
Wilderness | Turtle Canyon Wilderness
Land Type | State Government Land
Wilderness ID | 803

Mexican Mountain Wilderness
OBJECTID | 3
Wilderness | Mexican Mountain Wilderness
Land Type | State Government Land
Wilderness ID | 797

Eagle Canyon Wilderness
Wilderness | Eagle Canyon Wilderness

Deep Creek North Wilderness
Wilderness | Deep Creek North Wilderness

Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness
Wilderness | Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness

Arrastra Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness | Arrastra Mountain Wilderness

Hassayampa River Canyon Wilderness
Wilderness | Hassayampa River Canyon Wilderness

Sierra Estrella Wilderness
Wilderness | Sierra Estrella Wilderness

Broad Canyon Wilderness
Wilderness | Broad Canyon Wilderness

Sierra de las Uvas Wilderness
Wilderness | Sierra de las Uvas Wilderness

Gros Ventre Wilderness
Wilderness | Gros Ventre Wilderness

Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness

Sabinoso Wilderness
Wilderness | Sabinoso Wilderness

Rio San Antonio Wilderness
Wilderness | Rio San Antonio Wilderness

Horse Valley Wilderness
Wilderness | Horse Valley Wilderness

Cold Wash Wilderness
Wilderness | Cold Wash Wilderness

Red's Canyon Wilderness
Wilderness | Red's Canyon Wilderness

Big Wild Horse Mesa Wilderness
Wilderness | Big Wild Horse Mesa Wilderness

San Rafael Reef Wilderness
Wilderness | San Rafael Reef Wilderness

Little Ocean Draw Wilderness
Wilderness | Little Ocean Draw Wilderness

Devil's Canyon Wilderness
Wilderness | Devil's Canyon Wilderness

Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness
Wilderness | Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness

Middle Wild Horse Mesa Wilderness
Wilderness | Middle Wild Horse Mesa Wilderness

Muddy Creek Wilderness
Wilderness | Muddy Creek Wilderness

Little Wild Horse Canyon Wilderness
Wilderness | Little Wild Horse Canyon Wilderness

Lower Last Chance Wilderness
Wilderness | Lower Last Chance Wilderness

Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness
Wilderness | Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness

East Potrillo Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | East Potrillo Mountains Wilderness

Robledo Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Robledo Mountains Wilderness

Potrillo Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Potrillo Mountains Wilderness

Whitethorn Wilderness
Wilderness | Whitethorn Wilderness

Cinder Cone Wilderness
Wilderness | Cinder Cone Wilderness

Aden Lava Flow Wilderness
Wilderness | Aden Lava Flow Wilderness

Redfield Canyon Wilderness
Wilderness | Redfield Canyon Wilderness

Hummingbird Springs Wilderness
Wilderness | Hummingbird Springs Wilderness

Harcuvar Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Harcuvar Mountains Wilderness

Eagletail Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Eagletail Mountains Wilderness

Jim McClure-Jerry Peak Wilderness
Wilderness | Jim McClure-Jerry Peak Wilderness

Rattlesnake Wilderness
Wilderness | Rattlesnake Wilderness

Paiute Wilderness
Wilderness | Paiute Wilderness
Shape__Length | 8.456796

Doc's Pass Wilderness
Wilderness | Doc's Pass Wilderness

Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness
Wilderness | Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness

Dead Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Dead Mountains Wilderness

Turtle Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Turtle Mountains Wilderness

Whipple Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Whipple Mountains Wilderness

Imperial Refuge Wilderness
Wilderness | Imperial Refuge Wilderness

Trigo Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness | Trigo Mountain Wilderness

Palen/McCoy Wilderness
Wilderness | Palen/McCoy Wilderness

Rawhide Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Rawhide Mountains Wilderness

Rice Valley Wilderness
Wilderness | Rice Valley Wilderness

Big Maria Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Big Maria Mountains Wilderness

Riverside Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Riverside Mountains Wilderness

Little Picacho Wilderness
Wilderness | Little Picacho Wilderness

Milpitas Wash Wilderness
Wilderness | Milpitas Wash Wilderness

Palo Verde Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Palo Verde Mountains Wilderness

Buzzards Peak Wilderness
Wilderness | Buzzards Peak Wilderness

Indian Pass Wilderness
Wilderness | Indian Pass Wilderness

Sid's Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness | Sid's Mountain Wilderness

Desolation Canyon Wilderness
Wilderness | Desolation Canyon Wilderness

South Etolin Wilderness
Wilderness | South Etolin Wilderness

Chuck River Wilderness
Wilderness | Chuck River Wilderness

Kootznoowoo Wilderness
Wilderness | Kootznoowoo Wilderness

Petersburg Creek-Duncan Salt Chuck Wilderness
Wilderness | Petersburg Creek-Duncan Salt Chuck Wilderness

West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness
Wilderness | West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness

Pleasant/Lemusurier/Inian Islands Wilderness
Wilderness | Pleasant/Lemusurier/Inian Islands Wilderness

Bristol Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Bristol Mountains Wilderness

Kelso Dunes Wilderness
Wilderness | Kelso Dunes Wilderness

Mojave Wilderness
Wilderness | Mojave Wilderness

Clipper Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness | Clipper Mountain Wilderness

Pahrump Valley Wilderness
Wilderness | Pahrump Valley Wilderness

South Nopah Range Wilderness
Wilderness | South Nopah Range Wilderness

Wild Sky Wilderness
Wilderness | Wild Sky Wilderness

Lassen Volcanic Wilderness
Wilderness | Lassen Volcanic Wilderness

Little Jacks Creek Wilderness
Wilderness | Little Jacks Creek Wilderness

Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness
Wilderness | Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness

Big Jacks Creek Wilderness
Wilderness | Big Jacks Creek Wilderness

Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness
Wilderness | Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness

Hells Canyon Wilderness
Wilderness | Hells Canyon Wilderness

Pole Creek Wilderness
Wilderness | Pole Creek Wilderness

North Fork Owyhee Wilderness
Wilderness | North Fork Owyhee Wilderness

Owyhee River Wilderness
Wilderness | Owyhee River Wilderness

White Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | White Mountains Wilderness

Inyo Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Inyo Mountains Wilderness

Sylvania Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Sylvania Mountains Wilderness

Piper Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness | Piper Mountain Wilderness

Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness
Wilderness | Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness

Pasayten Wilderness
Wilderness | Pasayten Wilderness

North Mesquite Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | North Mesquite Mountains Wilderness

Mesquite Wilderness
Wilderness | Mesquite Wilderness

Piute Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Piute Mountains Wilderness

Trilobite Wilderness
Wilderness | Trilobite Wilderness

Kingston Range Wilderness
Wilderness | Kingston Range Wilderness

Soda Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Soda Mountains Wilderness

Avawatz Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Avawatz Mountains Wilderness

Hollow Hills Wilderness
Wilderness | Hollow Hills Wilderness

Darwin Falls Wilderness
Wilderness | Darwin Falls Wilderness

Surprise Canyon Wilderness
Wilderness | Surprise Canyon Wilderness

Coso Range Wilderness
Wilderness | Coso Range Wilderness

Resting Spring Range Wilderness
Wilderness | Resting Spring Range Wilderness

Nopah Range Wilderness
Wilderness | Nopah Range Wilderness

North Algodones Dunes Wilderness
Wilderness | North Algodones Dunes Wilderness

Carrizo Gorge Wilderness
Wilderness | Carrizo Gorge Wilderness

Cadiz Dunes Wilderness
Wilderness | Cadiz Dunes Wilderness

Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness
Wilderness | Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness

Jacumba Wilderness
Wilderness | Jacumba Wilderness

Sheephole Valley Wilderness
Wilderness | Sheephole Valley Wilderness

Old Woman Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Old Woman Mountains Wilderness

San Gorgonio Wilderness
Wilderness | San Gorgonio Wilderness

Jay S. Hammond Wilderness
Wilderness | Jay S. Hammond Wilderness

Noatak Wilderness
Wilderness | Noatak Wilderness

Funeral Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Funeral Mountains Wilderness

Argus Range Wilderness
Wilderness | Argus Range Wilderness

Ibex Wilderness
Wilderness | Ibex Wilderness

Death Valley Wilderness
Wilderness | Death Valley Wilderness

Granite Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness | Granite Mountain Wilderness

Carson-Iceberg Wilderness
Wilderness | Carson-Iceberg Wilderness

Mokelumne Wilderness
Wilderness | Mokelumne Wilderness

Yuki Wilderness
Wilderness | Yuki Wilderness

Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness
Wilderness | Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness

Cache Creek Wilderness
Wilderness | Cache Creek Wilderness

Cedar Roughs Wilderness
Wilderness | Cedar Roughs Wilderness

Ishi Wilderness
Wilderness | Ishi Wilderness

King Range Wilderness
Wilderness | King Range Wilderness

Marble Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness | Marble Mountain Wilderness

Trinity Alps Wilderness
Wilderness | Trinity Alps Wilderness

Santa Rosa Wilderness
Wilderness | Santa Rosa Wilderness

Pinto Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Pinto Mountains Wilderness

Joshua Tree Wilderness
Wilderness | Joshua Tree Wilderness

Orocopia Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Orocopia Mountains Wilderness

Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness

Black Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness | Black Mountain Wilderness

Grass Valley Wilderness
Wilderness | Grass Valley Wilderness

Newberry Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Newberry Mountains Wilderness

Great Falls Basin Wilderness
Wilderness | Great Falls Basin Wilderness

Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness
Wilderness | Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness

Badlands Wilderness
Wilderness | Badlands Wilderness
Land Type | Private Land

Medicine Lake Wilderness
Wilderness | Medicine Lake Wilderness
Land Type | Private Land

Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness
Wilderness | Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness
Land Type | Private Land

Comanche Peak Wilderness
Wilderness | Comanche Peak Wilderness

Never Summer Wilderness
Wilderness | Never Summer Wilderness

Indian Peaks Wilderness
Wilderness | Indian Peaks Wilderness

Sangre de Cristo Wilderness
Wilderness | Sangre de Cristo Wilderness

Cache La Poudre Wilderness
Wilderness | Cache La Poudre Wilderness

Eagles Nest Wilderness
Wilderness | Eagles Nest Wilderness

James Peak Wilderness
Wilderness | James Peak Wilderness

Mount Evans Wilderness
Wilderness | Mount Evans Wilderness

Lost Creek Wilderness
Wilderness | Lost Creek Wilderness

Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness
Wilderness | Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness

Savage Run Wilderness
Wilderness | Savage Run Wilderness

Raggeds Wilderness
Wilderness | Raggeds Wilderness

Powderhorn Wilderness
Wilderness | Powderhorn Wilderness

Uncompahgre Wilderness
Wilderness | Uncompahgre Wilderness

Hermosa Creek Wilderness
Wilderness | Hermosa Creek Wilderness

Mount Sneffels Wilderness
Wilderness | Mount Sneffels Wilderness

Lizard Head Wilderness
Wilderness | Lizard Head Wilderness

South San Juan Wilderness
Wilderness | South San Juan Wilderness

Weminuche Wilderness
Wilderness | Weminuche Wilderness

La Garita Wilderness
Wilderness | La Garita Wilderness

Zion Wilderness
Wilderness | Zion Wilderness

Cottonwood Point Wilderness
Wilderness | Cottonwood Point Wilderness

Box-Death Hollow Wilderness
Wilderness | Box-Death Hollow Wilderness

Mount Logan Wilderness
Wilderness | Mount Logan Wilderness

Paiute Wilderness
Wilderness | Paiute Wilderness

Organ Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Organ Mountains Wilderness

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
Wilderness | Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness

Anaconda Pintler Wilderness
Wilderness | Anaconda Pintler Wilderness

Bob Marshall Wilderness
Wilderness | Bob Marshall Wilderness

Wabayuma Peak Wilderness
Wilderness | Wabayuma Peak Wilderness

Mount Nutt Wilderness
Wilderness | Mount Nutt Wilderness

Mount Tipton Wilderness
Wilderness | Mount Tipton Wilderness

Mount Nebo Wilderness
Wilderness | Mount Nebo Wilderness

Twin Peaks Wilderness
Wilderness | Twin Peaks Wilderness

Mount Massive Wilderness
Wilderness | Mount Massive Wilderness

Mexican Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness | Mexican Mountain Wilderness

Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness
Wilderness | Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness

Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
Wilderness | Collegiate Peaks Wilderness

Fossil Ridge Wilderness
Wilderness | Fossil Ridge Wilderness

Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness
Wilderness | Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness

Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness
Wilderness | Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness

Ireteba Peaks Wilderness
Wilderness | Ireteba Peaks Wilderness

Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness | Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness

Pine Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness | Pine Mountain Wilderness

Sycamore Canyon Wilderness
Wilderness | Sycamore Canyon Wilderness

Woodchute Wilderness
Wilderness | Woodchute Wilderness

West Malpais Wilderness
Wilderness | West Malpais Wilderness

Cebolla Wilderness
Wilderness | Cebolla Wilderness

Ojito Wilderness
Wilderness | Ojito Wilderness

Aldo Leopold Wilderness
Wilderness | Aldo Leopold Wilderness

Gila Wilderness
Wilderness | Gila Wilderness

Four Peaks Wilderness
Wilderness | Four Peaks Wilderness

Hellsgate Wilderness
Wilderness | Hellsgate Wilderness

Mazatzal Wilderness
Wilderness | Mazatzal Wilderness

Salt River Canyon Wilderness
Wilderness | Salt River Canyon Wilderness

Cabeza Prieta Wilderness
Wilderness | Cabeza Prieta Wilderness

Organ Pipe Cactus Wilderness
Wilderness | Organ Pipe Cactus Wilderness

Sierra Estrella Wilderness
Wilderness | Sierra Estrella Wilderness
Shape__Length | 3.205181

Swansea Wilderness
Wilderness | Swansea Wilderness

Stikine-LeConte Wilderness
Wilderness | Stikine-LeConte Wilderness

Columbine-Hondo Wilderness
Wilderness | Columbine-Hondo Wilderness

Cruces Basin Wilderness
Wilderness | Cruces Basin Wilderness

Capitan Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Capitan Mountains Wilderness

Manzano Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness | Manzano Mountain Wilderness

Pecos Wilderness
Wilderness | Pecos Wilderness

Sandia Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness | Sandia Mountain Wilderness

Spanish Peaks Wilderness
Wilderness | Spanish Peaks Wilderness

White Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness | White Mountain Wilderness

Washington Islands Wilderness
Wilderness | Washington Islands Wilderness

Daniel J. Evans Wilderness
Wilderness | Daniel J. Evans Wilderness

Buckhorn Wilderness
Wilderness | Buckhorn Wilderness

Colonel Bob Wilderness
Wilderness | Colonel Bob Wilderness

Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness
Wilderness | Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness

South Prince of Wales Wilderness
Wilderness | South Prince of Wales Wilderness

Great Bear Wilderness
Wilderness | Great Bear Wilderness

Mission Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Mission Mountains Wilderness

Lee Metcalf Wilderness
Wilderness | Lee Metcalf Wilderness

North Absaroka Wilderness
Wilderness | North Absaroka Wilderness

Encampment River Wilderness
Wilderness | Encampment River Wilderness

Flat Tops Wilderness
Wilderness | Flat Tops Wilderness

Holy Cross Wilderness
Wilderness | Holy Cross Wilderness

Huston Park Wilderness
Wilderness | Huston Park Wilderness

Mount Zirkel Wilderness
Wilderness | Mount Zirkel Wilderness
Shape__Length | 9.376268

Cedar Mountain Wilderness Area
Wilderness | Cedar Mountain Wilderness Area

Mt. Charleston Wilderness
Wilderness | Mt. Charleston Wilderness

La Madre Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness | La Madre Mountain Wilderness

Spring Basin Wilderness
Wilderness | Spring Basin Wilderness

Steens Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness | Steens Mountain Wilderness

Oregon Badlands Wilderness
Wilderness | Oregon Badlands Wilderness

South Jackson Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | South Jackson Mountains Wilderness

Pine Forest Range Wilderness
Wilderness | Pine Forest Range Wilderness

East Humboldts Wilderness
Wilderness | East Humboldts Wilderness

Jarbidge Wilderness
Wilderness | Jarbidge Wilderness

Ruby Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Ruby Mountains Wilderness

Clover Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Clover Mountains Wilderness

Dick Smith Wilderness
Wilderness | Dick Smith Wilderness

Matilija Wilderness
Wilderness | Matilija Wilderness

Sespe Wilderness
Wilderness | Sespe Wilderness

Gates of the Arctic Wilderness
Wilderness | Gates of the Arctic Wilderness

Rainbow Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness | Rainbow Mountain Wilderness

Mt. Rose Wilderness
Wilderness | Mt. Rose Wilderness

Kenai Wilderness
Wilderness | Kenai Wilderness

Innoko Wilderness
Wilderness | Innoko Wilderness

San Mateo Canyon Wilderness
Wilderness | San Mateo Canyon Wilderness

Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness
Wilderness | Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness

Glacier Peak Wilderness
Wilderness | Glacier Peak Wilderness

Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness
Wilderness | Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness

Juniper Dunes Wilderness
Wilderness | Juniper Dunes Wilderness

Cabinet Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Cabinet Mountains Wilderness

Eagle Cap Wilderness
Wilderness | Eagle Cap Wilderness

Gospel-Hump Wilderness
Wilderness | Gospel-Hump Wilderness

Henry M. Jackson Wilderness
Wilderness | Henry M. Jackson Wilderness

Norse Peak Wilderness
Wilderness | Norse Peak Wilderness

Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
Wilderness | Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness

Stephen Mather Wilderness
Wilderness | Stephen Mather Wilderness

Mount Rainier Wilderness
Wilderness | Mount Rainier Wilderness

Glacier View Wilderness
Wilderness | Glacier View Wilderness

Goat Rocks Wilderness
Wilderness | Goat Rocks Wilderness

Mount Hood Wilderness
Wilderness | Mount Hood Wilderness

Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness
Wilderness | Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness

Noisy-Diobsud Wilderness
Wilderness | Noisy-Diobsud Wilderness

Mount Baker Wilderness
Wilderness | Mount Baker Wilderness

Goshute Canyon Wilderness
Wilderness | Goshute Canyon Wilderness

John Muir Wilderness
Wilderness | John Muir Wilderness

Wild Rogue Wilderness
Wilderness | Wild Rogue Wilderness

Kalmiopsis Wilderness
Wilderness | Kalmiopsis Wilderness

Otay Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness | Otay Mountain Wilderness

Togiak Wilderness
Wilderness | Togiak Wilderness

Katmai Wilderness
Wilderness | Katmai Wilderness

Kobuk Valley Wilderness
Wilderness | Kobuk Valley Wilderness

Becharof Wilderness
Wilderness | Becharof Wilderness

Chemehuevi Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Chemehuevi Mountains Wilderness

Stepladder Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Stepladder Mountains Wilderness

Mecca Hills Wilderness
Wilderness | Mecca Hills Wilderness

Little Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Little Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness

South Warner Wilderness
Wilderness | South Warner Wilderness

Bucks Lake Wilderness
Wilderness | Bucks Lake Wilderness

Domeland Wilderness
Wilderness | Domeland Wilderness

Granite Chief Wilderness
Wilderness | Granite Chief Wilderness

Emigrant Wilderness
Wilderness | Emigrant Wilderness

Russian Wilderness
Wilderness | Russian Wilderness

North Fork Wilderness
Wilderness | North Fork Wilderness

Sheep Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness | Sheep Mountain Wilderness

Sacatar Trail Wilderness
Wilderness | Sacatar Trail Wilderness

Chimney Peak Wilderness
Wilderness | Chimney Peak Wilderness

Owens Peak Wilderness
Wilderness | Owens Peak Wilderness

Machesna Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness | Machesna Mountain Wilderness

Santa Lucia Wilderness
Wilderness | Santa Lucia Wilderness

Garcia Wilderness
Wilderness | Garcia Wilderness

Hoover Wilderness
Wilderness | Hoover Wilderness

Ventana Wilderness
Wilderness | Ventana Wilderness

Phillip Burton Wilderness
Wilderness | Phillip Burton Wilderness

Ansel Adams Wilderness
Wilderness | Ansel Adams Wilderness

Mt. Shasta Wilderness
Wilderness | Mt. Shasta Wilderness

Snow Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness | Snow Mountain Wilderness

Castle Crags Wilderness
Wilderness | Castle Crags Wilderness

San Jacinto Wilderness
Wilderness | San Jacinto Wilderness

Kiavah Wilderness
Wilderness | Kiavah Wilderness

Lava Beds Wilderness
Wilderness | Lava Beds Wilderness

John Krebs Wilderness
Wilderness | John Krebs Wilderness

Desolation Wilderness
Wilderness | Desolation Wilderness

Golden Trout Wilderness
Wilderness | Golden Trout Wilderness

South Sierra Wilderness
Wilderness | South Sierra Wilderness

El Paso Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | El Paso Mountains Wilderness

Golden Valley Wilderness
Wilderness | Golden Valley Wilderness

Fish Creek Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Fish Creek Mountains Wilderness

Bighorn Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness | Bighorn Mountain Wilderness

Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness | Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness

Hauser Wilderness
Wilderness | Hauser Wilderness

Pine Creek Wilderness
Wilderness | Pine Creek Wilderness

Buffalo National River Wilderness
Wilderness | Buffalo National River Wilderness

Saguaro Wilderness
Wilderness | Saguaro Wilderness

Yosemite Wilderness
Wilderness | Yosemite Wilderness

Magic Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness | Magic Mountain Wilderness

San Rafael Wilderness
Wilderness | San Rafael Wilderness

Kootznoowoo Wilderness
Wilderness | Kootznoowoo Wilderness
Land Type | Local Government Land

Oregon Islands Wilderness
Wilderness | Oregon Islands Wilderness
Land Type | Local Government Land

Inyo Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Inyo Mountains Wilderness
Land Type | Local Government Land

Sarvis Creek Wilderness
Wilderness | Sarvis Creek Wilderness

Big Maria Mountains Wilderness
Wilderness | Big Maria Mountains Wilderness
Land Type | Indigenous Lands

Salt River Canyon Wilderness
Wilderness | Salt River Canyon Wilderness
Land Type | Indigenous Lands

Cebolla Wilderness
Wilderness | Cebolla Wilderness
Land Type | Indigenous Lands

Wheeler Peak Wilderness
Wilderness | Wheeler Peak Wilderness

North Black Rock Range Wilderness
Wilderness | North Black Rock Range Wilderness

Fitzpatrick Wilderness
Wilderness | Fitzpatrick Wilderness

Encampment River Wilderness
Wilderness | Encampment River Wilderness
Land Type | Non-Forest Service

Mount Zirkel Wilderness
Wilderness | Mount Zirkel Wilderness
Land Type | Non-Forest Service

South San Juan Wilderness
Wilderness | South San Juan Wilderness
Land Type | Non-Forest Service

Rawah Wilderness
Wilderness | Rawah Wilderness

Nelson Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness | Nelson Mountain Wilderness

Wellsville Mountain Wilderness
Wilderness | Wellsville Mountain Wilderness

Superstition Wilderness
Wilderness | Superstition Wilderness

Silver Peak Wilderness
Wilderness | Silver Peak Wilderness

North Fork John Day Wilderness
Wilderness | North Fork John Day Wilderness

Siskiyou Wilderness
Wilderness | Siskiyou Wilderness

Red Buttes Wilderness
Wilderness | Red Buttes Wilderness

Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Wilderness | Alpine Lakes Wilderness

Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness
Wilderness | Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness

Russell Fjord Wilderness
Wilderness | Russell Fjord Wilderness

Karta River Wilderness
Wilderness | Karta River Wilderness

Kuiu Wilderness
Wilderness | Kuiu Wilderness

South Baranof Wilderness
Wilderness | South Baranof Wilderness

Tebenkof Bay Wilderness
Wilderness | Tebenkof Bay Wilderness

Devil's Staircase Wilderness
Wilderness | Devil's Staircase Wilderness

National Wilderness Preservation System

Beaver Basin Wilderness
The Beaver Basin Wilderness includes 13 miles of stunning Lake Superior shoreline from Spray Falls on the west to Sevenmile Creek on the east. The wilderness is some 3.5 miles deep and contains three beautifully... More >
State: MI
Agency: NPS
Acreage: 11,740
Year of Designation: 2009

Badlands Wilderness
About 38 million years ago this region was a marshy jungle filled with saber-toothed cats, camels no bigger than dogs, turtles the size of Volkswagens, and other long-extinct life-forms. Their bones were... More >
State: SD
Agency: NPS
Acreage: 64,144
Year of Designation: 1976

Mount Rainier Wilderness
Mount Rainier Wilderness is located on the west-side of the Cascade Range, approximately 50 miles southeast of the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area. At 14,410 feet, Mount Rainier is the most prominent... More >
State: WA
Agency: NPS
Year of Designation: 1988

Lava Beds Wilderness
A million years of volcanic turmoil produced the ragged and seemingly inhospitable landscape of Lava Beds Wilderness, located in the Lava Bed National Monument. Despite this, even the youngest cinder cones—hardly... More >
State: CA
Acreage: 28,460

Carlsbad Caverns Wilderness
With 116 documented caves including the world-famous Carlsbad Cavern and Lechuguilla Cave at over 125 miles in length, Carlsbad Caverns National Park deserves its international reputation. Approximately... More >
State: NM

Congaree National Park Wilderness
The Congaree National Park Wilderness, which makes up the majority of Congaree National Park, protects an unsurpassed old-growth bottomland hardwood forest that escaped the saws and axes of the post-Civil... More >
State: SC

Indian Peaks Wilderness
The Indian Peaks Wilderness is located primarily within the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest. Many of the peaks within the area were named for American Indian tribes of the west. Managed primarily... More >
State: CO

Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness
Following its initial recommendation for Wilderness protection, the stunning wild lands of Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness sat in limbo for 35 years before finally being designated. This living... More >
State: CO

Cumberland Island Wilderness
Managed by the National Park Service, Cumberland Island Wilderness protects sparkling white beaches and sand dunes, freshwater lakes, and saltwater marshes. It is Georgia's largest and southernmost barrier... More >
State: GA

The Daniel J. Evans Wilderness serves to protect diminishing herds of Roosevelt Elk, disappearing old-growth forests, and the grandeur of the Olympic Mountains and Pacific coast. To further protect this... More >
State: WA

Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness
Sleeping Bear Dunes is as old as continental ice sheets and as young as the 1970 Establishment Act that set aside the Lakeshore for preservation of the natural resources and for public use. With miles... More >
State: MI

Cabeza Prieta Wilderness
Cabeza Prieta Wilderness has the distinction of being Arizona's largest Wilderness Area, encompassing nearly 93 percent of the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge. Cabeza Prieta Wilderness spans across... More >
State: AZ
Agency: FWS

White Mountains Wilderness
The White Mountains Wilderness was designated through the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009. The wilderness contains Cottonwood Creek, which was designated a Wild and Scenic River at the same... More >
State: CA
Agency: FS

Agua Tibia Wilderness
The steep, chaparral-covered mountains of Agua Tibia Wilderness give way to stands of fir, pine, and oak at higher elevations that rise above 4,400 feet on Agua Tibia Mountain. Elevation ranges from 1,700... More >
State: CA
Agency: BLM
Acreage: 539

Domeland Wilderness
Extremely rugged country with sparse vegetation, the original Domeland Wilderness was known for its many granite domes and unique geological formations. Additions were made in 1984, primarily on the north... More >
Agency: FS

Domeland Wilderness
Extremely rugged country with sparse vegetation, the original Domeland Wilderness was known for its many granite domes and unique geological formations. Additions were made in 1984, primarily on the north... More >
Agency: BLM

Kiavah Wilderness
Embracing the eroded hills, canyons, and bajadas of the Scodie Mountains--the southernmost reach of the Sierra Nevada--Kiavah Wilderness lies primarily within Sequoia National Forest but includes a portion... More >
Agency: BLM

Kiavah Wilderness
Embracing the eroded hills, canyons, and bajadas of the Scodie Mountains--the southernmost reach of the Sierra Nevada--Kiavah Wilderness lies primarily within Sequoia National Forest but includes a portion... More >
Agency: FS

Lower White River Wilderness
The White River originates on Mt. Hood, at the leading edge of the White River Glacier. As the glacier melts in late summer, it releases large amounts of silt which gives the river the milky appearance... More >
State: OR

The stark Colorado Desert, with its agave, ocotillo, and creosote, rises up boulder-strewn and eroded canyons to chaparral, juniper, and pine-covered ridges. Elevations change drastically from just above... More >

Located between the North and South Yolla Bolly Mountains in the as-rugged-as-it-comes headwater country of the Wild and Scenic Middle Fork of the Eel River, Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness ranges in... More >

Yuki Wilderness
The ancient forests of the Yuki Wilderness consist of ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, Shasta red fir, white fir, and incense cedar. The region also hosts seven species of oak, an unusually high number for... More >

Caribou Wilderness
Reminders of the volcanic and glacial origin of the Caribou Wilderness can be seen throughout this forested plateau. The forest is composed predominantly of lodgepole pine sprinkled with a mixture of Jeffrey... More >

William O. Douglas Wilderness
This magnificent region pays tribute to the Wilderness-loving Supreme Court justice who often explored the area on foot. It lies bordered to the west by Mount Rainier National Park, with Norse Peak and... More >
State: WA

Comanche Peak Wilderness
The 70 miles of trails that wind through this Wilderness begin flanked in ponderosa pine and aspen, and then pass through a thick forest of lodgepole and limber pine. From the trails, the Wilderness appears... More >
State: CO

Neota Wilderness
Bordering Rocky Mountain National Park on the south and surrounded by other Wilderness areas, little Neota actually stands in a huge expanse of virtually roadless country. With elevations ranging between... More >

Never Summer Wilderness
As its name suggests, Never Summer Wilderness gets hit with large amounts of rain and snow that collect on its storm-wracked peaks, which offer relatively gentle terrain and bear names that hint at their... More >

Panther Den Wilderness
The smallest Wilderness in Illinois, Panther Den shares its northern boundary with Crab Orchard Wilderness. Three fingers of Devil's Kitchen Lake extend into the northern section of this area, offering... More >
State: IL
Acreage: 821

Redfield Canyon Wilderness
A narrow red-walled chasm, boulder-strewn Redfield Canyon lies bound by tall cliffs pocked with eroded caves. With a bit of exploration you may find cascades and deep refreshing pools hidden in side-canyons.... More >
State: AZ

Galiuro Wilderness
The precipitous, rocky, and brushy Galiuro Mountains rise abruptly in block-like uplifts from the almost flat desert plains. Nineteen miles in length and six miles in width (on average), they are almost... More >
State: AZ

New Water Mountains Wilderness
Despite its name, this land of colorful craggy spires, sharp ridges, sheer rock outcrops, natural arches, and slickrock canyons receives less than five inches of rainfall annually, so you should pack in... More >

Kofa Wilderness
In the early part of the 1900s the King of Arizona (KofA) Mine scoured this land for precious mineral deposits. Today, in a twist of fate, the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge and subsequently Kofa Wilderness... More >
Agency: FWS

Upper Buffalo Wilderness
Here you'll be among the headwaters of the extraordinarily pretty Buffalo National River, which flows down the center of this Wilderness through a rough forested land of steep slopes that descend into... More >
State: AR

Pinto Mountains Wilderness
The Pinto Mountains Wilderness is located on Bureau of Land Management lands on the Joshua Tree National Park's northern boundary. The rugged Pinto Mountains rise sharply up from the northern edge of the... More >

Rincon Mountain Wilderness
Wrapping around three sides of Saguaro National Park just east of Tucson, this sharply rising, mountainous Wilderness serves to further protect and preserve the Park's odd and sometimes all-too-human-shaped... More >

Mesa Verde Wilderness
About 1,400 years ago, the Ancestral Pueblo people began their occupation of Mesa Verde. Sandstone dwellings deep within the shady overhangs of Mesa Verde's cliffs were not constructed and occupied until... More >

Imperial Refuge Wilderness
You might be surprised to find a lush river ecosystem in the midst of the Sonoran Desert, the hottest and driest in the United States, a land of prickly cacti and specially adapted plants and animals.... More >
State: AZ/CA
Agency: FWS

Zion Wilderness
Located in Washington, Iron and Kane Counties in Southwestern Utah, the Zion Wilderness encompasses some of the most scenic canyon country in the United States. The Wilderness is part of Zion National... More >
State: UT

John Krebs Wilderness
The John Krebs Wilderness is named after John Hans Krebs, a former congressman (1975-1978) who fought to protect the lush hills, forests and steep granite peaks that make up the Mineral King Valley. It... More >

Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness
Sequoia National Park, America's second oldest park, was eventually joined with Kings Canyon National Park to form an area described only with multiple superlatives, a parkland of which everything off... More >

Craters of the Moon National Wilderness Area
Between 15,000 and 2,100 years ago, repeated volcanic eruptions along the Great Rift spilled huge amounts of basalt lava across the Snake River Plain in south central Idaho. After the molten rock cooled... More >
State: ID

Bandelier Wilderness
From the twelfth to the mid-sixteenth centuries, a large population of Ancestral Pueblo people flourished among the cream-and-tan cliffs and piñon-juniper-forested mesas of the slopes of the Jemez Mountains.... More >
State: NM

Hain Wilderness
Eons of wind and water, heat and frost produced the starkly angular crags and spires of today's Hain Wilderness. Situated within Pinnacles National Park, Hain Wilderness, previously called the Pinnacles... More >

Great Sand Dunes Wilderness
For century after century, streams, creeks, melting snows, and flash floods brought bits of rock that became sand grains out of the mountains and to the valley floor. When sand lay exposed, southwesterly... More >

Sangre de Cristo Wilderness
Sangre de Cristo is Spanish for "Blood of Christ," but no one is quite sure why the region was given this name. Was it because of the bloody hues washing the slopes at sunset, or the cry of the dying priest... More >

Darwin Falls Wilderness
Carved into numerous shallow depressions and canyons and holding a variety of stark volcanic rock faces, the Darwin Plateau stands guard in the northern portion of this Wilderness. In the south, Darwin... More >

Shenandoah Wilderness
The 197,000 acres of Shenandoah National Park stretch for 80 miles along the Blue Ridge Mountains, which form the eastern boundary of the Appalachian Range. The valley to the west holds the Shenandoah... More >
State: VA

Gunnison Gorge Wilderness
The Gunnison Gorge Wilderness is located in the heart of the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (NCA) within the double canyon of the Gunnison River. Central to this area is the Gunnison River... More >

Black Canyon of the Gunnison Wilderness
Two billion years ago, Precambrian gneiss (a coarse-grained, granite-like metamorphic rock that's extremely strong and resistant to erosion) formed the core of this region. In what is now known as the... More >

Bristol Mountains Wilderness
The Bristol Mountains Wilderness contains the tilted and bisected old volcanic plain called Old Dad Mountains and the northern portion of the Bristol Mountains which climb as high as 3,874 feet. The broad... More >

Kelso Dunes Wilderness
The Kelso Dunes Wilderness derives its name from the large sand dunes complex located outside of its eastern boundary in the Mojave National Preserve. From the flat Broadwell dry lake bed in the west... More >

Mojave Wilderness
The East Mojave National Scenic Area was established in 1980. It's a vast piece of land shaped roughly like a wedge of pie, covering most of the ground from the California-Nevada state line west almost... More >

Organ Pipe Cactus Wilderness
Located at the heart of the vast and lush Sonoran Desert, Organ Pipe Cactus Wilderness hugs the Mexican border and celebrates a desert full of life: 550 species of vascular plants, 53 species of mammals... More >

Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness
Approximately 260 million years ago, a 350-mile reef formed along the edge of the great sea that covered this area. With time, the sea receded and the reef died, only to be buried by sediment. Eons later... More >
State: TX

Theodore Roosevelt Wilderness
Divided into three units along the Little Missouri River, Theodore Roosevelt Wilderness encompasses the heart of the scenic North Dakota badlands. Eons ago, when the Rocky Mountains emerged, material washed... More >
State: ND

Jimbilnan Wilderness
The Jimbilnan Wilderness contains mountainous terrain representing the northeast extremities of the Black Mountains. They contrast directly with the flat surface of the waters of Lake Mead in the distance... More >
State: NV

Pinto Valley Wilderness
Comprised of rugged hills and scenic valleys, the Pinto Valley Wilderness contains Guardian Peak, one of the highest peaks within the area. The northern side of Boulder Canyon is formed by steep cliffs... More >
State: NV

Black Canyon Wilderness
Home to the picturesque and rugged Eldorado Mountains, the Black Canyon Wilderness is a maze of peaks and side canyons with vertical cliffs extending to the edge of the Colorado River. Much of the terrain... More >
State: NV

Nellis Wash Wilderness
Along the western side of the recreation area, discover the Nellis Wash Wilderness nestled in the isolated Newberry Mountains. Fingerlike drainages and alluvial fans extend eastward from the mountains... More >

Bridge Canyon Wilderness
The Newberry Mountains, which rise to an elevation of 5,600 feet, offer a cool refuge from the heat of the surrounding desert lowlands. These imposing mountains contain the Bridge Canyon Wilderness, a... More >

Eldorado Wilderness
This area is an intricate web of peaks, gentle slopes of lava flows and eroded basalt, and side canyons with craggy cliffs. The Eldorado Wilderness is adjacent to the Black Canyon Wilderness, separated... More >

Ireteba Peaks Wilderness
Whether you are looking for a new area to explore or a chance to seek refuge for the day, Ireteba Peaks Wilderness is a place to reconnect with the land. Named after Ireteba, a Mohave tribal leader who... More >

Isle Royale Wilderness
The Ojibwe who have visited the island for more than 4,500 years called Isle Royale "Minong", the good place. French trappers gave 45-mile-long, nine-mile-wide Isle Royale its regal name. Located in the... More >
State: MI

Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness
Just miles from New York City's skyscrapers, herons stalk through grassy wetlands and startled white-tailed deer leap over thickets of catbrier and the ubiquitous poison ivy in the Otis Pike Fire Island... More >
State: NY

Hawai'i Volcanoes Wilderness
The Big Island of Hawaii is home to Hawai'i Volcanoes Wilderness and its volcanoes. This Wilderness is fragmented into four areas lying within Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. In order to protect humans... More >
State: HI

Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area
About 218 million years ago this area was a vast floodplain crossed by many streams. Tall, stately, pine-like trees grew here, sheltering a myriad of reptiles. When the trees fell, they washed into the... More >

Gaylord Nelson Wilderness
In 2004, 80% of the land area of Wisconsin's Apostle Islands National Lakeshore was designated as federally protected wilderness. The new wilderness area - Wisconsin's largest by far - honors former Wisconsin... More >
State: WI

Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness
All life in the Everglades hangs by a wet thread — the fresh water required to sustain the vast and varied species, threatened by human intervention. The thread is growing weaker all the time. This... More >
State: FL

Chiricahua National Monument Wilderness
About 27 million years ago the Turkey Creek volcano, in the heart of the Chiricahua Mountains, spewed forth more than 100 cubic miles of white-hot ash and pumice that settled, fused, and cooled into a... More >

Gulf Islands Wilderness
Gulf Islands Wilderness emerges from the depths of the Gulf of Mexico as dynamic ropes of white sand originating from the Appalachian Mountains. Horn and Petit Bois Islands, together known as Gulf Islands... More >
State: MS

White Mountains Wilderness
The White Mountains Wilderness was designated through the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009. The wilderness contains Cottonwood Creek, which was designated a Wild and Scenic River at the same... More >

Joshua Tree Wilderness
The California Desert Protection Act of 1994 transformed Joshua Tree National Monument into a national park and expanded the wilderness. The additions thrust north into the Pinto Mountains, northeast into... More >

Indian Peaks Wilderness
The Indian Peaks Wilderness is located primarily within the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest. Many of the peaks within the area were named for American Indian tribes of the west. Managed primarily... More >

Ventana Wilderness
Legend relates that the unique notch at the summit of Ventana Double Cone (4,853 feet) was once connected by a rock bridge forming a window, or ventana in Spanish. First established as a Primitive area... More >
Acreage: 719

Machesna Mountain Wilderness
From a low point of about 1,600 feet, this Wilderness climbs to the 4,063-foot summit of Machesna Mountain in the southwest section. This is a scenic area, with the scenery getting finer the higher you... More >

Bighorn Mountain Wilderness
The north-central portion of this Wilderness area holds the rugged Bighorn Mountains and the eastern foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains. It presents a rare transition zone between the yucca- and... More >

Havasu Wilderness
The Havasu Wilderness lies within the Havasu National Wildlife Refuge which stretches along the Colorado River for 30 miles between Needles, California and Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Approximately one-third... More >
State: AZ/CA

Chemehuevi Mountains Wilderness
The wilderness area encompasses the rugged granitic Chemehuevi Mountains. The mountain range is horseshoe-shaped, with the open end facing eastward toward the Colorado River. Contained within the arms... More >

Cottonwood Forest Wilderness
Zion National Park's world-famous landscape of soaring cliff walls, forested plateaus, and deep, narrow gorges extends well beyond the boundaries of the park onto surrounding BLM and FS lands including... More >
State: UT

Wild Rogue Wilderness
Surrounding the Wild and Scenic Rogue River, the rugged and complex canyon landscape of the Wild Rogue Wilderness provides watershed protection for the Wild portion of the river. The area is characterized... More >
State: OR

Saguaro Wilderness
Sprouting in the shade of another desert plant, the saguaro cactus grows only a few inches in its first five years of life and a few feet in its first 30 years. At age 75 the cactus stands 15 to 20 feet... More >

Lassen Volcanic Wilderness
In May of 1914, Lassen Peak began a seven-year series of eruptions including a humdinger in 1915 when an enormous mushroom cloud reached seven miles in height. Today, the Lassen Volcanic National Park... More >

Spirit Mountain Wilderness
Spirit Mountain Wilderness, nestled in the heart of the Newberry Mountains, is a stunning, rugged landscape with sculpted granitic boulders, rocky outcrops and deep canyons. The mountains harbor unique... More >

Mount Massive Wilderness
Mount Massive (14,421 feet), Colorado's second highest peak, and other mountains of the Sawatch Range have two distinctive characteristics: great height, and a huge, sloping bulk that makes them relatively... More >

Russell Fjord Wilderness
From Disenchantment Bay, at the upper end of Yakutat Bay, heavily glaciated Russell Fjord penetrates about 35 miles inland, but the advance of Hubbard Glacier is slowly squeezing it off from the sea. Russell... More >
State: AK

Agua Tibia Wilderness
The steep, chaparral-covered mountains of Agua Tibia Wilderness give way to stands of fir, pine, and oak at higher elevations that rise above 4,400 feet on Agua Tibia Mountain. Elevation ranges from 1,700... More >

Few places in America, and nowhere outside of Alaska, provide a Wilderness experience to match the sheer magnitude of the Frank Church-River of No Return, the largest contiguous unit of the National Wilderness... More >
State: ID

Hells Canyon Wilderness
Hells Canyon Wilderness is a subset of the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area (HCNRA), which straddles the border of northeastern Oregon and western Idaho. Split into two distinct halves by the Wild... More >
State: ID/OR

Emigrant Wilderness
The Emigrant Wilderness is located on the upper western slope of the central Sierra Nevada Mountain Range and is contiguous with the Yosemite Wilderness to it's south, the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness just... More >

Yosemite Wilderness
Established in 1890, Yosemite National Park ranks among the first in the National Park System. Surrounded entirely by national forest in the heart of the Sierra Nevada, fabulous granite faces, domes, and... More >

Hoover Wilderness
First established as a Primitive area in 1931, then a Wild area in 1957, the Hoover Wilderness was one of the original members of the NWPS. Here is an extremely rugged and magnificently scenic area in... More >

Legend relates that the unique notch at the summit of Ventana Double Cone (4,853 feet) was once connected by a rock bridge forming a window, or ventana in Spanish. First established as a Primitive area... More >

Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness
To the west stretches the Sawtooth Valley where the jagged peaks of the Sawtooth Wilderness form the skyline. Across the Salmon River to the north lies the iconic Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness... More >
State: ID

Lacassine Wilderness
On the southern end of the Mississippi and Central Flyways, Lacassine Wilderness is primarily a freshwater marsh. Lacassine refuge marshes provide feeding and resting habitat for more than 300,000 ducks... More >
State: LA

Ansel Adams Wilderness
This wilderness was originally established as the Minarets Wilderness in 1964. These "minarets", a jagged ridge of peaks known as the Ritter Range, are considered to be the one of the most spectacular... More >

Phillip Burton Wilderness
The Point Reyes Peninsula used to lie a couple hundred miles farther south before the San Andreas Fault decided to shift it to its current location. Unruffled by this forced eviction, the Point Reyes National... More >

Seney Wilderness
The Seney Wilderness is part of the 95,238 acre Seney National Wildlife Refuge. At first glance the entire Refuge appears wild, but in fact much of it is carefully managed to provide habitat for a diversity... More >

Wisconsin Islands Wilderness
Three small limestone outcroppings in Lake Michigan--Gravel Island, Spider Island and Hog Island—make up Wisconsin Islands Wilderness. These islands provide important nesting grounds for colonial birds... More >
State: WI

Agassiz Wilderness
The Agassiz Wilderness lies within the 61,500-acre Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge. The Agassiz Wilderness is an important breeding and resting area for migratory birds with habitat management focusing... More >
State: MN

Tamarac Wilderness
There is a special feeling of wildness about this place, Tamarac, best expressed by the eerie howl of a wolf, mournful wail of a loon, or the drumming of a ruffed grouse from deep within the forest. Tamarac... More >
State: MN

Huron Islands Wilderness
The Huron Island Wilderness is located on and makes up the entirety of the Huron National Wildlife Refuge. Created when President Theodore Roosevelt designated the small islands a national bird sanctuary... More >

Mingo Wilderness
Eighteen thousand years ago, the Mississippi River flowed through this area on its way to the Gulf of Mexico. Because of natural events, the river shifted east forming a biologically rich swampland comprised... More >
State: MO

Michigan Islands Wilderness
The Michigan Islands Wilderness consists of Pismire, Scarecrow, and Shoe Islands, three of the eight islands established as the Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge on Lakes Huron and Michigan. Scarecrow... More >

West Sister Island Wilderness
When sailing ships first plied the waters of Lake Erie, they were guided safely on their way by a lighthouse perched on the westernmost point of West Sister Island. Keepers operated the light until 1937... More >
State: OH

Farallon Wilderness
Some of these "little pointed islets in the sea," as they were once fittingly described, were established as the Farallon National Wildlife Refuge in 1909, but the Southeast Farallons were not added until... More >

Island Bay Wilderness
The tangled masses of roots stemming from mangrove trees often intertwine to form islands, a haven for pelicans, herons, and egrets. The four small mangrove islands and two small mangrove points were given... More >
State: FL

Pelican Island Wilderness
President Theodore Roosevelt set aside tiny Pelican Island as a bird haven on March 14, 1903, ordering the first federal land dedication to wildlife and thus creating the National Wildlife Refuge System.... More >
State: FL

Okefenokee Wilderness
Imagine waking to a mist enshrouded wetland, echoing with the calls of herons and ibis. Your camping site is a wooden platform surrounded by miles and miles of wet-prairie or moss-covered cypress. The... More >
State: GA

Cedar Keys Wilderness
Twelve keys that have been earmarked as protected breeding grounds for colonial birds make up Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge. The four outermost islands have been designated as Wilderness: Seahorse... More >

Blackbeard Island Wilderness
Edward "Blackbeard" Teach, a notorious pirate feared by many for his murderous, plundering raids, supposedly came here to "bank" some of his ill-gained fortune. Despite myths about it's name, Blackbeard... More >
State: GA

Passage Key Wilderness
A violent hurricane swept through this area in 1920, transforming Passage Key, a mangrove island containing a freshwater lake, into a meandering, slightly vegetated sandbar. Situated within one of three... More >

Chassahowitzka Wilderness
In the language of the Seminole Indians, Chassahowitzka means "Hanging Pumpkin," although no one seems to remember just how this region earned that moniker. Regardless, Chassahowitzka National Wildlife... More >

Big Lake Wilderness
Twenty miles west of the Mississippi River, the Big Lake Wilderness serves primarily as a migration habitat for ducks and geese using the Mississippi Flyway. The Wilderness lies flat, approximately 240... More >
State: AR

Breton Wilderness
Located off the delta of the great Mississippi River, Breton Island actually consists of two adjacent islands (north and south) with a combined length of about three miles and a width of less than one... More >
State: LA

J.N. "Ding" Darling Wilderness
The northern portion of the 6,400-acre refuge is a mass of mangrove islands designated as J. N. "Ding" Darling Wilderness. Here, you can expect summer temperatures in the 90s and winter temperatures in... More >

St. Marks Wilderness
Located along the Gulf coast of the Panhandle of Florida, 25 miles south of Tallahassee, the state capitol, St. Marks Wilderness makes up a portion of St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. The diverse habitat... More >

Wichita Mountains Wilderness
The American buffalo once roamed in uncountable numbers here among the grasslands that rise to lakes, streams, and stunning canyons. Today there's a small but growing herd. Something about seeing these... More >
State: OK

Bosque del Apache Wilderness
On a quiet day in November you'll hear the haunting cry of sandhill cranes echoing across the marsh and grasslands of 57,191-acre Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Amazing to think that in 1939... More >
State: NM

Salt Creek Wilderness
Migratory waterfowl may consider this a sufficient winter home, but birders will see it as paradise. From October through February, the seasonal wetlands in and surrounding Salt Creek Wilderness play host... More >

Cape Romain Wilderness
For 22 miles, the Cape Romain Wilderness stretches wild and free along the coastline of South Carolina, protecting sanctuaries of open water, sandy beaches, saltwater marshes, and tens of thousands of... More >
State: SC

Lake Woodruff Wilderness
The Native Americans who once lived here harvested the rich food supply and left behind mounds, middens, and artifacts dating back 10,000 years. The native population began to dwindle after the Spanish... More >

Florida Keys Wilderness
Florida Keys Wilderness consists of many islands off shore of the main chain of non-Wilderness Keys that are bisected by US 1. These islands are administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service as part of... More >

Swanquarter Wilderness
Established in 1932, Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge encompasses around 16,500 acres of islands and coastal marshland on the north side of Pamlico Sound. The Swanquarter Wilderness makes up more... More >
State: NC

Wolf Island Wilderness
Established in 1930 as a sanctuary for migratory birds, Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge includes Wolf Island, Egg Island, and Little Egg Island. All of the refuge has since been designated Wilderness.... More >

San Juan Wilderness
The tips of submerged mountains collectively thrust above the sea where two straits--Georgia and Juan de Fuca--meet up with Puget Sound, forming the San Juan Islands. Of the 700 or so islands, islets... More >

Washington Islands Wilderness
Washington Islands Wilderness is located off the the Olympic Coast within the Washington Islands National Wildlife Refuges, established by Theodore Roosevelt. Washington Islands is comprised of Flattery... More >

Three Arch Rocks Wilderness
Designated as the first National Wildlife Refuge west of the Mississippi River, Three Arch Rocks Refuge and Wilderness lies half a mile offshore of the community of Oceanside. One of the Oregon coast's... More >

Chase Lake Wilderness
If you were to tally up all of the white pelicans that nest on two islands in this isolated alkali lake, you'd find more than 20,000, one of the largest colonies in North America. That figure is all the... More >
State: ND

UL Bend Wilderness
Approximately 125 miles up the Fort Peck Reservoir and the Missouri River from the Fort Peck Dam, you'll find the UL Bend Wilderness. Situated within the UL Bend and Charles M. Russell National Wildlife... More >
State: MT

Lostwood Wilderness
Approximately 10,000 years ago as the glaciers receded from North Dakota a ridge of rock and soil was deposited along what is now the Missouri River. As the ice melted from within this formation of rock... More >
State: ND

Red Rock Lakes Wilderness
The rugged Centennial Mountains, rising to more than 9,000 feet, hang above the Centennial Valley wetlands and provide a dramatic backdrop for the remote Red Rock Lakes Wilderness. It was here, in the... More >
State: MT

Medicine Lake Wilderness
Medicine Lake Wilderness lies within the glacial drift prairie of northeastern Montana. The gentle rolling hills and numerous shallow wetland depressions were created by repeated advances and retreats... More >
State: MT

Fort Niobrara Wilderness
Herds of bison and elk find sanctuary in the rolling sand hills of Fort Niobrara Wilderness. Just outside the Wilderness boundary, little remains of the fort that once protected northern Nebraska settlers.... More >
State: NE

Crab Orchard Wilderness
Smack dab in the middle of the Mississippi Flyway, Crab Orchard Wilderness provides a winter feeding and resting area for an average of 40,000 Canada geese each year. Agriculture and logging in the early... More >
State: IL

Buckhorn Wilderness
Located in the northeast corner of Olympic National Forest, just to the north of The Brothers Wilderness, Buckhorn Wilderness stands divided into northern and southern portions by the Dungeness River and... More >

Colonel Bob Wilderness
Located in the southwest corner of the Olympic National Forest near Quinault Lake. Towering evergreens and an emerald carpet of mosses, ferns, lichens, and wildflowers all characterize the temperate rain... More >

Wonder Mountain Wilderness
Located in the southeast corner of Olympic National Forest, little Wonder Mountain Wilderness extends south roughly in the shape of a triangle. A high ridge encompasses the southern point of the triangle... More >

Mount Skokomish Wilderness
Mt. Skokomish Wilderness is located in the southeast corner of Olympic National Forest, just north of Lake Cushman. Two long ridges here, running roughly northeast to southwest, support several bold rocky... More >

Clearwater Wilderness
The Clearwater Wilderness is the northwestern outpost of a wilderness complex centered on Mt. Rainier National Park which includes the adjacent Norse Peak, William O. Douglas, Tatoosh, and Glacier View... More >

Surrounding the Wild and Scenic Rogue River, the rugged and complex canyon landscape of the Wild Rogue Wilderness provides watershed protection for the Wild portion of the river. The area is characterized... More >

Few places in America, and nowhere outside of Alaska, provide a Wilderness experience to match the sheer magnitude of the Frank Church-River of No Return, the largest contiguous unit of the National Wilderness... More >

The north-south Inyo Mountains comprise a high and vast desert range, and the isolated and pristine Wilderness that bears their name encompasses a large portion of this sheerly rugged terrain. The area... More >

Santa Teresa Wilderness
Looking for an extraordinary desert mountain Wilderness experience? Then head to the Santa Teresa Mountains, but be forewarned: the going's not easy. Between Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness and the San Carlos... More >

North Santa Teresa Wilderness
Just south of and sharing a border with the San Carlos Indian Reservation, North Santa Teresa Wilderness preserves Black Rock, a geologic landmark of special spiritual significance to many Native Americans.... More >

Powderhorn Wilderness
In this Wilderness, the northern verge of the San Juan Mountains reaches out into the Gunnison Basin, a dry land of sagebrush meadows dotted with fish-filled lakes, including Powderhorn Lakes. Scoured... More >

San Gorgonio Wilderness
San Gorgonio Mountain was originally known as "Old Grayback" by locals until officially designated by the US Geological Survey (from the Spanish heritage) on the original topographical map of the area... More >

Surprise Canyon Wilderness
Surprise Canyon Wilderness shares its entire eastern border with Death Valley National Park. It contains small alluvial slopes that gradually rise from the west into the jagged ridges and steep sides of... More >

Trigo Mountain Wilderness
You're practically in another state in Trigo Mountains Wilderness; the Golden State to be precise. Only a thin strip of Imperial National Wildlife Refuge along the lower Colorado River separates this Wilderness... More >

Uncompahgre Wilderness
Uncompahgre Wilderness gets its name from a Ute Indian word meaning, in one translation, "dirty water". This Wilderness is located in the north-central region of the San Juan Mountains in Colorado. There... More >

The ancient forests of the Yuki Wilderness consist of ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, Shasta red fir, white fir, and incense cedar. The region also hosts seven species of oak, an unusually high number for... More >

Soda Mountain Wilderness
The Soda Mountain Wilderness in southwestern Oregon is an ecological mosaic where the state's eastern desert meets towering fir forests. The biodiversity of the area includes fir forests, sunlit oak groves... More >

Spring Basin Wilderness
Located just above the John Day River just south of state highway 218 near Clarno, Oregon, the Spring Basin Wilderness is a tapestry of rolling hills, providing spectacular vistas of the river and surrounding... More >

Table Rock Wilderness
A remnant of a lava flow that once covered this region along the western foothills of the Cascades, the "fortress" of Table Rock rises from a low point of 1,270 feet to 4,881 feet above the northeastern... More >

Stateline Wilderness
The small but pristine Stateline Wilderness contains the eastern terminus of the 15 mile long Clark Mountain Range. The limestone/dolomite mountains are steep and rugged. Dominant vegetation includes creosote... More >

Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness
Ridges extend like fingers from the Laguna Mountains east to become Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness, with elevations from 5,600 feet down to 1,400 feet. Valleys between the ridges unfold to become the desert... More >

Palen/McCoy Wilderness
Within the Palen-McCoy Wilderness lie five distinct desert mountain ranges: the Palen, McCoy, Granite, Little Maria, and Arica. They are separated from each other by broad, sloping bajadas, and don't receive... More >

Sacatar Trail Wilderness
The Sacatar Trail, an old wagon road and one of the few reminders that humans ever traveled regularly through this area, provides relatively easy access into this rugged and pristine Wilderness on the... More >

Mount Logan Wilderness
Geologically speaking, Mount Logan was an active volcanic area until only recently. Today, this spot in northwestern Arizona is sort of a local secret, not appearing on many maps. Just south of Mount Trumbull... More >

Hassayampa River Canyon Wilderness
The Hassayampa River flows freely for several miles along the southern and eastern portions of this Wilderness, supporting a riparian habitat. The area reaches a high point on Sam Powell Peak at 4,015... More >

Fishhooks Wilderness
Sharing a long northeastern border with San Carlos Indian Reservation, Fishhooks Wilderness is a haven of solitude in an isolated and seldom visited region of Arizona. Ruggedly beautiful with grand vistas... More >

Gibraltar Mountain Wilderness
On the western edge of the Buckskin Mountains where they flatten toward the lower Colorado River, Gibralter Mountain rises only 1,568 feet above sea level, a raggedy mass of volcanic rock cut by many deep... More >

Aubrey Peak Wilderness
A large cliff-encircled mesa, Aubrey Peak dominates the middle of the eastern half of this Wilderness, which ranges in elevation from approximately 1,600’ to 3,000’. It is a land of stark geologic... More >

East Cactus Plain Wilderness
An immense desert with an intricate crescent-dune topography, the East Cactus Plain Wilderness is a land of shifting sands interspersed with more stable structures. This Wilderness encompasses the eastern... More >

Sierra Estrella Wilderness
The Sierra Estrella Wilderness, which includes roughly one-fourth of the Sierra Estrella Mountains, is 15 miles south of the metropolitan Phoenix and east of Rainbow Valley, Arizona. Bordered entirely... More >

A scenic portion of the Hieroglyphic Mountain Range, Hells Canyon Wilderness is home to numerous peaks which encircle and isolate Burro Flats from the rest of the world. These peaks rise from 1,877 to... More >

Wabayuma Peak Wilderness
Located in the Hualapai Mountains, 7,601-foot Wabayuma Peak towers over this Wilderness of massive ridges. Extending out from the peak in a semicircle to the north, south, and west, the ridges plunge almost... More >

Coyote Mountains Wilderness
Coyote Mountains Wilderness is a detached mountain adjacent to the Baboquivari Mountain Range. The Wilderness contains several massive rounded bluffs, sheer cliff faces, and large open canyons. Common... More >

Hummingbird Springs Wilderness
Northeast of Hummingbird Springs, which sits near the middle of this wilderness, Sugarloaf Mountain climbs steeply from the Tonopah Desert (1,550 feet) to 3,418 feet and lends this area remarkable scenic... More >

Big Horn Mountains Wilderness
Big Horn Peak emerges 1,800 feet above a desert plain, near the middle of this wilderness, which ranges from 1,400 to 3,500 feet in elevation. Neighboring escarpments add to this area's exceptional scenic... More >

Mount Wilson Wilderness
Only 30 miles from Las Vegas, Nevada, Mount Wilson Wilderness encompasses eight miles of Wilson Ridge which rise from nearly 2,000 feet in the eastern portion of the Wilderness to its summit on Mount Wilson... More >

Needle's Eye Wilderness
The Mescal Mountains cut across the middle of this Wilderness, their southwestern flank forming a spectacular striped slope of Paleozoic limestone that looms more than 2,500 feet high. The Gila River flows... More >

Harcuvar Mountains Wilderness
This desert encompasses over 10 miles of the Harcuvar Mountains' ridgeline, from an elevation of 2,400 feet on the bajadas to more than 5,100 feet on the mountainous crest. Plant and animal communities... More >

White Canyon Wilderness
Intricately carved and scenically splendid White Canyon runs north-south through the middle of this Wilderness. Narrow in places, this canyon's walls rise as much as 800 feet above the bottom. Throughout... More >

Eagletail Mountains Wilderness
Fifteen miles of the Eagletail Mountains' rough ridgeline runs right through the northern section of this Wilderness, including 3,300-foot Eagletail Peak which rises from a low point of 1,100 feet within... More >

Rawhide Mountains Wilderness
Just beyond Alamo Dam, the Bill Williams River cuts through this Wilderness, dividing two mountain ranges, the Rawhides to the north and the Buckskins to the south. For more than five miles the river traverses... More >

Baboquivari Peak Wilderness
On Arizona's smallest designated Wilderness, Baboquivari Peak rises sharply to dominate the scenic desert terrain of the east side of the Baboquivari Range, near the Mexican border. On the western side... More >

Swansea Wilderness
A six-mile stretch of the Bill Williams River, rarely seen by humans, cuts a deep gorge through the center of Swansea Wilderness which ranges from 670 to 1,900 feet. The river flows into the south end... More >

Table Top Wilderness
The Table Top Wilderness is dominated by Table Top Mountain (4,373-feet in elevation), which abruptly rises above the nearly level Vekol Valley. Lower summits and ridges are covered with talus slopes of... More >

Signal Mountain Wilderness
A thin four-wheel-drive road is all that separates Signal Mountain Wilderness from Woolsey Peak Wilderness to the south. Signal Mountain itself, rising just north of the center of the area, reaches a summit... More >

Grand Wash Cliffs Wilderness
You won't find the Colorado River, the force of nature that eons ago carved the Grand Wash Cliffs of Arizona, anywhere near the cliffs themselves. Today the Colorado flows about 20 miles to the south... More >

Harquahala Mountains Wilderness
In the language of an early native tribe, Harquahala translates to “running water high up.” This elevated region, set on one of western Arizona's largest desert ranges, was so named for its numerous... More >

Clipper Mountain Wilderness
The Clipper Mountain Wilderness encompasses rugged yellow and dark brown, horizontally striped mesas; narrow canyons with hidden springs; and sparsely vegetated alluvial fans. The small cluster of volcanic... More >

Granite Mountain Wilderness
A geologically varied landscape of open alluvial basins, basaltic plateaus and granite ridges, the Granite Mountain Wilderness is an excellent Great Basin addition to the National Wilderness Preservation... More >

Cache Creek Wilderness
The Cache Creek Wilderness is centered on a 17-mile stretch of Cache Creek, flowing from Clear Lake in eastern Lake County. The prominent feature within the wilderness is Cache Creek, which runs east towards... More >

Orocopia Mountains Wilderness
Immediately to the east of Mecca Hills Wilderness, you'll find Orocopia Mountains Wilderness, where the unpredictable forces of nature--primarily the San Andreas Fault--have created a striking landscape... More >

Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness
Just southeast of Joshua Tree National Park, the Chuckwalla Mountains rise like an island in a sea of sand and stone, a fascinating rock fortress of seemingly endless landforms, geologic textures, and... More >

Ishi Wilderness
The Yahi Yana Indians lived in this region for over 3,000 years before white settlers arrived around 1850 and promptly exterminated all but the handful who escaped into the harsh and remote canyons of... More >

Bright Star Wilderness
Bright Star Canyon encloses Kelso Creek and leaves Sequoia National Forest to cross the southern portion of the Bureau of Land Management's Bright Star Wilderness. In the northwestern portion, Cortez Canyon... More >

Rice Valley Wilderness
The northwestern tip of the Big Maria Mountains, rising to about 2,000 feet above sea level, gives way to the broad, flat plains of Rice Valley within this Wilderness. Rice Valley is the southern end of... More >

Chimney Peak Wilderness
Chimney Peak Wilderness encompasses rocky mountainous terrain dominated by the pinyon pine forest and sagebrush of the Southeastern Sierra. The area is bounded by the primitive Chimney Peak Backcountry... More >

Mecca Hills Wilderness
Thanks to the restless San Andreas Fault, the geologic formations of Mecca Hills Wilderness are among the most unusual sites of their kind in the world. Entire regions are exposed layers of eroded rock... More >

Cedar Roughs Wilderness
The Cedar Roughs Wilderness, west of Lake Berryessa in Napa County, is a large mound of "serpentine" soil. Serpentine, California's official mineral, is a bluish-green (but sometimes reddish) rock that... More >

Sylvania Mountains Wilderness
The Sylvania Mountains are shared by California and Nevada, and the Wilderness starts on the desert floor and rises eastward over gradually rolling hills to rough and mountainous terrain reaching nearly... More >

King Range Wilderness
From beaches to high peaks commanding outstanding vistas, the King Range Wilderness is the wildest portion of the California coast. Indeed, the King Range is the longest stretch of undeveloped coastline... More >

South Fork Eel River Wilderness
The South Fork Eel River is a principal tributary of the Eel River. The South Fork Eel River Wilderness is comprised of sections of the BLM's Red Mountain and Cahto Peak units. The Red Mountain unit... More >

North Algodones Dunes Wilderness
Approximately eight miles wide and 40 miles long, the Algodones Sand Dunes system is one of the largest dune complexes in North America. Still, only a relatively small section north of State Highway 78... More >

Gently sloping bajadas, or desert slopes, rise to numerous rough and craggy peaks separated by steep canyons in Big Maria Mountains Wilderness. The Big Marias lie just south of a major drainage called... More >

Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness
The Biglow Cholla Garden Wilderness lies in the northern end of the Sacramento Mountains. The mountains consist of very dark, highly eroded volcanic rock. Elevations range from 1,400 feet to 3,314 feet... More >

Pahrump Valley Wilderness
The Pahrump Valley in the north, the Mesquite Valley in the southeast, and the California Valley in the west join forces in this desolate, seldom-visited Wilderness. Alluvial slopes in all three valleys... More >

West Malpais Wilderness
El Malpais is Spanish for "the badlands," a name that perfectly describes this region of New Mexico, where countless volcanic eruptions sent rivers of molten rock and flying cinders over what is now a... More >

Cebolla Wilderness
Cebolla Wilderness, part of El Malpais National Conservation Area, lies just across State Highway 117 from West Malpais Wilderness but offers easier traveling than the ominously raw volcanic terrain of... More >

Ojito Wilderness
Historically, several human cultures have tried to carve a living from Ojito’s resources. Although there are several types of ruins within the area, including those of the Puebloan, Navajo, and Hispanic... More >

Mount Nutt Wilderness
At 5,216 feet, Mount Nutt presides over a colorful and wild terrain encompassing eight miles of the central and highest portion of the Black Mountains. Along the main ridgeline you'll find prominent mesas... More >

Peloncillo Mountains Wilderness
Ragged and rugged, the Peloncillo Mountains stretch north from Mexico to the Gila River and New Mexico is just across the border from this wilderness. The historic Butter-field Stage Route forms the southern... More >

Muggins Mountain Wilderness
Close to the California border stands a cluster of rugged peaks at the western extreme of the Muggins Mountains, a region of colorful geologic strata and scenic landforms. Within Muggins Mountain Wilderness... More >

Dos Cabezas Mountains Wilderness
Sculpted with steep slopes and granite outcroppings, the rugged and remote Dos Cabezas Mountains rise in elevation from 4,080 feet to 7,587 feet on Government Peak, in the southeast corner. Seasonal waterfalls... More >

South Maricopa Mountains Wilderness
The South Maricopa Mountains Wilderness consists of a series of rocky, isolated summits and long ridges dissected by normally dry ephemeral drainages (or "washes") and separated by desert outwash slopes... More >

Cottonwood Point Wilderness
On a map, this piñon, juniper, and sagebrush covered wilderness looks like two small "peninsulas" divided by Cottonwood Canyon. Extending south from the Arizona-Utah border, the land rises to 6,322 feet... More >

Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness
Narrow and twisting Aravaipa Canyon is a picturesque example of the Southwest’s desert country. Aravaipa Creek, shaded by cottonwoods, has cut a trough up to 1,000 feet deep in the Galiuro Mountains... More >

Mount Tipton Wilderness
This Wilderness contains the entire northern half of the imposing Cerbat Mountains. Although 7,148-foot Mount Tipton dominates the area (the lowest point in the Wilderness being about 3,300 feet), the... More >

Mount Trumbull Wilderness
Just north of the Grand Canyon and Mount Logan Wilderness, located at the southern end of the Uinkaret Plateau, Mount Trumbull is a large, basalt-capped mesa rising from about 5,400 feet to 8,028 feet.... More >

North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness
The North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness consists of a series of rocky, isolated summits, long ridges, and vast, level valley floors. The ridges are dissected by normally dry washes and separated by desert... More >

Little Jacks Creek Wilderness
The Little Jacks Creek Wilderness includes a basalt dome covered by sagebrush and grass. Elevations range form 3,500 to nearly 5,900 feet in this Wilderness and magnificent 1,000-foot canyons tower over... More >

Dominguez Canyon Wilderness
The Dominguez Canyon Wilderness displays an array of ecosystems, ranging from upper Sonoran piñon-juniper desert along the Gunnison River, to Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine to aspen at higher elevations.... More >

Lee Metcalf Wilderness
The Lee Metcalf Wilderness consists of four separate units distributed across the Madison Range in southwest Montana. The Bear Trap Canyon unit is administered by the Bureau of Land Management and is the... More >

Paiute Wilderness
This wilderness area consists of the Piute Mountains and the surrounding bajadas and extensive flat aprons of alluvium. The elevations within the Wilderness range from 2,000 to 4,132 feet. The Piute Mountains... More >

Warm Springs Wilderness
Dominating this immense, pristine desert landscape near the California border is Black Mesa, 10 miles long and 1,000 feet above the surrounding desert, with edges dissected into a maze of winding canyons.... More >

Woolsey Peak Wilderness
Woolsey Peak Wilderness offers rugged topgraphy, colorful scenic vistas, rich variety of wildlife and vegetation, and outstanding opportunities for solitude and unconfined recreation. Woolsey Peak stands... More >

Tres Alamos Wilderness
Columns of colorful stone are the most striking landscape features of Tres Alamos, a Wilderness in the southern Black Mountains. The landscape rises from about 2,300 feet and tops out at Sawyer Peak (4,293... More >

Otay Mountain Wilderness
The Otay Mountain Wilderness is located near the U.S.-Mexico border in eastern San Diego County. The mountain represents a unique ecosystem, home to twenty sensitive plant and animal species, including... More >

Beauty Mountain Wilderness
The Beauty Mountain Wilderness is a chaparral dominated ecosystem. The steep hillsides are overlain with granite boulder outcrops. At 5,548 feet, Beauty Mountain is the central feature to the wilderness.... More >

Elkhorn Ridge Wilderness
The Elkhorn Ridge Wilderness contains rugged Coast Range ridges covered with thick forests of redwood, Douglas-fir, and tan-oak. There are two major forest types encompassing the area; the mixed evergreen... More >

Arrastra Mountain Wilderness
Wild and remote, difficult to access, this sprawling Wilderness preserves imposing landscapes and vividly colorful geologic features. The Poachie Range runs northwest-southeast through the north-central... More >

Black Mountain Wilderness
Black Mountain stands at 3,941 feet, a mesa rising above an expanse of desolate, ancient lava flows. The mountain lies in the northwest corner of the Wilderness, and from the summit, the area drops in... More >

Carrizo Gorge Wilderness
Some of the most expansive views in the entire California Desert--vistas often extending for more than 100 miles--exist in Carrizo Gorge Wilderness. From overlooks, you can see the Chocolate Mountains... More >

Cadiz Dunes Wilderness
The Cadiz Dunes Wilderness encompasses the majority of the Cadiz Dunes, and some of the lands immediately surrounding them. The dunes were formed by north winds blowing sands off the Cadiz Dry Lake. The... More >

Owens Peak Wilderness
Owens Peak, the highest point in the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains at more than 8,400 feet, stands near the center of Owens Peak Wilderness. It presides over mountainous terrain with deep, winding canyons... More >

Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness
The Cleghorns are dry lakes plunked near the middle of Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness, an area of remarkably different resources. The eastern portion rises into the rugged Bullion Mountains, while the western... More >

Coso Range Wilderness
Encompassing the northern section of the Cosa Range, this Wilderness preserves an area of extensive erosion revealing outstanding displays of volcanic formations and numerous valleys and washes. From high... More >

El Paso Mountains Wilderness
The El Paso Mountains drop into this Wilderness from the southeast, with Black Mountain, at 5,244 feet, serving as the highest point. From the foot of Black Mountain, the terrain sinks into the Black Hills... More >

Grass Valley Wilderness
The expansive Grass Valley covers nearly three-fourths of this Wilderness and ranks as its primary topographical feature. The area lies fairly flat, with a series of scattered hills, yellow to reddish... More >

Fish Creek Mountains Wilderness
From the desert floor, the Fish Creek Mountains resemble a plateau rising as a great wall; only a few dramatic peaks appear from a distance. In truth, the mountains are a rugged land of numerous jagged... More >

Coyote Mountains Wilderness
The fishhook-shaped Coyote Mountains cover about 40 percent of this austere Wilderness, a desertland of low ridges and washes capped by the forbidding Carrizo Badlands to the north. Carrizo Mountain (734... More >

Dead Mountains Wilderness
This area encompasses the jagged, steep, rust-colored Dead Mountains and the alluvial fans sweeping to the west towards Piute Valley and east towards the Colorado River. Centered in the northern half of... More >

Upper Burro Creek Wilderness
Upper Burro Creek is one of the few perennial streams to flow undammed into the lower desert of Arizona. Thirteen miles of the creek pass through this Wilderness, which is divided into eastern and western... More >

Malpais Mesa Wilderness
The long, north-south oval of Malpais Mesa (2,300 feet) stands dominant in the middle of this Wilderness area perched at the southern end of the Inyo Mountains. Rugged valleys, deep canyons, sheer mountainsides... More >

Newberry Mountains Wilderness
Rugged and volcanic in origin, the Newberry Mountains rise with relative gentleness toward rather broad and flat tops with elevations ranging from 2,200 feet in the north to 5,100 feet in the south. Deep... More >

Little Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness
Dry, desolate, and rugged, the Little Chuckwalla Mountains, cresting at 2,100 feet, are surrounded by a large, gently sloping bajada incised by a network of washes. In the north part of the Wilderness... More >

Resting Spring Range Wilderness
Between Death Valley National Park and the Nevada state line, the Resting Spring Range sweeps up from vast bajadas across rolling hills to a picturesque north-south spine--a line of extremely coarse and... More >

South Nopah Range Wilderness
Easily rolling alluvial slopes (bajadas) from the east and west sweep gently up to the south end of the rugged folds of the Nopah Mountain Range in the South Nopah Range Wilderness. Shaded with soft colors... More >

North Mesquite Mountains Wilderness
The North Mesquite Mountains Wilderness consists of the broad western end of Sandy Valley and the northern portion of Mesquite Mountains. Rolling brown foothills, a few steeper mountains, and medium sized... More >

Jacumba Wilderness
On the eastern flank of California's coastal peninsular ranges, the Jacumba Mountains often appear as a fantastic jumble of granitic rock pushed up by faults in long-gone days. The mountains extend into... More >

Piper Mountain Wilderness
The Piper, Sylvania, and Inyo Mountains meet in Piper Mountain Wilderness. Alluvial fans cover large portions of the eastern side of the area. Wide, barren plains and dry hills form much of the landscape.... More >

Picacho Peak Wilderness
Dark gray, massive mountains extending southeast from Indian Pass make up the central and western portions of the diminutive Picacho Peak Wilderness. Mica Peak stands near the center of this range, the... More >

Riverside Mountains Wilderness
With an eastern boundary that runs roughly parallel to the Colorado River, Riverside Mountains Wilderness varies from gently sloping bajadas to a rugged interior with numerous peaks and a craggy skyline.... More >

Mesquite Wilderness
The Mesquite Wilderness consists of portions of the Mesquite Mountains, Mesquite Valley, and the Clark Mountain Range. The Mesquite Mountains have more gradual rising slopes than the rough and rocky Clark... More >

Piute Mountains Wilderness
This wilderness area consists of the Piute Mountains and the surrounding bajadas and extensive flat aprons of alluvium. The elevations within the wilderness range from 2,000 to 4,132 feet. The Piute Mountains... More >

Sheephole Valley Wilderness
The Sheephole Valley Wilderness is a perfect representation of the basin and range topography typical in the Mojave Desert. The area consists of the northwest to southeast trending granitic boulder strewn... More >

Trilobite Wilderness
The Trilobite Wilderness covers the Marble Mountains, a narrow volcanic range extending 12 miles in a northwest-southwest direction. Alternating dark brown and light brown striations have been tilted by... More >

Turtle Mountains Wilderness
The Turtle Mountains Wilderness encompasses a diverse, scenic landscape. The area ranges from broad bajadas to highly eroded volcanic peaks, spires, and cliffs. The colorful Turtle Mountains vary from... More >

Whipple Mountains Wilderness
The large east-west oriented Whipple Mountains comprise the dominant land form within this Wilderness. A low angle fault separates the pale green formations of the western side from the striking brick-red... More >

Little Picacho Wilderness
Within the southern portion of the Chocolate Mountains, with elevations ranging from 200 feet to 1,500 feet, the Little Picacho Wilderness is characterized by dramatic jutting spires and steep ridges.... More >

Rodman Mountains Wilderness
Colorful escarpments, white mountains splotched with red and black, a maze of canyons, and majestic bajadas come together in Rodman Mountains Wilderness. From northwest to southeast across the middle of... More >

Old Woman Mountains Wilderness
This Wilderness area consists of bajadas; extensive flat aprons of alluvium; and the massive, fault-lifted Old Woman Mountains that extend some 35 miles north-south and up to 28 miles in an east-west direction.... More >

Stepladder Mountains Wilderness
Unique to the Stepladder Mountains Wilderness is the extensive critical desert tortoise habitat that it protects. The western portion of the area consists of the relatively low, elongated volcanic Stepladder... More >

Nopah Range Wilderness
Nopah Range Wilderness contains a good chunk of the Nopah Range in its eastern portion and a piece of the Resting Spring Range in its west. These ranges embody dramatic geologic landscapes, separated by... More >

Rocks and Islands Wilderness
The California coastal Rocks and Islands Wilderness protects critical components of a unique area of California coastline. Although one of the smallest wildernesses in the system, it encompasses 584 rocks... More >

The Yahi Yana Indians lived in this region for over 3,000 years before white settlers arrived around 1850 and promptly exterminated all but the handful who escaped into the harsh and remote canyons of... More >

A stream that flows yearlong through Lopez Canyon into Lopez Lake, lush streamside vegetation, and chaparral-covered slopes and peaks that rise above the canyon are the prime ingredients in the lightly... More >

Glacier Peak Wilderness
Glacier Peak Wilderness, which shares its northern border with North Cascades National Park, has few equals in terms of sheer ruggedness. Glacier Peak, the highest summit in the area at 10,541 feet, is... More >

Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness
Long, lean, and lovely best describes Lake Chelan. From Chelan's northeastern shore, this secluded Wilderness rears rapidly skyward to the crest of bold Sawtooth Range, which cuts diagonally through the... More >

Saddle Peak Hills Wilderness
Smallest of the areas designated by the California Desert Protection Act of 1994, this Wilderness includes the northern end of the Saddle Peak Hills and the northwestern portion of the Silurian Valley.... More >

Funeral Mountains Wilderness
Despite the dreary name, rugged and cheerfully colorful limestone lies in striking bands across Funeral Mountains Wilderness. From the southeast and Nevada, the long alluvial slopes of the Amargosa Desert... More >

Manly Peak Wilderness
Quietly isolated, Manly Peak stands at 7,196 feet on the boundary between Death Valley National Park and Manly Peak Wilderness. The Wilderness is comprised entirely of jagged ridges and deep canyons within... More >

Argus Range Wilderness
Nestling in the Argus Range, a thin and narrow north-south mountain chain, this Wilderness stretches for 28 miles along the west side of the Panamint Valley, just south and west of Death Valley National... More >

Ibex Wilderness
A portion of the Ibex Hills and parts of the Dublin Hills and Black Mountains are preserved in this Wilderness. The Ibex Hills form a craggy, north-south divide between the alluvial slopes of Greenwater... More >

Death Valley Wilderness
Death Valley National Park is the lowest and possibly hottest and driest spot in North America. The 134 degrees recorded on July 10, 1913 is the highest temperature recorded on the planet. The park is... More >
State: CA/NV

Glacier View Wilderness
For an extravagant look at the glacier-covered west side of Mount Rainier, hike to the top of 5,450-foot Glacier View in the northwest corner of this Wilderness, which, coincidentally, shares a portion... More >

Gates of the Arctic Wilderness
When Bob Marshall explored this region in the early 1930s, two looming peaks near the head of the North Fork of the Koyukuk River (Boreal Mountain and Frigid Crags) left a lasting impression on him. He... More >
State: AK

Jay S. Hammond Wilderness
Here the Aleutian Range meets the Alaska Range in the Chigmit Mountains, an area known as Alaska's Alps. The Lake Clark Wilderness was renamed the Jay S. Hammond Wilderness in 2018 to commemorate Alask'a... More >
State: AK

Noatak Wilderness
Together with neighboring Gates of the Arctic Wilderness, Noatak Wilderness protects almost the entirety of the largest untouched river basin in America, that of the Noatak River. The Noatak Wilderness... More >

Haleakalā Wilderness
The mother of the demigod Maui lodged a complaint with her son: the day was too short to dry her bark cloth. So Maui went to the great mountain and snared the sun's rays and held them fast with ropes.... More >
State: HI

Denali Wilderness
Native Athabascans have always referred to Mount McKinley as Denali, or "The High One." The mammoth mountain is the centerpiece of Denali National Park Wilderness, which comprises about one-third of Denali... More >

Andreafsky Wilderness
The Andreafsky Wilderness is a vast expanse of alpine and wetland tundra, located in the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge. Flowing through this Wilderness are the Andreafsky River and its East Fork... More >

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness
Roughly 25,000 years ago, where the Wisconsin Glacier reached its furthest point south and stopped, the creation of Great Swamp began. With cattail marshes, wet meadows, swamp woodlands, and ridges thick... More >
State: NJ

Brigantine Wilderness
In 1984, to posthumously honor a New Jersey conservationist congressman, Brigantine National Wildlife Refuge (established in 1939) and Barnegat National Wildlife Refuge (established in 1967) were combined... More >
State: NJ

Monomoy Wilderness
As recently as 1958, this area was an extension of the mainland, the eroding shoreline at the elbow of Cape Cod. Severe winter storms isolated Monomoy Point from the mainland and, 20 years later, separated... More >
State: MA

Moosehorn Wilderness
Every year thousands of migratory birds hitch a ride on the Eastern (Atlantic) Flyway, which spans the skies from Maine to Florida. At the northernmost end of the route, many disembark at 23,000-acre Moosehorn... More >
State: ME

Moosehorn (Baring Unit) Wilderness
Every year thousands of migratory birds hitch a ride on the Eastern (Atlantic) Flyway, which spans the skies from Maine to Florida. At the northernmost end of the route, many disembark at 23,000-acre Moosehorn... More >
State: ME

Mollie Beattie Wilderness
Possibly no other region of America has seen less human impact than the northeastern corner of Alaska. Here the Brooks Range bulges up near the Arctic Ocean to create a unique combination of habitats... More >

Semidi Wilderness
Before it became Wilderness or a subunit of the Alaska Peninsula Unit of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, these nine major treeless and ragged rock islands, some sided with precipitous cliffs... More >

Innoko Wilderness
The Innoko Wilderness is located in the southeastern portion of the Innoko National Wildlife Refuge and makes up roughly one-third of the total area. A transition zone between the boreal forestland of... More >

Bering Sea Wilderness
The Bering Sea Wilderness encompasses St. Matthew Island, Hall Island, and Pinnacle Island and is part of the larger Bering Sea unit of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. One of the largest... More >

Kenai Wilderness
For almost 100 years, the Kenai Peninsula has attracted hunters of moose, Dall sheep, and other wild game. In 1941 President Roosevelt designated more than 1.7 million acres as the Kenai National Moose... More >

Izembek Wilderness
On the tip of the Alaska Peninsula, Izembek Wilderness sees a quarter-million migratory birds land every fall, including the entire world's population of black brants and thousands of Canada and emperor... More >

Saint Lazaria Wilderness
Rising no more than 180 feet above the surging ocean at the entrance to Sitka Sound, Saint Lazaria Island was initially established as a refuge for seabirds, later became Wilderness, and has since been... More >

Simeonof Wilderness
One of 30 named islands in the Shumagin Group, Simeonof Island was established as a refuge for sea otters in 1958. It became a Wilderness in 1976. Protected "lands" include the water, shoals, and kelp... More >

Forrester Island Wilderness
During the day you'll ask yourself how more than one million birds of 13 species could be nesting here. But at night vast populations of Leach's storm petrels, fork-tailed petrels, Cassin's auklets, and... More >

Bogoslof Wilderness
Russians believed that they heard the "voice of God" (bogoslof) as a fiery eruption lifted Bogoslof Island from the cold Bering Sea around 1796. Bogoslof and little Fire Island were first designated as... More >

Unimak Wilderness
Huge Unimak Island, which gives this Wilderness its name, extends west from the tip of the Alaska Peninsula. Only a relatively thin strip of sea separates Unimak from Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.... More >

Hazy Islands Wilderness
The Hazy Islands Wilderness, a subunit into the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, Gulf of Alaska Unit, is managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Far offshore, beaten by wind and wave, Big Hazy... More >

Chamisso Wilderness
Chamisso Wilderness is comprised of Chamisso and Puffin Island and is a subunit of the Chukchi Sea Unit, the northernmost the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge units. Chamisso Wilderness has one... More >

Togiak Wilderness
At 4.2 million acres, Togiak National Wildlife Refuge covers about the same amount of land as Connecticut and Rhode Island combined, a region important to Eskimo and Native American hunter-gatherers for... More >

Nunivak Wilderness
Off the coast of the delta formed by the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers lies Nunivak Island, managed as part of the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge. The southern half of Nunivak comprises the Nunivak... More >

Koyukuk Wilderness
Think of Koyukuk Wilderness, and water comes to mind. Located on the Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge, there are many rivers, meandering creeks, and lakes, all forming the floodplain of the Koyukuk River.... More >

Aleutian Islands Wilderness
The Aleutian Islands consist of more than 200 islands which are actually the peaks of 57 submarine volcanoes (27 of which are considered active) rising from near sea level to more than 9,000 feet. On most... More >

Tuxedni Wilderness
Over a century ago, two islands at the mouth of Tuxedni Bay off of Cook Inlet--Chisik and Duck--were established as a refuge for seabirds, bald eagles, and peregrine falcons. It was not until much later... More >

Kingston Range Wilderness
The Kingston Range Wilderness is divided into three units by non-wilderness corridors or 'cherrystems': Sperry Wash and Kingston Wash. The Amargosa Unit's (the northern unit) most striking feature is Amargosa... More >

Golden Valley Wilderness
The Lava Mountains span the northwestern portion of Golden Valley Wilderness, cresting to almost 5,000 feet on Dome Mountain. The Lavas are sliced by several steep-walled canyons arrayed in distinctive... More >

Steens Mountain Wilderness
Located in Oregon’s high desert, Steens Mountain Wilderness is one of the crown jewels of the state's wildlands. Rising from 4,200 feet to 9,773 feet on Steens Mountain, it is some of the wildest and... More >

Milpitas Wash Wilderness
The Milpitas Wash Wilderness is near the southern end of the Mule Mountains and the Opal Hill Mine. The landscape is primarily desert mountain foothills as well as wash and floodplain habitats. Visitors... More >

Soda Mountains Wilderness
This scenic, horseshoe-shaped range includes the terminus of the great Mojave. Creosote, barrel cacti, cholla, and yuccas can be found along with the unique Crucifixion thorn. Two intermittent lakes, East... More >

Great Falls Basin Wilderness
A perennial spring supplies the water flowing through a short distance in the Great Falls Basin Wilderness, and that reach has cut a narrow and deep slot in the bedrock forming several falls. The steep... More >

Palo Verde Mountains Wilderness
In the heart of the relatively jagged Palo Verde Mountains Wilderness, twin buttes called the Flat Tops stand out prominently. The highest point in the area, Palo Verde Peak, rises to about 1,800 feet... More >

Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness
An eerie otherworldliness surrounds Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, especially when the moon casts shadows across the hoodoos, weird rock formations with mazelike passages. Difficult as it is to believe, this... More >

Buzzards Peak Wilderness
The geologically rich soils of the Buzzards Peak Wilderness create landscapes of rich chocolate brown, yellows, reds, and blues. This area is an important part of the traditional homeland of the Quechan... More >

Taylor Creek Wilderness
Taylor Creek Wilderness is a logical extension of Zion National Park along with Red Butte, LaVerkin Creek, Beartrap Canyon, and Blackridge Wildernesses. It is a part of the integrated watershed, wildlife... More >
State: UT

Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness
The Jarbidge-Bruneau Rivers Wilderness has some of the best class V whitewater that Idaho has to offer. The Jarbidge River offers a remote and challenging 29-mile float trip taking boaters through a maze... More >

Big Jacks Creek Wilderness
The Big Jacks Creek Wilderness, in the Big Jacks Creek Basin, consists of rugged canyons, streams and plateaus that provide habitat for redband trout, mountain quail and bighorn sheep, as well as two sensitive... More >

Broad Canyon Wilderness
A secluded gem, the Broad Canyon Wilderness shelters hidden water pools, flat-topped mountains and ancient cultural sites. Ancient lava flows carved by through the erosion of water form several small canyons... More >

Sierra de las Uvas Wilderness
The Las Uvas Mountains Wilderness is located in the south-central portion of New Mexico in the Chihuahuan Desert. The area is a mountain complex of tilted, bedded volcanic rock. The western slopes are... More >

East Potrillo Mountains Wilderness
Chihuahuan Desert grassland and yucca, in association with a mosaic of other desert shrubs such as creosote, acacia, and mesquite, make up the majority of the plant cover in the area. Occasional juniper... More >

Ah-shi-sle-pah Wilderness
The Ah-shi-sle-pah Wilderness is located in northwestern New Mexico and in badland area of rolling water-carved clay hills with little vegetation to conceal geological formations including interesting... More >

Robledo Mountains Wilderness
The Robledo Mountains Wilderness is located in the south-central portion of New Mexico in the Chihuahuan Desert. A diversity of habitats such as canyons, limestone cliffs, gentle slopes, caves, and riparian... More >

Rio San Antonio Wilderness
The Rio San Antonio Wilderness is located within the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. A flat plain at about 8,400 feet in elevation contains a gorge about 100 feet deep carved by the Rio San Antonio.... More >

Cerro del Yuta Wilderness
The Cerro Del Yuta Wilderness is located on the Taos Plateu, a volcanic landscape of lava flows and shield volcanoes. Ute Mountain's 10,093-foot peak sets a commanding presence on the flat landscape... More >

Potrillo Mountains Wilderness
Extinct volcanoes, black lava fields, and mile after mile of desert grassland combine in the Potrillo Mountains Wilderness; New Mexico’s 4th largest wilderness. These mountains are formed by a series... More >

Mount Riley Wilderness
The Mount Riley Wilderness contains three shield volcanos which rise prominently in the landscape. Mount Riley is the highest point in the region, rising abruptly over 1,700 feet above the surrounding... More >

Whitethorn Wilderness
The Whitethorn Wilderness is named for the prevalent white-thorn acacia, a key year-round food source for quail and a summer food source for desert mule deer. The volcanic landscape is characterized by... More >

Cinder Cone Wilderness
The Cinder Cone Wilderness is part of the Greater Potrillo Mountains Complex, located approximately 30 miles southwest of Las Cruces adjacent to the border with Mexico. This wilderness features an extremely... More >

Aden Lava Flow Wilderness
The Aden Lava Flow Wilderness is located 20 miles southwest of Las Cruces in the Chihuahuan Desert. The area is characterized by basalt flows, volcanic craters, and coppice sand dunes. The lava flow includes... More >

Organ Mountains Wilderness
The Organ Mountains Wilderness provides the backdrop to the Mesilla Valley and New Mexico’s second largest city: Las Cruces. From picnickers to horsemen, family outings to day hikes, these mountains... More >

White Rock Range Wilderness
The White Rock Range Wilderness is a lightly visited pristine mountain range with gently rolling foothills covered in sagebrush, pinyon pine and juniper, and scattered ponderosa pines. Numerous side canyons... More >

Highland Ridge Wilderness
The Highland Ridge Wilderness lies at the southern end of the Snake Range, adjacent to Great Basin National Park. This area encompasses varying terrain, from sagebrush covered foothills to steep ridges... More >

Jumbo Springs Wilderness
Jumbo Springs Wilderness is a small area that offers fantastic panoramic views of Lake Mead and the lower reaches of the Grand Canyon. As the crow flies, Jumbo Springs Wilderness is a relatively short... More >

East Fork High Rock Canyon Wilderness
The Wilderness consists of a large area of broad volcanic uplands dissected by the deeply cut drainages of High Rock and the East Fork of high Rock Canyons. Elevations in the Wilderness range from 4,900... More >

Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness
Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness is a place of breathtaking panoramas and natural history. This Wilderness is characterized by gentle slopes and an impressive expanse of old-growth Joshua trees. In Paiute... More >

Little High Rock Canyon Wilderness
Little High Rock Canyon Wilderness consists of a large area of broad volcanic uplands dissected by the deeply cut drainages of Little High Rock and McConnell Canyons. Elevations in the Wilderness range... More >

Big Rocks Wilderness
The Big Rocks Wilderness lies to the north of the South Pahroc Range Wilderness and encompasses the southernmost portion of the North Pahroc Range. The topography of the area includes steep-sided mountains... More >

Arrow Canyon Wilderness
Arrow Canyon Wilderness is an intriguing landscape with distinct and eye-catching landforms, including Arrow Canyon Range, one of the most scenic ranges in southern Nevada. The western face of the range... More >

North Black Rock Range Wilderness
The Wilderness contains the northern portion of the Black Rock Range. Elevations in the Wilderness range from 4,800 to 8,400 feet. The dominant vegetation is sagebrush. Colman, Snow, Battle and Slumgullion... More >

Delamar Mountains Wilderness
Several deep, twisting canyons issue from the central core region and into the southern bajada. The eastern mountainous region holds hills, peaks, washes and draws. Many of the canyon areas and some of... More >

Fortification Range Wilderness
The 13.5 mile long Fortification Range is a low mountain range composed almost entirely of volcanic materials (tuffs and tuffaceous breccia). Most of the range is comprised of gentle ridges, however, the... More >

Weepah Spring Wilderness
The Weepah Spring Wilderness is an excellent unspoiled example of mountain ranges representative of the Great Basin. Rising from 4,600 to 8,605 feet, Weepah Springs Wilderness lacks a single defined ridgeline.... More >

Clover Mountains Wilderness
Millions of years ago, this area was a major volcanic center, spewing lava flows over the landscape. Now this ancient caldera, cut into twisting shapes and inspiring colors by millions of years of erosion... More >

Government Peak Wilderness
The Government Peak Wilderness sits like a ship off the northern "coast" of the Snake Range in eastern Nevada. Vegetation includes mostly desert brush and grass at the lower elevations, with a scattering... More >

South Pahroc Range Wilderness
The South Pahroc Range is extremely rugged with deeply cut canyons, high ridges, large rounded boulders and heavily forested expanses ranging from 5,000 to 7,950 feet. Much of the range is a solitary volcanic... More >

Worthington Mountains Wilderness
Worthington Mountain rises like a ship, 4,000 rugged feet above dry valleys of central Nevada to almost 9,000 feet. The extremely severe limestone backbone of the mountain presents a difficult challenge... More >

Goshute Canyon Wilderness
The 11-mile long Goshute Canyon Wilderness is a rugged, uplifted range, with massive white limestone cliffs jutting from its slopes. The lower elevations are thickly forested by pinyon pine and juniper... More >

Black Rock Desert Wilderness
The Black Rock Desert Wilderness, which contains the eastern arm of the Black Rock Desert, is the largest Wilderness managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The Black Rock Desert is the dry lakebed of... More >

Far South Egans Wilderness
The Far South Egans Wilderness consists primarily of an extremely rugged portion of the Egan Range. A mountain range not quite ready to surrender, the Egan Range dramatically ascends from about 5,800 feet... More >

Parsnip Peak Wilderness
Part of the Wilson Creek Mountain Range, Parsnip Peak Wilderness provides an outstanding array of recreation and abundant solitude. The area is pristine, with riparian areas, wildlife and forest. Elevations... More >

Calico Mountains Wilderness
The Calico Mountains Wilderness includes the southern portion of the Calico Mountains a typical north-south trending Great Basin mountain range. Elevations in the wilderness range from 3,950 to 8,491 feet... More >

High Rock Lake Wilderness
The High Rock Lake Wilderness includes the northern portion of the Calico Mountains, a typical north-south trending Great Basin mountain range. Elevations in the wilderness range from 4,000 to 7,000 feet.... More >

Mount Grafton Wilderness
The Mount Grafton Wilderness is large and extremely rugged with numerous rock outcrops, crags, and peaks scattered throughout the high country. Elevations, here, rise from about 6,100 feet to nearly 11,000... More >

South McCullough Wilderness
The South McCullough Wilderness encompasses the southern portion of the McCullough Range. This area of the north-south trending range is comprised of ancient metamorphic rock. From a distance, the mountains... More >

Tunnel Spring Wilderness
Tunnel Springs Wilderness is a land of steep, mountainous canyons, long ridges and rough drainages located at the head of Beaver Dam Wash. Elevations in this Wilderness range from 5,000 to 6,700 feet.... More >

Bristlecone Wilderness
The Bristlecone Wilderness lies in the Egan Range in eastern Nevada. Heusser Mountain stands at 9,409 feet and provides spectacular views of Steptoe Valley and the Schell Creek Range. Elevations within... More >

South Egan Range Wilderness
The South Egan Range Wilderness is a striking and rugged mountain spine running nearly the entire length of the White River Valley. Spectacular vistas give a sense of exhilaration as the landscape falls... More >

North McCullough Wilderness
Less than 30 miles south of Las Vegas, Nevada encompassed by the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, lies a place of eye-catching beauty and historical wonder. The North McCullough Wilderness covers... More >

High Rock Canyon Wilderness
The Wilderness consists of a large area of broad volcanic uplands dissected by the deeply cut drainages of High Rock, Yellow Rock, Grassy, and Mahogany Canyons. Elevations in the Wilderness range from... More >

Mt. Irish Wilderness
Forested with pinyon pine and juniper, the hardy hiker can explore the Mt. Irish Wilderness by wandering through canyons and scrambling over limestone cliffs, ranging from 4,800 to 7,504 feet. The white... More >

Becky Peak Wilderness
The Becky Peak Wilderness lies at the northern end of the Schell Creek Range in eastern Nevada. Vegetation primarily includes desert brush and grass at the lower elevations and a scattering of pinyon pine... More >

Lime Canyon Wilderness
Outstanding vistas of Lake Mead and the Muddy Mountains can be found in this remote area. The Lime Canyon Wilderness is located east of Las Vegas, Nevada. Lime Ridge dominates this Wilderness and trends... More >

Meadow Valley Range Wilderness
The Meadow Valley Range Wilderness is a land of rolling bajadas speckled with cholla, yucca and Joshua trees, intricately carved canyons forested with pinyon pine and juniper, and jagged mountain peaks... More >

South Jackson Mountains Wilderness
The Wilderness contains the southern portion of the Jackson Mountains. Elevations in the Wilderness range from 3,900 to 8,923 feet on top of King Lear Peak. Sagebrush is the dominant vegetation type, with... More >

North Jackson Mountains Wilderness
The Wilderness contains the northern portion of the Jackson Mountains. Elevations in the Wilderness range from 4,000 to 8,400 feet on top of Parrot Peak. Sagebrush is the dominant vegetation type, with... More >

Mormon Mountains Wilderness
From rolling bajadas speckled with cholla, yucca and Joshua trees, to intricately carved canyons forested with pinyon pine and juniper, and jagged mountain peaks topped with stands of old-growth ponderosa... More >

Pahute Peak Wilderness
The Wilderness contains the central portion of the Black Rock Range. Elevations in the Wilderness range from 4,050 to 8,594 feet on top of Pahute Peak (also known as Big Mountain). Sagebrush is the dominant... More >

Oregon Badlands Wilderness
The Oregon Badlands Wilderness holds a number of remarkable and exciting landforms and geologic features. Most of the area includes the rugged Badlands volcano, which has features of inflated lava. Windblown... More >

Pole Creek Wilderness
The landscape within the Pole Creek Wilderness, in the southwest part of Idaho near the Oregon border, is diverse, ranging from river canyons over a thousand feet deep to vast expanses of sagebrush and... More >

North Fork Owyhee Wilderness
The landscape within the North Fork Owyhee Wilderness, in the southwest part of Idaho near the Oregon border, is diverse, ranging from river canyons over a thousand feet deep to vast expanses of sagebrush... More >

Owyhee River Wilderness
The Owyhee River Wilderness is centered on the Owyhee River and its tributaries, in the southwest part of Idaho near the Oregon border. It is a land defined by rivers, cutting steep canyons out of high... More >

Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness
To the west stretches the Sawtooth Valley where the jagged peaks of the Sawtooth Wilderness form the skyline. Across the Salmon River to the north lies the iconic Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness... More >

Monarch Wilderness
At the southern end of John Muir Wilderness, on the western border of Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park, Monarch Wilderness amply lives up to its regal name. Few areas of the United States can boast such... More >

Jennie Lakes Wilderness
Three rugged and rocky mountain peaks, including the 10,365-foot Mitchell Peak, stands above a diverse mixture of seasonal ponds, perennial streams, lush meadows, and coniferous forests. In Jennie Lakes... More >

Dome Wilderness
Dome Wilderness seems dwarfed by the adjacent Bandelier Wilderness , but sometimes the best gifts come in small packages. In this case, be prepared for primitive canyonlands and prehistoric ruins (and... More >

Hells Canyon Wilderness is a subset of the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area (HCNRA), which straddles the border of northeastern Oregon and western Idaho. Split into two distinct halves by the Wild... More >
State: ID/OR

Glacier Bay Wilderness
The Wilderness of Glacier Bay National Park is forged from dynamic change in the wake of powerful seismic forces and dramatic glacial movements. Glaciers have sculpted this landscape, from the sharp brows... More >

Katmai Wilderness
The Katmai Wilderness, located within Katmai National Park and Preserve, is characterized by active volcanoes, pristine lakes and rivers, glaciated peaks, and rugged coastline. The area contains the famed... More >

Becharof Wilderness
Just where the state begins to slim down into the Alaska Peninsula, Becharof Wilderness extends from the northeast shore of Becharof Lake south to the Pacific Ocean and makes up roughly one-third of the... More >

Selawik Wilderness
Situated within the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Selwick Wilderness is located on the Arctic Circle to the east of Kotzebue Sound, right in the heart of northwest Alaska. Refuge lands extend eastward... More >

Kobuk Valley Wilderness
Here in Kobuk Valley National Park, 26 miles north of the Arctic Circle and enclosed by the Baird and Waring Mountains, the climate has changed little (or not at all) since the late Pleistocene era. Remnant... More >

Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness
It is a land of remote valleys, wild rivers, and a fabulous wildlife population that includes the world's finest Dall sheep, grizzly bears, black bears, caribou, moose, bison, mountain goats, wolves, wolverines... More >

Avawatz Mountains Wilderness
Rising to more than 6,100 feet above the Silurian Valley, the Avawatz Mountains form a commanding backdrop of colorful eroded slopes, rugged ridges, and steep, narrow canyons. The name "Avawatz" is derived... More >

Canaan Mountain Wilderness
Within Canaan Mountain Wilderness, which is adjacent to the southeast boundary of Zion National Park, an 8-by-10 mile block of Navajo Sandstone, enclosed by 2,000-foot-high cliffs, has been sculpted by... More >

Blackridge Wilderness
Blackridge Wilderness is a logical extension of the Zion Wilderness along with Red Butte, LaVerkin Creek, Taylor Creek, and Beartrap Canyon Wildernesses. It is part of the integrated watershed, wildlife... More >

Deep Creek Wilderness
Contiguous to the Deep Creek North unit, Deep Creek Wilderness is located near the northeast corner of Zion National Park. In fact, Deep Creek Wilderness shares its southern border with the Park. The elevation... More >

Beartrap Canyon Wilderness
Beartrap Canyon Wilderness is small but shares a common boundary with designated wilderness in the Kolob Canyons portion of Zion National Park. Largely a rugged, steeply sloped area, this wilderness contains... More >

Cottonwood Canyon Wilderness
Cottonwood Canyon Wilderness lies within the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area and shares a common boundary with the Cottonwood Forest Wilderness, located on the Dixie National Forest. Here, massive... More >

Devil's Staircase Wilderness
East of Reedsport, Oregon, the Devil's Staircase Wilderness comprises some of the last remaining old-growth forest in the Oregon Coast Range. This remote and inaccessible place truly meets the definition... More >

Goose Creek Wilderness
The Goose Creek Wilderness area is both remote and rugged. Goose Creek, which is designated “wild,” flows through the Wilderness area at the start of the steep and deep Goose Creek Canyon. Over 1,000... More >

Indian Pass Wilderness
Jagged peaks and spires are incised by mazes of twisting canyons in a distinctive part of the Chocolate Mountains preserved as Indian Pass Wilderness. Desert cloudbursts pour water down the canyons into... More >

Jim McClure-Jerry Peak Wilderness
Located in the Salmon River Mountains, the Jim McClure-Jerry Peak Wilderness is a diverse area ranging from sagebrush steppe ecosystems, to north-facing mid-elevations dominated by Douglas fir, and elevations... More >

Rainbow Mountain Wilderness
Although this area is significantly smaller than the adjacent Mt. Charleston Wilderness and La Madre Mountain Wilderness, the terrain consists of beautiful vertical red and buff sandstone cliffs, capped... More >

Mt. Charleston Wilderness
The Mt. Charleston Wilderness is an inspiring place with invigorating mountain air, ice-cold springs, and acres of noble evergreen forests. The rugged mountain scenery extends across the crest of the Spring... More >

La Madre Mountain Wilderness
Dominating the dramatic backdrop of the Scenic Loop at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area are the steep canyons and spectacular cliffs of La Madre Mountain Wilderness, located approximately 12... More >

The Mt. Charleston Wilderness is an inspiring place with invigorating mountain air, ice-cold springs, and acres of noble evergreen forests. The rugged mountain scenery extends across the crest of the Spring... More >

Mt. Moriah Wilderness
Shallow caves, many of which show evidence of prehistoric habitation, are common in this Wilderness and it is suspected that many more have yet to be discovered. If you set out to explore this territory... More >

San Gorgonio Mountain was originally known as "Old Grayback" by locals until officially designated by the US Geological Survey (from the Spanish heritage) on the original topographical map of the area... More >

LaVerkin Creek Wilderness
LaVerkin Creek, located in southwestern Utah, shares its southern border with Zion National Park. This area consists of steep canyon walls that drop into a creek drainage. This drainage is LaVerkin Creek... More >

Muddy Mountains Wilderness
Just an hour north of Las Vegas, Nevada lies the Muddy Mountains Wilderness, a place of wonder and mystery, an area of outrageous geology and colorful Mojave Desert habitat. This region of shadowy slot... More >

Red Butte Wilderness
Red Butte Wilderness is one of five logical extensions of the Zion Wilderness. This area is part of the integrated watershed, wildlife habitat, and scenic terrain of Zion National Park, and is among the... More >

The Brothers Wilderness
The Brothers Wilderness is located on the eastern flanks of the Olympic National Forest just South of Buckhorn Wilderness and north of Mt. Skokomish Wilderness. Between moss- and fern-laden banks, the... More >

Sabinoso Wilderness
The Sabinoso Wilderness is in a remote area of the northeastern portion of New Mexico. The wilderness is located in the short-grass prairie region of the Great Plains along the Canadian Escarpment where... More >

Juniper Dunes Wilderness
The Juniper Dunes Wilderness preserves the northernmost growth of western juniper, some of which have been around for 150 years, along with windswept sand dunes measuring 130 feet in height and 1,000 feet... More >

Hollow Hills Wilderness
Hollow Hills is characterized by a large and gentle bajada that slopes east to west toward Silver Lake, a dry lake that lies just outside the Wilderness' southwest boundary. The bajada is interspersed... More >

Sid's Mountain Wilderness
The Sid’s Mountain Wilderness is in the northwest portion of the San Rafael Swell and is named after one of the area’s earliest ranchers, Sid Swasey. Sid’s Cabin was built in the 1920’s and is... More >

Horse Valley Wilderness
The Horse Valley Wilderness is part of the San Rafael Swell, which features magnificent badlands of brightly colored and wildly eroded sandstone formations, deep canyons, and giant plates of stone tilted... More >

Deep Creek North Wilderness
Contiguous to the Deep Creek unit, Deep Creek North Wilderness is located near the northeast corner of Zion National Park. The elevation ranges from a low of 5,900 feet to a high of 8,800 feet, creating... More >

Cold Wash Wilderness
The Cold Wash Wilderness is part of the San Rafael Swell, which features magnificent badlands of brightly colored and wildly eroded sandstone formations, deep canyons, and giant plates of stone tilted... More >

Doc's Pass Wilderness
Doc’s Pass Wilderness is clustered together with Cougar Canyon and Slaughter Creek Wilderness areas along the Nevada state line, in the remote northwest corner of Washington County. This unit is contiguous... More >

Desolation Canyon Wilderness
The most prominent feature of the Desolation Canyon Wilderness is the 84-mile segment of the Green River through Desolation and Gray canyons. The wilderness has an extensive system of deep canyons. The... More >

Turtle Canyon Wilderness
About one-third of the Turtle Canyon Wilderness supports pinyon-juniper woodland and nearly one-third of the area contains Douglas fir and mountain shrub. The remainder of this wilderness is predominantly... More >

Cougar Canyon Wilderness
Cougar Canyon Wilderness is clustered together with Doc’s Pass and Slaughter Creek Wilderness areas along the Nevada state line, in the remote northwest corner of Washington County. This unit is contiguous... More >

Mexican Mountain Wilderness
The Mexican Mountain Wilderness is characterized by features resulting from erosion of the multi-colored sedimentary rocks of the eastern San Rafael Swell. Brightly colored cliffs, buttes, ridges, alcoves... More >

Slaughter Creek Wilderness
Clustered together with Cougar Canyon and Doc’s Pass Wilderness areas along the Nevada state line, Slaughter Creek Wilderness sits in the remote northwest corner of Washington County. Slaughter Creek... More >

Red Mountain Wilderness
Within Red Mountain Wilderness, it is easy to see that Zion National Park's world-famous landscape of soaring cliff walls, forested plateaus, and deep, narrow gorges extends well beyond the boundaries... More >

Red's Canyon Wilderness
The Red's Canyon Wilderness is part of the San Rafael Swell, which features magnificent badlands of brightly colored and wildly eroded sandstone formations, deep canyons, and giant plates of stone tilted... More >

Cedar Mountain Wilderness Area
Located 45 miles west of Salt Lake City, the Cedar Mountain is a north-south trending range typical of the Great Basin. The wilderness is generally accessible year-round and offers open-country hiking... More >

Big Wild Horse Mesa Wilderness
The Big Wildhorse Mesa Wilderness surrounds the Goblin Valley State Park on three sides. This sparsely vegetated landscape bares its geology to be easily observed. Capped and protected from erosion by... More >

San Rafael Reef Wilderness
The San Rafael Reef Wilderness makes up the eastern edge of the San Rafael Swell and is a nearly north-south trending hogback that dips steeply eastward. Considered a major geologic feature in Utah, the... More >

Little Ocean Draw Wilderness
Located in the heart of the San Rafael Swell and behind the San Rafael Reef, the Little Ocean Draw is a wash that flows through Chute Canyon. This part of the San Rafael Swell is composed of bluffs and... More >

Devil's Canyon Wilderness
There are relatively few canyons on the west side of the San Rafael Swell, where the land slopes more gently and does not form the dramatic reef that characterizes the eastern edge. Devil’s Canyon is... More >

Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness
The Labyrinth Canyon is rimmed with towering spires and colorful sandstone walls of the Green River carving ever deeper as it progresses southward. Side canyons, arches and goosenecks provide astounding... More >

Eagle Canyon Wilderness
The Eagle Canyon Wilderness is part of the San Rafael Swell, which features magnificent badlands of brightly colored and wildly eroded sandstone formations, deep canyons, and giant plates of stone tilted... More >

Middle Wild Horse Mesa Wilderness
The Middle Wild Horse Mesa Wilderness is part of the San Rafael Swell, which features magnificent badlands of brightly colored and wildly eroded sandstone formations, deep canyons, and giant plates of... More >

Muddy Creek Wilderness
Muddy Creek flows east across the northern portion of the Muddy Creek Wilderness then south through the eastern portion, and forms a deep canyon through Wilderness. The south-central portion of the wilderness... More >

Little Wild Horse Canyon Wilderness
A popular slot canyon within the San Rafael Swell and near Goblin Valley State Park, the main narrows of the Little Wild Horse Canyon Wilderness can be reached after just ten minutes walking from the trailhead... More >

Lower Last Chance Wilderness
The Lower Last Chance Wilderness is part of the San Rafael Swell, which features magnificent badlands of brightly colored and wildly eroded sandstone formations, deep canyons, and giant plates of stone... More >

Pine Forest Range Wilderness
Just north of the Black Rock Desert, the Pine Forest Range Wilderness offers a diverse landscape of rolling slopes of sagebrush, dense stands of aspen and otherworldly clusters of rock formations. This... More >

Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness
This colorful Wilderness snakes through northern Arizona, northeast along the gorgeous Vermilion Cliffs and swings northwest along the not-to-be-missed Paria Canyon before eventually leading into Utah... More >
State: AZ/UT

Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness
The jagged mountains and gently sloping alluvial plain of Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness straddle the Arizona-Utah border. Management of the Wilderness is shared by the BLM in both states. It is further... More >
State: AZ/UT

Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness
Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness, on the northwest flank of the Uncompahgre Plateau, is characterized by the high, east-west trending Black Ridge which is dissected by seven major red rock canyon systems... More >
State: CO/UT

Birkhead Mountains Wilderness
Most people haven't even heard of the Uwharrie Mountains, much less seen these ancient volcanic landforms, considered the oldest range on the North American continent. Although eroded by eons of time and... More >
State: NC

Black Canyon Wilderness
Thickets of willow and brush line the banks of Black Canyon Creek, which drops from 6,483 feet to 2,850 feet as it drains the Black Canyon Wilderness easterly into the South Fork John Day River. Cliffs... More >

Black Creek Wilderness
The Black Creek Wilderness is located in the gulf coastal plains of southern Mississippi. Most of this Wilderness, the state's largest, lies in the broad valley of Black Creek, stained a deep caramel... More >
State: MS

Black Elk Wilderness
The Black Elk Wilderness lies in the center of the Black Hills National Forest in western South Dakota. The wilderness encompasses the Harney Range and Black Elk Peak, an area long held sacred by Native... More >
State: SD

Black Fork Mountain Wilderness
Shared by Oklahoma and Arkansas, this area contains the 13-mile-long, rugged ridge of Black Fork Mountain. Large rock flows or "glaciers" and sandstone bluffs stand above a forest dominated by oak and... More >
State: AR/OK

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
The Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness is located in south central Montana, with a small portion in northern Wyoming, just north of Yellowstone National Park. The Wilderness is home to Montana's tallest peak... More >
State: MT/WY

Aldo Leopold Wilderness
Named for one of history’s most influential conservationists, the Aldo Leopold Wilderness protects the roughest, wildest portions of one of New Mexico’s roughest, wildest corners: the Black Range.... More >

Alexander Springs Wilderness
The 7,941-acre Alexander Springs Wilderness is one of four designated Wildernesses in the Ocala National Forest of central Florida. To the north and southeast, it borders the Lake Woodruff Wilderness.... More >

Allegheny Islands Wilderness
Northwestern Pennsylvania’s Allegheny Islands Wilderness is, at just 372 acres, one of the country’s smallest wilderness areas. It’s nevertheless a fascinating and ecologically precious one. The... More >
State: PA

Alta Toquima Wilderness
The 35,860-acre Alta Toquima Wilderness, designated in 1989 and managed by the Forest Service as part of the Humbolt-Toiyabe National Forest, protects a stellar example of Nevada's Basin-and-Range high... More >

Anaconda Pintler Wilderness
One of the jewels of the Northern Rockies, the Anaconda Pintler Wilderness, managed by the Forest Service, encompasses 158,615 acres in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge and Bitterroot national forests. It was... More >

Apache Creek Wilderness
Remote, and relatively rugged, Apache Creek Wilderness offers rolling hills of juniper and pinion pine interspersed with outcroppings of granite boulders and ponderosa pine. Time. wind, and water have... More >

Apache Kid Wilderness
Angered by his relentless raids, local ranchers hunted down and killed the Apache Kid on these grounds. To mark the site of the Kid's undoing, the vengeful posse blazed a tree, the hacked remains of which... More >

Arc Dome Wilderness
The Arc Dome Wilderness comprises the southern third of the Toiyabe Range, a rugged spine of mountains with difficult access, and includes the range's highest summits. Much of the Wilderness lies above... More >

Ashdown Gorge Wilderness
Sharing the western and northern borders of the desert-like Cedar Breaks National Monument, Ashdown Gorge Wilderness displays eroded, multicolored Wasatch limestone, meadows, and forestland including a... More >

Badger Creek Wilderness
For the most commanding view of the Cascades and the high desert country to the east, you'll have to hike up Lookout Mountain, the highest point in the area at 6,525 feet. The mountain itself and the high... More >

Bald Knob Wilderness
Bald Knob is located at the farthest extreme of the Ozark Uplift. It is separated only by an abandoned dirt road from Clear Springs Wilderness. Together these two wilderness' create a very large area... More >
State: IL

Bald Mountain Wilderness
The Bald Mountain Wilderness is located on the Eastern edge of the White Pine Range, with Ellison creek bordering it on the south. It is a lower elevation range with rocky outcrops and unique box canyons... More >

Bald River Gorge Wilderness
Bald River is a small wild trout stream flowing cold and clear northward through the middle of the steep-sided Bald River Gorge and hence down the middle of this Wilderness. The Wilderness ends just before... More >
State: TN

Barbours Creek Wilderness
The rugged and remote mountain terrain of Barbours Creek Wilderness drops down the southeastern slope of Potts Mountain to Barbours Creek along the southern boundary. Elevations range from about 3,800... More >
State: VA

Bay Creek Wilderness
Bay Creek runs year-round, creating excellent conditions for woodland species including oak, pine, cedar, and ash, and flowering trees such as dogwood, redbud, wild cherry, and plum. On the north side... More >

Bear Wallow Wilderness
The Bear Wallow Wilderness was the origin point of, the Wallow Fire of June 2011, the largest wildfire in Arizona history. Though much of the area was affected by the fire, much of the wilderness experienced... More >

Beartown Wilderness
Beartown Wilderness is a steep, remote and rugged area, particularly at the heads of its drainages. It ranges in elevation from 2,400 to 4,480 feet. The principal streams are Roaring Fork, Barkcamp Branch... More >
State: VA

Beaver Creek Wilderness
The Beaver Creek Wilderness is a secluded hardwood forest in southern Kentucky, and is located within the boundaries of the Beaver Creek Wildlife Management Area. The wilderness is almost totally enclosed... More >
State: KY

Bell Mountain Wilderness
Named for a family that once farmed here, Bell Mountain protects a predominately oak-hickory forest interspersed with pine and elm, scattered grassy glades with lichen-covered granite outcroppings, and... More >
State: MO

Big Branch Wilderness
Named after Big Branch Stream, this area provides a home for wild turkeys, beavers, and moose. Hunters track the substantial populations of white-tailed deer and black bears, while trout lure anglers to... More >
State: VT

Big Frog Wilderness
Distinguished by 4,224-foot Big Frog Mountain, the vast majority of this forested mountain Wilderness lies in Tennessee, with only a sliver in Georgia. It borders the Cohutta Wilderness. The Big Frog-Cohutta... More >
State: GA/TN

Big Gum Swamp Wilderness
This large, nearly level area consists primarily of a poorly drained to very poorly drained freshwater swamp of cypress and gum. The surface is a thick, spongy mat of organic material, sluggishly cut by... More >

Big Island Lake Wilderness
Twenty-three lakes, ranging in size from 5 to 149 acres are found in this wilderness where ducks, loons, and great blue herons are often seen feeding. Bald eagles are occasional visitors, and sand hill... More >

Big Laurel Branch Wilderness
Numerous streams drain from a major northeast-southwest-trending ridge crest in Big Laurel Branch Wilderness, which includes the completely forested southern end of Iron Mountain. Hidden behind Iron Mountain's... More >
State: TN

Big Slough Wilderness
Logging operations that began in the late 1800s left only scrub hardwoods and a few isolated "islands" of young pines on the land now known as Big Slough, the smallest Wilderness in Texas. You'll still... More >
State: TX

Billies Bay Wilderness
Floridians often refer to swamps as "bays," hence the name of this marshy Wilderness. Two-thirds of the area is a hardwood swamp of red maple, bay, loblolly pine, slash pine, sweet gum, and cabbage palm;... More >

Columbine-Hondo Wilderness
The Columbine-Hondo Wilderness is a wild mountain basin, located in the majestic Sangre de Cristo Mountains. These mountains were pushed up around 20 million years ago, and are one of the youngest mountain... More >

Copper Salmon Wilderness
The Copper Salmon Wilderness is tucked away in the northwest corner of the Rogue River - Siskiyou National Forest, 11 miles east of Port Orford on the Elk River, and includes the North and South Forks... More >

Cranberry Wilderness
The 47,815 acre Cranberry Wilderness is located in Pocahontas and Webster Counties, West Virginia. Broad mountains are dissected by deep and narrow valleys with elevations ranging from 2,400 feet to... More >
State: WV

Cruces Basin Wilderness
Cruces Basin Wilderness, located just south of the Colorado line, contains some of New Mexico's most pristine country. Cruces Basin Wilderness contains great opportunities for solitude. A mountain plateau... More >

Cucamonga Wilderness
The name "Cucamonga" was derived from an old Spanish rancheria nearby. The meaning has been variously interpreted as "sandy place" or "place of many springs." That may describe the rancheria, but not... More >

Cummins Creek Wilderness
The Cummins Creek Wilderness (9,173 acres) is one of three small wilderness areas established on the Siuslaw National Forest by Act of Congress in 1984. Cummins Creek Wilderness is located in the Oregon... More >

Currant Mountain Wilderness
Volcanic-deposited sediments uplifted into a fault-block mountain range, now called Nevada's White Pine Range, which peaks at the 11,513-foot Currant Mountain near the center of the Wilderness. Sagebrush... More >

Drift Creek Wilderness
The Drift Creek Wilderness (5,798 acres) is one of three small wilderness areas established on the Siuslaw National Forest by Act of Congress in 1984. Drift Creek Wilderness is located in the Oregon Coast... More >

Dry Creek Wilderness
This little area, the state's second smallest Wilderness, contains numerous high sandstone bluffs and ridges overlooking Dry Creek, a stream that flows only part of the year between Dry Creek Mountain... More >
State: AR

Dugger Mountain Wilderness
The third and newest wilderness area to Alabama, the Dugger Mountain Wilderness, became part of the National Wilderness Preservation System in December of 1999, when President Clinton signed the legislation.... More >
State: AL

Dark Canyon Wilderness
With narrow, steep walls that block the light in the morning and late afternoon, Dark Canyon Wilderness is aptly named. Once home to a small segment of the widespread Anasazi Indians (Ancestral Puebloan)... More >

Delirium Wilderness
A few intrepid deer hunters in fall and skiers in winter are just about the only people who visit this Wilderness. A thickly forested swamp with surface water and biting insects, it bears signs of past... More >

Deseret Peak Wilderness
Deseret Peak Wilderness is located in the Stansbury Mountains of Tooele County, near the towns of Tooele and Grantsville, not far from the Great Salt Lake. This semi-arid wilderness is part of the Great... More >

Desolation Wilderness
The Desolation Wilderness, encompassing 63,475 acres of rugged alpine terrain, is a spectacular area of subalpine and alpine forests, jagged granitic peaks, and glacially formed valleys and lake basins.... More >

Devils Backbone Wilderness
A long, narrow ridge (the backbone) supports the center of this Wilderness, with 1,020 feet at its highest elevation. Thirteen miles of maintained foot and horse trails follow the Devils Backbone and four... More >
State: MO

Dick Smith Wilderness
Dick Smith--writer, artist, photographer--was deeply devoted to preservation of the wild and was called by some the "conscience of Santa Barbara." The Wilderness that bears his name is an area of extremely... More >

Dinkey Lakes Wilderness
Here on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada, timbered, rolling terrain dominates most of Dinkey Lakes Wilderness. Almost all of it sits above 8,000 feet, with Three Sisters Peak soaring 10,619 feet... More >

Dolly Sods Wilderness
In the mid-1800s, the Dalhe family used open grassy fields called "sods" for grazing sheep in this area, which now bears the name Dolly Sods Wilderness. The region, located high on the Allegheny Plateau... More >
State: WV

Blackjack Springs Wilderness
The Blackjack Springs Wilderness was established by Congress in 1978 and is located in Northeast Wisconsin on the Eagle River Ranger District of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Much of the area... More >
State: WI

Blood Mountain Wilderness
Legends tell of the gory battles waged between Creek and Cherokee Indians atop 4,458-foot Blood Mountain, but today the site is famous for being the highest point in this Wilderness. Scenically rugged... More >

Blue Range Wilderness
Combine New Mexico's Blue Range Wilderness with Arizona's Blue Range Primitive Area and you have two pieces of earth that encompass a wild, generally dry, and seemingly endless expanse of rough but beautiful... More >

Bob Marshall Wilderness
The Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex Located in Northwestern Montana on both sides of the Continental Divide, this large complex includes three Wilderness areas: the Great Bear, the Scapegoat, and the Bob... More >

Boulder Creek Wilderness
Small waterfalls and rapids connect the series of quiet pools that make up Boulder Creek, a tributary of the North Umpqua River. Ponderosa pines flourish on Pine Bench, near the lower end of the Wilderness... More >

Boulder River Wilderness
Many are the mysteries of the Boulder River Wilderness. Less than 25 miles from Puget Sound, as the marbled murrellet flies, rise the crags and soggy forests of this wilderness. With elevations ranging... More >

Boundary Peak Wilderness
Of the 2 million acres of the heavily-visited Inyo National Forest split between Nevada and California, only about 60,000 acres lie in Nevada. In that portion, you will find this one lonely Wilderness... More >

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) is a unique natural area located in the northern third of the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota. It extends nearly 199 miles along the... More >
State: MN

Box-Death Hollow Wilderness
Vertical gray-orange walls of Navajo sandstone stand above two canyon tributaries of the Escalante River in Box-Death Hollow Wilderness. This is canyon country, home to numerous monoclines--places where... More >

Bradwell Bay Wilderness
A swamp thick with titi trees, distinguished by their leathery leaves and fragrant white flowers, dominates the second largest Wilderness in Florida. Here, you'll also find a swampland of hardwoods or... More >

Brasstown Wilderness
This steeply rugged Wilderness drapes across the northern, northeastern, and southwestern flanks of 4,784-foot Brasstown Bald Mountain, the highest point in the state. A Forest Service visitor center is... More >

Breadloaf Wilderness
The largest of the Wildernesses in the Green Mountain National Forest, Breadloaf takes its name from Breadloaf Mountain, the highest point in the area at 3,835 feet. Within the boundaries you'll be able... More >
State: VT

Bridge Creek Wilderness
Bridge Creek drains northeasterly from the edge of the summit of the Ochoco Mountains, essentially dividing the Wilderness into two meadow-filled plateaus. The peaks of East Point and North Point look... More >

Bridger Wilderness
Jim Bridger, certainly one of the most famous mountain men in American history, is memorialized by this popular Wilderness in the Wind River Range of western Wyoming. This rugged piece of the Rocky Mountains... More >
State: WY

Bristol Cliffs Wilderness
Bristol Cliffs, Vermont's smallest Wilderness, takes its name from the overhanging cliffs on the huge rocky slopes within the western portion of the area. From their 1,500-foot summit, you can gaze across... More >
State: VT

Brush Mountain Wilderness
Brush Mountain Wilderness lies north of and in close proximity to Blacksburg, Virginia. It extends for about 8 miles along the northwest slope of Brush Mountain, bounded to the east by a power line, to... More >

Bucks Lake Wilderness
Bordered by Bucks Lake on the south, this relatively small area boasts a broad diversity of vegetation (brush fields, conifers, oaks, pure stands of red fir) and topography (bare rocky slopes, cliffs... More >

Buffalo Peaks Wilderness
Beaver, elk, mule deer, black bears, mountain lions and one of Colorado's largest herds of bighorn sheep call the Buffalo Peaks Wilderness home, but human visitors are relatively few, preferring the nearby... More >

Bull of the Woods Wilderness
This isolated Wilderness boasts about a dozen lakes measuring at least one acre and chock-full of trout. These blue jewels are nestled throughout the mountains, accessible by trail but separated by high... More >

Burden Falls Wilderness
An intermittent stream spills over Burden Falls, a picturesque series of waterfalls that drop a total of about 100 feet, with a greatest single descent of approximately 20 feet. Burden Creek flows northward... More >

Byers Peak Wilderness
Standing at 12,804 feet, Byers Peak overlooks a Wilderness rendered unique by the fact that about one half of the area consists of alpine tundra, the land above the tree line. Most of the entire Byers... More >

Cabinet Mountains Wilderness
The Cabinet Mountains Wilderness is a 35 mile long range of glaciated peaks and valleys trending north and south. The wilderness is framed by the Kootenai River on the north, the Clark Fork River on the... More >

Cache La Poudre Wilderness
Nine miles of the Little South Fork of the Cache la Poudre River, a part of Colorado's only designated Wild and Scenic River drainage, flow through Cache la Poudre Wilderness. The water has cut a deep... More >

Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness
The Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness offers spectacular views of the historic Juan Bautista de Anza Trail, soaring peaks, and the vast desert landscape. Its chaparral covered slopes and forested mountaintop... More >

Caney Creek Wilderness
Located on the southern edge of Ouachita National Forest, Caney Creek Wilderness protects a rugged and lovely portion of the Ouachita Mountains. From heights above 2,000 feet in the east, Short Creek and... More >

Capitan Mountains Wilderness
The birthplace of Smokey the Bear, discovered here as a cub in 1951, is a rugged piece of mountain real estate that straddles something that's unusual in New Mexico: an east-west-running range. Numerous... More >

Caribou-Speckled Mountain Wilderness
New Hampshire is home to most of the White Mountain National Forest but many of its acres cross into Maine. Within this expanse lies the Caribou-Speckled Mountain Wilderness. Encompassing both Caribou... More >
State: ME

Carson-Iceberg Wilderness
This Wilderness straddles California's Sierra Nevada Crest, divided between Humboldt - Toiyabe and Stanislaus National Forests. Here you'll find spectacular high country, with 12 peaks rising above 10,000... More >

Castle Creek Wilderness
On the stark eastern slopes of the Bradshaw Mountains, Castle Creek Wilderness stands between Phoenix and Flagstaff, easily accessible from both. Extremely rugged topography rises to granite peaks that... More >

Catfish Lake South Wilderness
North Carolina's Croatan National Forest is a unique coastal ecosystem set between the Atlantic Ocean and the Neuse River and interlaced with the sea's nurseries, called estuaries, where oysters, shrimp... More >
State: NC

Cedar Bench Wilderness
Cedar Bench falls along a broad northwest-southeast trending ridge or "bench," and from this elevated perch visitors can glimpse stunning views of the desert's vivid colors. The Wilderness occupies the... More >

Chama River Canyon Wilderness
The Wild and Scenic Chama River, popular among river rafters and canoeists, runs through six miles of the Wilderness. Its beauty is so impressive that most people don't bother visiting the relatively unspectacular... More >

Chanchelulla Wilderness
Chanchelulla Peak stands at 6,399 feet, the highest point in Chanchelulla Wilderness, a steeply rugged area with slopes angling as much as 70 degrees. The southern slopes are primarily covered in dense... More >

Charles C. Deam Wilderness
Settlers first arrived in Indiana's only Wilderness in 1826. This was one of the last pieces of the state to have its steep hills and narrow ridge tops tamed by humans. As recently as half a century ago... More >
State: IN

Brush Mountain East Wilderness
The outstanding feature of Brush Mountain East Wilderness is its rugged and unspoiled terrain close to Blacksburg and Roanoke, Virginia. The area includes the north side of Brush Mountain, which rises... More >

Cheaha Wilderness
From the stone tower on the summit of Cheaha Mountain, Alabama's highest point at 2,407 feet, a dense second-growth woodland stretches south across Cheaha State Park and into Cheaha Wilderness, Talladega... More >
State: AL

Chiricahua Wilderness
More than a century ago the Chiricahua Apache Tribe called the Chiricahua Mountains their own. From here the Apache defended their homeland by launching surprise attacks on U.S. Army troops and pioneer... More >

Chumash Wilderness
The terrain of Chumash Wilderness drops toward the southwest from Mt Pinos, 8831 elevation, (the highest peak on the Los Padres NF). Conifers populate the higher elevations of the Wilderness and lead down... More >

Citico Creek Wilderness
Natural splendor has regained a strong foothold in this Wilderness, the largest in Tennessee, ever since fire put an end to a devastating logging period. You can actually find stands of virgin forest in... More >
State: TN

Clackamas Wilderness
The Clackamas Wilderness consists of five widely separated tracts of roadless land, scattered left and right of the Clackamas River for 50 miles. These pieces include Big Bottom, Clackamas Canyon, Memaloose... More >

Clear Springs Wilderness
Clear Springs flows heavily into Hutchins Creek, which separates this area from Bald Knob Wilderness to the south. An abandoned farmstead, complete with rusted-over machinery, stands as a reminder of the... More >

Clifty Wilderness
Clifty Wilderness is a rugged area characterized by miles of high cliffs, steep valleys, numerous sandstone arches, rock shelters and boulder-strewn creeks. This Wilderness is located within the scenic... More >
State: KY

Cloud Peak Wilderness
This area was managed as the Cloud Peak Primitive Area as far back as 1932 and runs for 27 miles along the spine of the Bighorn Mountain Range, Cloud Peak Wilderness preserves many sharp summits and towering... More >
State: WY

Cohutta Wilderness
Most of mountainous Cohutta, the state's second largest Wilderness, lies in Georgia and within the Cohutta Wildlife Management Area. But a small portion runs over the border into Tennessee. Immediately... More >
State: GA/TN

Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
With eight "fourteeners" (peaks exceeding 14,000 feet in elevation), Collegiate Peaks Wilderness probably possesses the highest average elevation of any Wilderness in the Lower 48. You can climb Mounts... More >

Kisatchie Hills Wilderness
The Bayou Cypre travels through the heart of this, the state's largest designated wilderness. The Kisatchie Hills Wilderness is home to unusually hilly terrain for Louisiana, though elevations vary only... More >
State: LA

Latir Peak Wilderness
This remote area has deep forest cover interrupted only by pleasant meadows and alpine tundra on the northern portion's Latir Mesa. With three peaks exceeding 12,500 feet in elevation, including a portion... More >

Laurel Fork North Wilderness
Although sometimes listed as two areas, Laurel Fork Wilderness straddles the Laurel Fork of the Cheat River and only the corridor of County Route 40 separates the northern and southern portions. The narrow... More >
State: WV

Leaf Wilderness
Located in Southern Mississippi, the Leaf Wilderness is one of the smallest wildernesses in the National Wilderness Preservation System. It lies almost entirely on the floodplain of the Leaf River, and... More >
State: MS

Eagle Cap Wilderness
Oregon's largest Wilderness encompasses the heart of the Wallowa Mountains, once home to the Nez Perce Indians. It also qualifies as the state's largest continuous alpine area and encompasses Legore Lake... More >

Eagles Nest Wilderness
Heavy snow accumulates on the heights of Eagles Nest Wilderness in the Gore Range, providing a major contribution to the waters of the Colorado River. Melting snow in spring plunges from the heights to... More >

East Humboldts Wilderness
Anchored in the center by 11,127-foot Hole in the Mountain Peak, northeastern Nevada's East Humboldt Range and this Wilderness host a variety of vegetation: grasses and sage at lower elevations, mountain... More >

El Toro Wilderness
The El Toro Wilderness, named after the highest peak (3,524 feet) in the El Yunque National Forest, is the only tropical wilderness in the U.S. National Forest System (NFS). It is located 25 miles east... More >
State: PR

Ellicott Rock Wilderness
Ellicott Rock Wilderness sits at the southern tip of the romantically hazy Blue Ridge Mountains. Congress designated Ellicott Rock Wilderness in 1975, later expanding it in 1986. The wilderness uniquely... More >
State: GA/NC/SC

Encampment River Wilderness
Here in the northernmost extension of the Southern Rocky Mountains, the Encampment River flows north out of Colorado, past the town of Encampment and into the North Platte River. Along part of the river's... More >
State: WY

Escudilla Wilderness
As naturalist and author Aldo Leopold had observed in the A Sand County Almanac essay entitled "Escudilla" broad, towering, Escudilla Mountain is visible from just about anywhere in eastern Arizona and... More >

Fitzpatrick Wilderness
Originally called the Glacier Primitive Area, this Wilderness holds 44 active glaciers (one spanning 1,220 acres) and many ragged mountain peaks in the northern half of the Wind River Mountain Range. Situated... More >

Flat Tops Wilderness
Arthur Carhart's 1919 visit to Trappers Lake in the verdant embrace of the Flat Tops prompted him to be the first U.S. Forest Service official to initiate a plea for Wilderness preservation. No wonder... More >

Fossil Ridge Wilderness
Here is a small but almost perfect mountain kingdom, with raw granite towering above several beautiful shallow lakes and long valleys carved by ancient glaciers and replete with pine, spruce, fir, and... More >

Fossil Springs Wilderness
"Where there is water, there is life," the saying goes, and Fossil Springs proves it's true every day of the year. At the bottom of a steep and wide canyon, at the edge of the Colorado Plateau just south... More >

Four Peaks Wilderness
Rising from desert foothills near the center of the Wilderness, a major mountain with four peaks can be seen from great distances in all directions. From the craggy summits the land drops down a complex... More >

Garcia Wilderness
Garcia Wilderness preserves the long east-west ridge of Garcia Mountain and separates Santa Lucia and Machesna Mountain Wildernesses. Here you'll find rugged, chaparral-cloaked slopes and oak woodlands... More >

Garden of the Gods Wilderness
With heavenly rock formations, canyons, bluffs, and ridges carved over eons by wind and water, it's no secret why Garden of the Gods is the state's most visited landmark. Once home to indigenous peoples... More >

Gates of the Mountains Wilderness
Two sons of Chevalier Vendrye, the French explorer, passed through the area known as the Gates of the Mountains as early as 1742. They were probably the first white men to gaze upon its precipices. However... More >

Gee Creek Wilderness
To the early settlers in South Carolina, the Cherokee Indians lived "over the hills" in eastern Tennessee. People today refer to the region, which includes the southern portion of Cherokee National Forest... More >

George D. Aiken Wilderness
This wilderness was named after the late Vermont senator George D. Aiken. He was a strong advocate of preservation and a leader in securing the Eastern Wilderness Act of 1975. The Aiken Wilderness is situated... More >

Gila Wilderness
On June 3, 1924, at Aldo Leopold's insistence, Gila became the world's first designated Wilderness area (and also New Mexico's largest Wilderness). Today this is one of the best destinations for backpackers... More >

Lone Peak Wilderness
The largest of a trio of wilderness areas just southeast of Salt Lake City, the Lone Peak Wilderness contains very rugged terrain with narrow canyons and high peaks. It is located on the Uinta- Wasatch-Cache... More >

Glastenbury Wilderness
The Glastenbury Wilderness is northeast of Bennington, beginning just north of Route 9. Seen from Route 7, the area possesses a massive and beautifully wild ridgeline that dominates the landscape to the... More >

Goat Rocks Wilderness
The Goat Rocks Wilderness is a portion of the volcanic Cascade Mountain Range in southwestern Washington located between Mt. Rainier and Mt. Adams. The Goat Rocks are remnants of a large volcano, extinct... More >

Gospel-Hump Wilderness
Long before explorers Lewis and Clark first laid eyes on this region in 1805, Nez Perce Indians were hunting the elk, deer, and black bears whose descendants still roam here. Discovery of gold in the 1860s... More >

Granite Chief Wilderness
Located at the headwaters of the American River, the Granite Chief was designated a Wilderness area because of its pristine nature, natural beauty, and potential to provide primitive, non-motorized recreation... More >

Ragged boulders, some as big as a house, stack on top of each other to an elevation of 7,626 feet in Granite Mountain Wilderness, an area about eight miles away from Prescott. From the summit of Granite... More >

Grant Range Wilderness
Raptors flock to this area which falls away from 11,298-foot Troy Peak to a few firs and bristlecone pines and on down to dryland pinion-juniper with a sagebrush understory. Hikers won't find any maintained... More >

Grassy Knob Wilderness
Covered in a tangled rain forest of coniferous evergreens thick with an ankle-grabbing understory, Grassy Knob Wilderness lies rugged and steep. Access is limited and off-trail hiking rates as an extremely... More >

Great Bear Wilderness
The Great Bear Wilderness is part of the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex. Located in Northwestern Montana on both sides of the Continental Divide, the complex includes three Wilderness areas: the Great... More >

Great Gulf Wilderness
Cradled within the rugged crescent of New Hampshire's Presidential Range lies the Great Gulf Wilderness. This peaked carpet begins at Mount Washington, unfurling north and east to cover the flanks of Mounts... More >
State: NH

Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness
Soaring dramatically from the plains of Colorado, Greenhorn Mountain rises from 7,600 to 12,347 feet in the center of the northern section. Its summit is the highest point in the Wilderness, and nowhere... More >

The Gros Ventre Wilderness lies just east of Jackson in western Wyoming. The name "Gros Ventre" is French, meaning "big belly". It is roughly bounded by the Gros Ventre River to the north, the Green River... More >

Hauser Wilderness
California's southernmost Wilderness on National Forest System lands consists of mountainous terrain with steep slopes dotted by granite boulders and rocky outcroppings. Chaparral and coastal sage rule... More >

Headwaters Wilderness
The largest of Wisconsin's Wildernesses is characterized by generally flat terrain with forested swamps and muskeg, and bog lowlands overlooked by a few hardwood ridges. The headwaters of Pine River, a... More >

Hell Hole Bay Wilderness
Swamps and wetlands--that's what you'll find on all four Wildernesses in the Francis Marion National Forest. From June through August (the wettest season) much of the ground is usually submerged in 2 to... More >
State: SC

Hellsgate Wilderness
Lying at the base of the Mogollon Rim, upper Tonto Creek has incised a 1,000-foot-deep canyon that runs entirely through the center of this Wilderness. A perennial waterway, Tonto Creek creates deep emerald... More >

Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness
The Boulder Mountains, one of Idaho's highest and wildest ranges, are rich with human history and home to an abundance of wildlife. Amidst the towering multi-hued peaks you can listen for the howl of wolves... More >

Henry M. Jackson Wilderness
Senator Henry Jackson of Washington was instrumental in the designation of many of the state's Wildernesses, and this "forest" of fabled peaks recalls his efforts. Straddling more than 30 miles of the... More >

Hercules-Glades Wilderness
Some of the most scenic country in Missouri, perhaps in the Midwest, lies protected by the Hercules Glades Wilderness: open grassland, forested knobs, steep rocky hillsides, limestone outcroppings, a maze... More >

Hermosa Creek Wilderness
Hermosa's crimson-colored red shale and sandstone formation define the landscape as well as it being home to the Colorado cutthroat trout, peregrine falcon and large herds of elk. The mid-elevation wilderness... More >

Hickory Creek Wilderness
Hickory Creek is one of only two designated wilderness areas in Pennsylvania. It rises from 1,273 feet to a plateau at 1,900 feet. Densely forested, this wilderness contains mostly northern hardwoods... More >
State: PA

High Schells Wilderness
The High Schells Wilderness contains some of the most dramatic scenery in Eastern Nevada. There are many high windswept peaks over 11,500 feet. Deep Glaciated valleys flow from the high peaks which are... More >

High Uintas Wilderness
Located in northeastern Utah, the Uinta Mountains were named for the Uintaat Indians, early relatives of the modern Ute Tribe. The High Uintas Wilderness envelops the wild core of this massive mountain... More >

Holy Cross Wilderness
The Holy Cross Wilderness is characterized by rugged ridgelines and glacier-carved valleys complete with spruce-fir forests, cascading streams and dozens of lakes. The wilderness is named after Mount of... More >

Horseshoe Bay Wilderness
Horseshoe Bay dents a slight curve along the northwest shore of Lake Huron. Sandy beaches cover the southern third of the shoreline, which becomes rocky and marshy in the north. Hiking into the Wilderness... More >

Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness
Snuggled in between the more spectacular Colorado Wildernesses of Holy Cross on the north, Maroon Bells-Snowmass on the west, and Collegiate Peaks on the south, Hunter-Fryingpan lies all but forgotten.... More >

Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness
The valley of Hunting Camp Creek provides unusual opportunities for solitude and a wilderness experience. Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness stretches from ridge top to ridge top, and is traversed by approximately... More >

Huston Park Wilderness
With approximately 48 square miles of high forested land, Huston Park Wilderness rises beyond 10,500 feet and contains alpine bogs and stands of lodgepole pine, spruce, fir, and aspen, interspersed with... More >

Indian Heaven Wilderness
A forested plateau dominated by fir (Pacific silver, noble, subalpine) opens often into meadows with at least 150 small lakes, ponds, and marshes. Most of the larger lakes contain rainbow and brook trout.... More >

Indian Mounds Wilderness
Prior to 1930, before loggers had worked their way through the area, longleaf pine, beech, oak, and magnolia trees supported a vigorous turpentine industry. Today, Indian Mounds Wilderness safeguards a... More >
State: TX

Irish Wilderness
Irish Catholic Father John Hogan brought Irish immigrants to this region in the mid-1800s to escape oppression in the big city of Saint Louis, Missouri. His timing was off. The Civil War erupted, and Union... More >

James Peak Wilderness
The James Peak Wilderness encompasses 14,000 acres on the east side of the Continental Divide in Boulder, Gilpin, and Clear Creek Counties of Colorado. The area is named after its most prominent peak... More >

James River Face Wilderness
The first designated wilderness in Virginia (1975), James River Face is bounded on the northeast by the James River and on the south by Petites Gap Road (gravel, FS #35). Immediately south of FR #35 lies... More >

Jarbidge Wilderness
According to legend, a hardy band of Shoshone braves walled in the original jarbidge (their word for "a weird beastly creature") in a cave in Jarbidge Canyon. Now this northern Nevada Wilderness merits... More >

Jedediah Smith Wilderness
The Jedediah Smith Wilderness was designated because of the unique karst limestone features, including numerous caves and outstanding scenery. It was named after Jedediah Strong Smith, a well-educated... More >

Joseph Battell Wilderness
The Joseph Battell Wilderness is located in the northern half of the Green Mountain National Forest, just south of the Breadloaf Wilderness. There are five mountains in the area with altitudes exceeding... More >

Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness
Joyce Kilmer acquired some fame as a journalist, serving on the staff of the New York Times from 1913 to 1918, but most people remember him as the author of the poem "Trees" ("I think that I shall never... More >
State: NC/TN

Juniper Mesa Wilderness
Juniper Mesa is located in the southern Juniper Mountains on the northwest half of the Prescott National Forest. It is about 1 hour north of the city of Prescott. The views from the mesa top to the south... More >

Juniper Prairie Wilderness
Not only does this Wilderness cover more ground than any other in Ocala National Forest, it also contains the most diverse ecosystems. An eight-mile stretch of the north-south Florida National Scenic Trail... More >

Kachina Peaks Wilderness
Rising to truly majestic summits, Kachina Peaks Wilderness area boasts 12,643-foot Humphrey's Peak, the highest point in Arizona. The Wilderness is part of a large and heavily vegetated composite volcano... More >

Kaiser Wilderness
Kaiser Ridge divides this Wilderness into two distinctly different areas. The southern portion rises gradually from near the crowded north shore of Huntington Lake under stands of Jeffrey pine and red... More >

Kalmiopsis Wilderness
This nearly 180,000 acre Wilderness includes the headwater basin of the Chetco and North Fork Smith Rivers and a portion of the Illinois River canyon. This is a harsh, rugged area with a unique character.... More >

Kendrick Mountain Wilderness
Kendrick Mountain Wilderness encompasses Kendrick Peak, one of the highest peaks in the vast San Francisco volcanic field located on the Coconino Plateau in north-central Arizona. Reaching an elevation... More >

Middle Santiam Wilderness
Mature old-growth trees shadow virtually all of this Wilderness, with Douglas fir, western red cedar, and western hemlock at lower elevations and true firs higher up. Some of the trees, estimated to be... More >

Mill Creek Wilderness
The southwest-tending drainage of Mill Creek makes up 85 percent of the Wilderness, with Marks Creek drainage accounting for the difference. Both creeks are tributaries of Ochoco Creek, and home to small... More >

Miller Peak Wilderness
The Miller Peak Wilderness lies between the city of Sierra Vista and the Mexican border in the southern half of the Huachuca Mountains. The Arizona Trail traverses this wilderness before reaching its... More >

Mission Mountains Wilderness
The Mission Mountains are a land of ragged peaks with snow on them most of the year, small active glaciers, alpine lakes, meadows, clear streams that run icy cold, slab-like boulders, vertical cliff faces... More >

Mount Washington Wilderness
This geological wonderland of rugged terrain topped by jagged peaks includes, near its center, the 6,872-foot cinder and ash cone of Belknap Crater, whose eruptions created one of the largest sheets of... More >

Mount Zirkel Wilderness
The Mount Zirkel Wilderness lies within the Routt National Forest in northwestern Colorado. It was one of the original areas protected under the 1964 Wilderness Act and has since been expanded twice to... More >

Mountain Lake Wilderness
Mountain Lake, the only natural body of water in western Virginia, sits just outside the southwestern boundary of Mountain Lake Wilderness. Inside the boundary lies a highland plateau resting squarely... More >
State: VA/WV

Mountain Lakes Wilderness
Before its eruption and subsequent transformation into a large caldera (a broad, craterlike basin formed by volcanic violence), the area we call Mountain Lakes Wilderness was a 12,000-foot mountain, one... More >

Mt. Rose Wilderness
Nestled between Lake Tahoe and Reno, Nevada, the 32,000 acre Mt. Rose Wilderness encompasses most of the high country of the Carson Range. The Hunter Lake jeep road splits the area into two distinct sections:... More >

Mt. Shasta Wilderness
Even first-time visitors to the area have no trouble identifying Mount Shasta. Dominating the landscape for several hundred miles in all directions, the mountain looms 14,179 feet, a beautiful snow-cloaked... More >

Mt. Wrightson Wilderness
Rising a magnificent 7,000 feet from the desert floor, 9,452-foot-high Mount Wrightson is visible from great distances. At the core of the Santa Rita Mountains, this Wilderness has rough hillsides, deep... More >

Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness
Florida doesn't get any more remote than this: no trails, no old roads, and no people. Most of the area is Mud Swamp, a region of very poorly drained clay-rich soil that holds more water than nearby Bradwell... More >

Munds Mountain Wilderness
Arizona is well known for its red-rock formations, conjuring up images of magnificent crimson outcroppings set against azure skies. Munds Mountain Wilderness is home to many of these ruggedly beautiful... More >

Nelson Mountain Wilderness
The Nelson Mountain Wilderness is located at the eastern edge of the Manti-Lasal National Forest. Formerly a research natural area, Nelson Mountain stands 9070 feet above the surrounding landscape. The... More >

The Mokelumne River bisects remote mountainous terrain where elevations range from about 4,000 feet near Salt Springs Reservoir outside the southwest corner to over 10,000 feet on Round Top Peak in the... More >

Monument Rock Wilderness
In the southern Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon, Monument Rock, Bullrun Rock, and Table Rock tower over the many streams that form the headwaters of the Little Malheur River and the upper drainages of... More >

Mount Adams Wilderness
Second in height only to Mount Rainier statewide, 12,276-foot Mount Adams looms over at least 10 impressive glaciers and a Wilderness of forested slopes and subalpine meadows. The huge volcanic bulk of... More >

Mount Baldy Wilderness
Captain George Wheeler, who surveyed much of the American Southwest in the 1870s, wrote that the view from Mount Baldy was "the most magnificent and effective of any among the large number that have come... More >

Mount Evans Wilderness
Mount Evans Wilderness is located approximately 40 miles west of Denver. The Mt. Evans Scenic Byway ascends a non-wilderness corridor into the center of the Wilderness. The road, two 14,000 foot peaks... More >

Mount Hood Wilderness
Mount Hood, Oregon's highest summit at 11,240 feet, is a dormant volcano covered with 11 active glaciers. This snow covered peak lies at the heart of the Wilderness and is covered with forested slopes... More >

Mount Jefferson Wilderness
Five glaciers mantle the slopes of stately Mount Jefferson, the dominant feature in this region of the High Cascades: Whitewater, Waldo, Milk Creek, Russell, and Jefferson Park. At 10,497 feet, Mount Jefferson... More >

Mount Lassic Wilderness
The Mount Lassic Wilderness, located approximately 20 miles northeast of Garberville and 8 miles west of Ruth Reservoir in Humboldt and Trinity counties, is a picturesque cluster of peaks offering impressive... More >

Mount Naomi Wilderness
With spectacular alpine scenery, Mount Naomi Wilderness lies between the Logan River and the Utah-Idaho state line located northeast of Logan, Utah. At 9,980 feet, Naomi Peak, near the eastern boundary... More >

Mount Nebo Wilderness
The centerpiece of the southern portion of this Wilderness, Mount Nebo rises to a majestic 11,928 feet the highest point in the entire Wasatch Range. The peak looms above a swatch of mountain scenery located... More >

Mount Olympus Wilderness
Mount Olympus is one of three wilderness areas that form a spectacular backdrop for the Salt Lake Valley Located southeast of Salt Lake City, Mount Olympus Wilderness consists of narrow canyons and rugged... More >

Mount Sneffels Wilderness
The United States Congress designated the Mount Sneffels Wilderness in 1980 and it now has a total of 16,566 acres. Mount Sneffels, a 14,150-foot intrusion of igneous rock on the eastern verge of this... More >

Mount Thielsen Wilderness
Carved majestically by glacial activity and rising 9,182 feet to aspire-shaped summit referred to sometimes as the "Lightning Rod of the Cascades," Mount Thielsen anchors the southern portion of this Wilderness.... More >

Mount Timpanogos Wilderness
Part of the Wasatch Mountain Range, situated between American Fork Canyon on the north and Provo Canyon on the south, Mount Timpanogos Wilderness offers abundant rugged terrain embellished with waterfalls... More >

The Lee Metcalf Wilderness consists of four separate units distributed across the Madison Range in southwest Montana. The Bear Trap Canyon unit is administered by the Bureau of Land Management and is the... More >

Lewis Fork Wilderness
Lewis Fork Wilderness lies within the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area. It includes Mount Rogers itself which is Virginia's highest point at 5,729 feet. The wilderness is part of what is known as... More >

Linville Gorge Wilderness
Native Americans scalped explorers William Linville and his son in 1766, an unhappy ending for a family whose name is now associated with one of the most scenic river gorges in the eastern United States.... More >

Little Dry Run Wilderness
Little Dry Run Wilderness is located on the east end of the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area. It ranges in elevation from 2,440 feet along Little Dry Run at the northeast boundary to 3,614 feet near... More >

Little Frog Mountain Wilderness
Little Frog Mountain Wilderness, now covered in second-growth forest, encompasses a horseshoe-shaped valley, Pressley Cove. It is formed by Little Frog Mountain on the southeast and Dry Pond Lead on the... More >

Little Lake Creek Wilderness
Years after loggers' saws tore through these hills, hardwoods again dominate Little Lake Creek Wilderness. Three major drainages--Pole Creek, Sand Branch, and Little Lake Creek--divide the area, which... More >

Little Lake George Wilderness
Neither old roads nor new trails cut through this dense hardwood swampland of cypress, ash, cabbage palm, and red maple, made all the more daunting by insects, reptiles, heat, and humidity. Small representations... More >

Little Wambaw Swamp Wilderness
Another of the four Wildernesses within Francis Marion National Forest, Little Wambaw Swamp is a river-bottom land of hardwoods and sloughs. Bald cypress and tupelo grow impressively large, and about 60... More >

Little Wilson Creek Wilderness
Adjoining Grayson Highlands State Park, Little Wilson Creek Wilderness is within the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area. Elevations range from 3,220 feet near the southern border to 4,857 near the northern... More >

Lizard Head Wilderness
Lizard Head Peak (13,113 feet), stands spire-like on the eastern side of the Lizard Head Wilderness shadowed by 14,000-foot peaks, Mount Wilson and Wilson Peak. Not far to the west, you'll find El Diente... More >

Lost Creek Wilderness
Lost Creek Wilderness is located approximately 60 miles southwest of Denver. Unlike most of Colorado's jagged Wilderness profiles, Lost Creek is a land of fascinating rounded granite domes and knobs, split... More >

Lusk Creek Wilderness
Rugged terrain and winding canyons characterize Lusk Creek, unusually diverse topography for Illinois. This Wilderness protects broad, relatively flat ridge tops and terraces overlooking narrow ravines... More >

Lye Brook Wilderness
The Lye Brook Wilderness is east of Manchester Center in the southern Green Mountains of Vermont. This wilderness is named after Lye Brook, which flows through its western half. The wilderness ranges from... More >

Mackinac Wilderness
Near the end of the 1910s, Mackinac Wilderness Area had been severely logged. But nature's regeneration has allowed second-growth forest to reclaim the land, and some trees have been standing for 60 to... More >

Magic Mountain Wilderness
The Magic Mountain Wilderness' chaparral covered hillsides and oak-studded canyons provide scenic vistas and recreational opportunities for the rapidly urbanizing Santa Clarita Valley. The Magic Mountain... More >

Manzano Mountain Wilderness
Don't let this area deceive you. It looks devoid of scenery from a distance, but is full of surprises as you explore the trails. The same held true in the early 1700s, when explorers visiting a small village... More >

Craggy peaks, abundant meadows, large streams, and a whopping 89 lakes highlight this wild and pleasant area. Adding to the visual interest are many fascinating geological features, including Marble Mountain... More >

Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
Known as the Columbia Gorge Recreation Area prior to Wilderness designation, this area lies just south of the sheer cliffs of the Columbia River Gorge. Most of the land adjacent to the river and along... More >

Mark Trail Wilderness
The logging roads that once ran along the streams, waterfalls, rocky outcroppings, and high peaks that distinguish the Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area are rapidly returning to their natural state.... More >

Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness
Colorado's fourth largest Wilderness exemplifies Rocky Mountain splendor: 100 miles of trail lead over nine passes above 12,000 feet, vast regions lie above the tree line, and long glacial valleys point... More >

Matilija Wilderness
Steep and brushy, overgrown with alder and maple in the canyons with a few stands of conifers in the higher country, the Matilija Wilderness includes the scenic canyons of Matilija Creek, as well as its... More >

Mazatzal Wilderness
In the language of the Aztecs mazatzal means "an area inhabited by deer," but just how the word reached Arizona, or what significance it holds, remains somewhat of a mystery. Yes, deer inhabit the area.... More >

McCormick Wilderness
Three generations of McCormick's, the descendants of Cyrus McCormick, inventor of the reaping machine, held the deed to this area before Gordon McCormick willed the land to the U.S. Forest Service. McCormick... More >

Menagerie Wilderness
Technical rock climbers travel substantial distances to test their skills on the series of weird rock pinnacles that dominates Menagerie Wilderness. Each is named after a different animal--Roosters Tail... More >

Middle Prong Wilderness
Pioneers grabbed up this area, once part of the Cherokee Nation, starting in 1796. After settlement, most of the land was purchased, first by a paper company in the early 1900s, then by a lumber company.... More >

Ramseys Draft Wilderness
A "draft," according to local custom, is a creek or stream. This wilderness is named after its main drainage, a native eastern brook trout stream. Ramseys Draft Wilderness is a rugged and steep piece... More >

The Rattlesnake Mountains, located four miles north of Missoula, Montana, form a rugged and scenic vista for the Missoula Valley. The Rattlesnake Wilderness receives its name from Rattlesnake Creek which... More >

Raven Cliffs Wilderness
Numerous streams and waterfalls, high peaks, and rocky outcroppings combine to create a rugged mountain Wilderness divided between the Chestatee and Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Areas. Elevations... More >

Rawah Wilderness
Just before the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies fades into Wyoming's Medicine Bow Mountains, the Rawah Wilderness protects a scenic high country of U-shaped glacier-carved valleys and peaks reaching... More >

Red Buttes Wilderness
Red Buttes Wilderness straddles the crest of the Siskiyou Mountains (i.e., the rugged Applegate River/Klamath River divide), but has far more acreage in California than in Oregon. The twin summits of Red... More >
State: CA/OR

Red Mountain Wilderness
Adjacent to the Currant Mountain wilderness in the heart of the White Pine Range, Red Mountain stands out against the grey Limestone escarpment with its orange - red volcanic geology. This remote area... More >

Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness
Tan, buff, and predominantly red-rock cliffs mark the edge of the Colorado Plateau across this Wilderness, just east of Sycamore Canyon Wilderness. Here the high mesas of Secret Mountain and Wilson Mountain... More >

Rich Hole Wilderness
Rich Hole Wilderness consists primarily of Brushy Mountain and portions of Mill Mountain with their drainages, the North Branch of Simpson Creek and Alum Creek. The area exhibits a mature hardwood ecosystem... More >

Rich Mountain Wilderness
At 4,050 feet, Rich Mountain anchors a diverse botanical area. A second-growth hardwood forest provides habitat for deer, squirrels, raccoons, wild turkeys, ruffed grouse, black bears, quail, and woodcocks.... More >

Richland Creek Wilderness
Beautiful Richland Creek traverses this area, cutting its way through a thick forest with abundant wildlife, secluded off-creek hideaways, and ridges that rise to towering vistas. Set within the Boston... More >

Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness
Over the past 13,000 years, as the level of Lake Michigan rose and fell, winds swept the exposed sand from the lakebed into a series of rolling dunes, some reaching 140 feet in height. Most of the present... More >

Norse Peak Wilderness
Just northeast of Mount Rainier National Park, Norse Peak Wilderness reaches down both sides of the crest of the Cascade Mountain Range. Narrow drainages below rockbound ridges slice deeply into the area... More >

North Absaroka Wilderness
Yellowstone National Park lies along the western boundary of North Absaroka Wilderness, which also shares a border with Montana and contains one of the areas least desecrated by humanity's insatiable thirst... More >

North Fork John Day Wilderness
The North Fork John Day drainage bustled with gold and silver mining operations in the mid-1800s, and traces of the thousands of hopefuls who made off with an estimated 10 million dollars in ore are still... More >

North Fork Umatilla Wilderness
Instead of rising into high peaks, to offer a somewhat unique Wilderness experience the gently sloping hills of North Fork Umatilla Wilderness fall into extremely steep, timbered canyons below a high plateau.... More >

North Fork Wilderness
Designated Wild and Scenic, the thin ribbon of the Eel River's North Fork flows through the middle of this Wilderness and through a spectacular gorge lined with mixed conifers in its upper region and an... More >

Opal Creek Wilderness
Opal Creek Wilderness features steep and rugged forested hillsides. The eastern portion of the area encompasses the headwaters of two major creeks (Battle Axe Creek and Opal Creek) which join to become... More >

Otter Creek Wilderness
In a natural bowl between Shavers Mountain (on the east side) and McGowan Mountain (on the west side) lies Otter Creek Wilderness. Most of the numerous streams in the area flow into Otter Creek, which... More >

Owens River Headwaters Wilderness
The Owens River Headwaters Wilderness was designated through President Obama's signing of the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act on March 31, 2009. This 14,721 acre wilderness protects the headwaters... More >

Paddy Creek Wilderness
When Sylvester Paddy first logged this region in the early 1800s, many trees floated from here to Saint Louis, Missouri, providing an important supply of building materials for that city. The area was... More >

Pajarita Wilderness
Attention, botany lovers: you should not miss this little Wilderness. More than 660 species of plants have been identified within its borders, 17 of them found nowhere else on Earth. Botanists have called... More >

Pecos Wilderness
Deep and narrow canyons, long and broad mesa tops, heavily forested slopes, and rugged ridges with peaks above timberline characterize the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of the Pecos Wilderness. This small... More >

Pemigewasset Wilderness
Nary a road blemishes New Hampshire's largest Wilderness, a bastion of hardwoods further insulated by a series of raggedly beautiful peaks that extend beyond the tree line and drain in-to the East Branch... More >
State: NH

Peru Peak Wilderness
Resting just east of Big Branch Wilderness, Peru Peak Wilderness takes its name from the highest mountain in the area. In the more remote, trailless northern half stands Pete Parent Peak, a 3,000-footer... More >

Peters Mountain Wilderness
Peters Mountain Wilderness, lying on the east slope of Peters Mountain, ranges in elevation from 3,956 feet on the mountaintop to a low of 2,300 on the southern border along Big Stony Creek. The vegetation... More >

Pine Creek Wilderness
Gently sloping from about 2,000 feet elevation in the south to 4,000 feet in the north, Pine Creek and its numerous tributaries drain this Wilderness in a north-south direction. With the exception of the... More >

Pine Mountain Wilderness
At 6,814 feet, Pine Mountain is the highest point on the Verde River Rim, which slashes across this area from northeast to southwest. On the mountain's southeastern side the unmistakable steep and rocky... More >

Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness
A mountain island surrounded by desert, Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness preserves numerous lush meadows (up to 50 acres in size) and a beautiful forest of Engelmann spruce in the south, and spruce mixed... More >

Piney Creek Wilderness
Railroad companies were the principal loggers in this area circa the late 1800s, followed by settlers on the ridges who happily discovered that tomatoes and strawberries grew large and juicy here. Nonetheless... More >

Platte River Wilderness
About 36 square miles of forested land lying primarily north and east of the North Platte River is included in this Wyoming Wilderness, with a small segment in Colorado's Routt National Forest. On the... More >
State: CO/WY

Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness
Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness, designated in 2009, has a total of 26,757 acres. This wilderness area is located roughly 30 miles northeast of La Canada, north of the Angeles Crest Highway where the San... More >

Pocosin Wilderness
Native Americans called it a pocosin, which in their language meant "swamp on a hill." A more accurate assessment of this seemingly flat area that rises slightly in the center might be "raised bog." Over... More >

Pond Mountain Wilderness
If this Wilderness were a dartboard, players would aim for a 4,329-foot bull's-eye known as Pond Mountain, the highest point in the area. Rugged and steep, the terrain has numerous inclines that exceed... More >

Pond Pine Wilderness
The smallest of North Carolina's designated Wildernesses is just south of Great Lake in the middle of Croatan National Forest. The lake is acidic, the Wilderness a trailless pocosin, and the few who visit... More >

Popo Agie Wilderness
This rough land features high, jagged peaks; deep, narrow valleys and canyons; sheer granite walls; cirque basins; talus slopes; and perennial snowfields. This area abuts the Continental Divide and encompasses... More >

Porcupine Lake Wilderness
During the ice age, glaciers covered this area, scouring it into rolling hills in the west and dropping to swampland in the east. Many lakes dot the area--six of them larger than five acres. Sugar maples... More >

Poteau Mountain Wilderness
Extensive folding and faulting of the terrain in bygone days created the steep east-west ridges of Poteau Mountain, a subrange of the Ouachita Mountains. Erosion from many streams has carved deep slices... More >

Presidential Range-Dry River Wilderness
South of Mount Washington, at 6288 feet the highest in the northeast, the large glacial cirque known as Oakes Gulf lies at the headwaters of the Dry River. This river - and just to the east the Rocky... More >
State: NH

Priest Wilderness
Priest Wilderness is generally very steep and rugged, consisting of undulating ridges with deep V-shaped hollows. Elevations range from 1000 feet at the Tye River to 4000 feet at the summit of the Priest.... More >

Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness
The Williams Fork Mountains leap up and away into Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness from just below the western entrance to the Eisenhower Tunnel on Interstate 70, virtually unnoticed in winter as skiers rush... More >

Pusch Ridge Wilderness
Pusch Ridge rises from the desert floor to over 9,000 feet above sea level, affording a clear view over the sprawling metropolis of Tucson. More and more people are climbing Pusch Ridge to take in that... More >

Quinn Canyon Wilderness
Extreme isolation defines Quinn Canyon, a remote central Nevada wilderness. From the main ridgeline of the area, cresting at more than 10,000 feet, many smaller ridges and narrow canyons extend out east... More >

Raccoon Branch Wilderness
Raccoon Branch Wilderness is located in Smyth County in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area in southwest Virginia. It contains extremely rugged country rising to a height of 4,000 feet on the high... More >

Raggeds Wilderness
Prominent rocky slopes striking skyward to a serrated ridge give Raggeds Wilderness its well-deserved name. Ragged Mountain in the northern half rises to 12,094 feet. Anthracite Creek passes through the... More >

Rainbow Lake Wilderness
Slightly more than six miles of the North Country National Scenic Trail cross this Wilderness from northwest to southeast, passing close to Rainbow Lake itself. Anderson Grade is the only other maintained... More >

Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness
The Wild and Scenic Sturgeon River rushes out of the northern portion of this Wilderness, over the 20-foot volcanic outcropping of Sturgeon Falls, and through a gorge that reaches 300 feet in depth and... More >

Superstition Wilderness
Although there is no guarantee that you'll find buried treasure, you are sure to discover miles and miles of desolate and barren mountains, seemingly endless and haunting canyons, raging summer temperatures... More >

Sycamore Canyon Wilderness
This sprawling Arizona Wilderness encompasses all of Sycamore Canyon, from its pine- and fir-forested rim on the Colorado Plateau down through the Mogollon Rim to its desert mouth in the Verde Valley.... More >

Sylvania Wilderness
Most of Michigan's pristine forestland has been logged off, but here you'll find stands of the rare and treasured trees that once blanketed the state. In 1885 a man named A. D. Johnston purchased 80 acres... More >

Table Mountain Wilderness
A unique high plateau, or tableland, distinguishes this Wilderness. This rolling, semiforested region attracts hikers and especially horsepackers. The Monitor Range, in which Table Mountain stands, rises... More >

Teton Wilderness
The state's second largest Wilderness area straddles the Continental Divide deep in the heart of Wyoming's Yellowstone Ecosystem. It is bordered on the north by Yellowstone National Park, on the east by... More >

Thousand Lakes Wilderness
There may not be a thousand lakes here, but the exaggeration is understandable given the area's seven major bodies of crystalline water and myriad smaller ponds. They are sprinkled throughout an area of... More >

Formerly known as the Salmon-Trinity Alps Primitive Area, the Trinity Alps Wilderness is located 50 miles west of Redding California. The area contains the Wild and Scenic Trinity River in the south and... More >

Turkey Hill Wilderness
You might expect to find a few gobblers running about these hills, but you will have to settle for deer (hunters don't seem to mind), snakes, stinging insects, ticks, and chiggers. Turkey Hill Wilderness... More >

Twin Peaks Wilderness
Twin Peaks Wilderness forms a part of the dramatic backdrop you see on the east side of the Salt Lake Valley, southeast of Salt Lake City. Originally carved by glaciation and currently remodeled by erosion... More >

Upland Island Wilderness
By 1930, loggers had chopped down almost all the pine with any commercial value, leaving behind a few small "islands" of immature trees and remnants of sawmill sites. A dense cover of second-growth pines... More >

Upper Bald River Wilderness
The Upper Bald River Wilderness, along with the existing Bald River Gorge Wilderness (designated in 1984) constitutes most of the Bald River watershed. This beautiful and rugged landscape is dominated... More >

Upper Kiamichi River Wilderness
Long ridges called Pine Mountain and Rich Mountain, with a high point of approximately 2,600 feet, shelter this Wilderness. Kiamichi is derived from the French word for "waterbird." You'll find groves... More >
State: OK

Vasquez Peak Wilderness
Along the southern boundary of the relatively small Vasquez Peak Wilderness and over Vasquez Peak itself, you'll find that seven miles of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail offer two distinct... More >

Three Ridges Wilderness
Three Ridges Wilderness is located east of the Blue Ridge Parkway and north of the Tye River. Elevations range from 1000 feet at the Tye River to 4000 feet at Three Ridges. This area is generally very... More >

Three Sisters Wilderness
The high, snowcapped Three Sisters (North Sister at 10,085 feet, Middle Sister at 10,047 feet, and South Sister at 10,358 feet) embellish the eastern side of this Wilderness, the second largest in Oregon.... More >

Thunder Ridge Wilderness
The smallest of Virginia's Wildernesses, Thunder Ridge sits high on the northwestern slope of the Blue Ridge, separated from James River Face Wilderness by Petites Gap Road (gravel, FR #35). it is bordered... More >

Trapper Creek Wilderness
Trapper Creek Wilderness protects nearly all of the Trapper Creek drainage and provides the only pristine anadromous fish habitat in the Wind River watershed. Sparkling streams and waterfalls grace steeply... More >

Tray Mountain Wilderness
At 4,430 feet, Tray Mountain dominates the southern portion of this rugged Wilderness, which straddles the crest of the Blue Ridge. From up high, fast-flowing streams tumble down narrow gorges and over... More >

Roaring Plains West Wilderness
The 6,792 acre Roaring Plains West Wilderness area is located approximately 3 miles southwest of the Dolly Sods Wilderness. Canaan Valley State Park is about 5 miles north of the area. Primary access... More >

Rock Creek Wilderness
The Rock Creek Wilderness (7,486 acres) is one of three small wilderness areas established on the Siuslaw National Forest by Act of Congress in 1984. The Rock Creek Wilderness is located in the Oregon... More >

Rock River Canyon Wilderness
From west to east, remote waterways Rock River and Silver Creek flow through 150-foot-deep canyons. The two canyons are separated by a broad, flat ridge and surrounded by relatively flat uplands. Second-growth... More >

Rockpile Mountain Wilderness
Private land virtually surrounds the state's smallest Wilderness area, a heavily forested spot within the Saint Francois Mountains. Its name comes from a mountain in the area that sets the stage for an... More >

Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness
The Rogue Umpqua Divide Wilderness is located in southwest Oregon, ten miles west of Crater Lake National Park. Elevations range from 3000 to 6800 feet along the divide between the Rogue and Umpqua Rivers.... More >

Rough Mountain Wilderness
Rough Mountain Wilderness is approximately six miles long and two miles wide, an area of steep ridges and dry drainages with elevations ranging from 1,150 feet along the Cowpasture River to 2,842 feet... More >

Round Island Wilderness
All of Round Island has been designated wilderness except one acre on the northern tip, a sand and cobblestone spit where the lighthouse stands. There has been no logging on the island since the turn-of-the-century.... More >

Russian Wilderness
Russian Wilderness sits astride a major ridge dividing the Scott River and Salmon River drainages with steep slopes and broad, U-shaped glacial valleys surrounded by granite peaks. You'll find 22 named... More >

Saddle Mountain Wilderness
Straddling the eastern edge of the Kaibab Plateau the Saddle Mountain Wilderness is a rugged land of narrow drainage bottoms and steep scarps (a line of cliffs produced by faulting or erosion). The gentle... More >

Saint Mary's Wilderness
Saint Mary's Wilderness, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, ranges in elevation from 1,700 feet to 3,640 feet and includes the upper portion of the Saint Mary's River watershed including the Cellar Hollow... More >

Salmo-Priest Wilderness
Tucked among the Selkirk Mountains in the extreme northeastern corner of Washington, the U-shaped Salmo-Priest Wilderness extends its borders along those of Idaho and British Columbia. Its most prominent... More >

Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness
The main attraction in this Wilderness, the Salmon River provides excellent habitat for steelhead and chinook and coho salmon. The drainages of the South Fork Salmon River and Eagle Creek stand cloaked... More >

Salt River Canyon Wilderness
Many describe the vista where U.S. 60 crosses the Salt River Canyon as the most dramatic in Arizona. Here the highway descends 2,000 feet of steep switchbacks, crosses a bridge, and ascends the opposite... More >

Sampson Mountain Wilderness
The five clear, swift, rocky streams that course through this Wilderness, which drain secluded hollows shadowed by steep and open ridges, plunge over several waterfalls, some of them dramatic cascades.... More >

San Gabriel Wilderness
Extremely rugged and scenic terrain ranging in elevation from about 1,600 feet to 8,200 feet predominates in San Gabriel Wilderness. Dense thickets of chaparral in the low country yield to mixed pine-... More >

San Jacinto Wilderness
Unique among designated areas, San Jacinto Wilderness, managed by the USFS, lies split in half by the Mount San Jacinto State Park and Wilderness, which is managed by the California Department of Parks... More >

San Mateo Canyon Wilderness
Mountains covered with chaparral and coastal sage dominate the landscape of San Mateo Canyon Wilderness. Many deep drainages hide a lush growth of vegetation, with oak woodlands thick in the lower elevations.... More >

San Pedro Parks Wilderness
San Pedro Parks Wilderness began as a Primitive Area, established by the Chief of the Forest Service in 1931. In 1941 the Secretary of Agriculture classified it as a Wild Area and set its acreage at 41,132... More >

San Rafael Wilderness
After the initial preservation of land under the Wilderness Act of 1964, the original San Rafael Wilderness (1968) was the first Primitive area added to the NWPS's roster. Here in the chaparral-covered... More >

Sandia Mountain Wilderness
Despite the fact that these mountains tower above the very nearby sprawl of Albuquerque and despite the fact that the trails of this Wilderness may be more heavily used than any other trail system in the... More >

Sanhedrin Wilderness
The "Sanhedrin" was the supreme council of the ancient Hebrews. The pioneers who gazed up at this rugged ridge must have been very impressed indeed to have given it such a dignified Biblical name. But... More >

Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness
Lonely, rarely visited, and subtle, this area is quintessential basin and range country: no lakes, no alpine meadows, no large coniferous forests. Located in north-central Nevada, it encompasses the south... More >

Sarvis Creek Wilderness
Old-timers sometimes pronounced "sarvis" as "service," and the Sarvis Timber Company once logged near here, lending its name to this Wilderness. Opening occasionally at islands of rock or in meadows of... More >

Savage Run Wilderness
Steep-sided canyons rest at the lower elevations (around 8,000 feet) of this forested Wilderness, which covers about 23 square miles on the west side of the Medicine Bow Range. The land rises to about... More >

Sawtooth Wilderness
The Sawtooth Mountains have long been recognized for their exceptional beauty and wild qualities. As the name suggests, this spectacular wilderness is comprised of hundreds of jagged peaks, 42 over 10,000... More >

Scapegoat Wilderness
The Scapegoat Wilderness is part of the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex. Located in Northwestern Montana on both sides of the Continental Divide, this large complex includes three Wilderness areas: the... More >

Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
The Bitterroot Mountains form a rugged, glacier-carved border between Idaho and Montana. On both sides of this border is the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, the third largest Wilderness in the Lower 48.... More >
State: ID/MT

Sespe Wilderness
Sespe Wilderness provides ample evidence of past violent geological upthrusts. The landscape is bleak and jagged, and if you climb high enough, you'll find pine trees growing at odd angles on boulder-swept... More >

Shawvers Run Wilderness
Shawvers Run Wilderness is an area of rugged and remote mountain terrain on the northwestern slope of Potts Mountain, just over the hill from Barbours Creek Wilderness. Elevations range from 2,000 feet... More >

Sheep Mountain Wilderness
In 1984, the 44,000 acre Sheep Mountain Wilderness was set aside as one of the Nation's truly unique wild areas. With elevations ranging from 2,400 ft. to over 10,000 ft., this area offers something for... More >

Sheep Ridge Wilderness
All that remains of Sir Walter Raleigh's lost colony is the word croatan, Algonquian for "council town," carved on a tree on Roanoke Island. This raised bogland or pocosin lies in the heart of Croatan... More >

Shellback Wilderness
The Shellback Wilderness is in the Northeast White Pine Range. It is a long ridge reaching over 9000 feet. The West side has spring fed basins with aspen stands and linear limestone formations. The West... More >

Shining Rock Wilderness
Named for a micaceous rock outcrop, Shining Rock became one of the original components of the National Wilderness Preservation System in September 1964, a few months after garnering designation as a Wild... More >

Sierra Ancha Wilderness
Centuries ago the Salado Indians built and lived in cliff dwellings in this region, and the ruins of many of them still stand today. An "original" Arizona Wilderness, Sierra Ancha was established as a... More >

Silver Peak Wilderness
Encompassing the drainages of Willow Creek and Salmon Creek, Silver Peak Wilderness rises sharply from near the shore of the Pacific Ocean, an area of steep terrain that's part of the Santa Lucia Mountains.... More >

Sipsey Wilderness
Wild-flowing creeks in northwestern Alabama converge to become the Sipsey River, 61 miles of which has been designated Wild and Scenic. Running below sandstone bluffs that rise 30 to 100 feet above the... More >
State: AL

Siskiyou Wilderness
Forested ridges and craggy peaks with lower slopes densely covered with brush generally describes Siskiyou Wilderness. You'll also discover fragile mountain meadows, open glades, shallow lakes, and the... More >

Sky Lakes Wilderness
With a name like Sky Lakes, this Wilderness is obliged to deliver at least more than one impressive sapphire pool, and it does. In fact, it takes in three major lake (former glacial) basins as it stretches... More >

Snow Mountain Wilderness
Snow Mountain is the southernmost peak in the North Coast Range. In Snow Mountain Wilderness, you'll find the transition zone between the Coast Range and the lower valley foothills. Higher elevations are... More >

Soldier Creek Wilderness
From the 1870s to after World War II, Fort Robinson soldiers pastured their horses, gathered wood, and relaxed along Soldier Creek, now a playground for elk, white-tailed deer, mule deer, turkeys, coyotes... More >
State: NE

South Fork San Jacinto Wilderness
The South Fork San Jacinto Wilderness contains lush groves of big-cone Douglas fir, willow, and cottonwood. The rich streamside woodlands are a popular hiking destination, and home to mountain lion, mule... More >

South San Juan Wilderness
Ages of volcanic activity followed by the infinitely patient carving of glaciers left the rough, imposing terrain of the remote South San Juan Wilderness, an area typified by steep slopes above broad U-shaped... More >

South Sierra Wilderness
With Golden Trout Wilderness on its northern boundary and Domeland Wilderness on its southern (except for the road to Kennedy Meadows), South Sierra Wilderness straddles the crest of the Sierra Nevada... More >

South Warner Wilderness
In far north eastern California, you will find the Warner Mountains and the South Warner Wilderness, which stretches about 18 miles long and 8 miles wide. Elevations vary from 4,760 feet at the east boundary... More >

Southern Nantahala Wilderness
The Cherokee Indians thought of the Blue Ridge Mountains as the Great Blue Hills of God. These original inhabitants named the shady forests and deep, dark gorges Nantahala, or Land of the Noonday Sun.... More >
State: GA/NC

Spanish Peaks Wilderness
Los Cumbres Espanolos, the Spanish Peaks, are prominent landmarks along the eastern front of the southern Rockies. Their snow-capped summits, rising 7000 feet above the arid plains, made the "Double Mountain"... More >

Spice Run Wilderness
The 6,030 acre Spice Run Wilderness is located south of Calvin Price State Forest. The area is about 2 miles in length and 3.5 miles wide and is found within portions of the Alvon, Anthony, Denmar, and... More >

Stone Mountain Wilderness
The Stone Mountain Wilderness is a tract of remote forest land adjacent to the North Fork of the Powell River in Lee County. The steep south-facing scarp of Stone Mountain provides outstanding views of... More >

Strawberry Crater Wilderness
Part of the huge San Francisco volcanic field, Strawberry Crater is one of its roughly 600 craters and cones, all 50,000 to 100,000 years old. The crater once sent lava flowing across the northwestern... More >

Strawberry Mountain Wilderness
This high-country rugged Wilderness contains five of the seven major life zones in North America. Glaciation hollowed out beds in U-shaped valleys that today hold seven alpine lakes. Elevation ranges... More >

Waldo Lake Wilderness
Oregon's second-largest body of natural water dwells in a basin scooped out by ancient glaciers, covers 10 square miles (6,700 acres), and is 420 feet deep at some points. On a bright day, you can see... More >

Wambaw Creek Wilderness
Wilderness designation protects 11 miles of Wambaw Creek, another area in Francis Marion National Forest. Old dikes and canals bear evidence of attempts made by early European settlers to tame this region... More >

Wambaw Swamp Wilderness
Wambaw Swamp offers no trails and little dry ground. Here, in another of the four Wildernesses in Francis Marion National Forest, you'll find river-bottom hardwood swamp edged with small stands of pine.... More >

Washakie Wilderness
Chief Washakie was a historical figure and leader of the Shoshone tribe of Wyoming. In 1972, the Stratified Primitive Area was joined with South Absaroka Wilderness to form the Wilderness area (Wyoming's... More >

Welcome Creek Wilderness
The Welcome Creek Wilderness is located in the Rock Creek drainage 25 miles east of Missoula, Montana. This 28,135 acre wilderness measures, approximately, nine miles by seven miles. The ridges are steep... More >

Wellsville Mountain Wilderness
The Wellsville Mountain Wilderness extends along the high steep north-south ridge and both sides of the Wellsville Mountains for about 14 miles. It is located in Northern Utah southwest of Logan, Utah... More >

Weminuche Wilderness
The Weminuche Wilderness was designated in 1975, and was expanded to its current size by the Colorado Wilderness Acts of 1980 and 1993. It is the largest designated Wilderness in Colorado. The Weminuche... More >

Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness
This Wilderness is a maze of deep, sheer-walled canyons that cut into what was once a flat and expansive plateau at the northernmost reach of the Blue Mountains located in Northeast Oregon and Southeast... More >
State: OR/WA

West Clear Creek Wilderness
Despite the fact that the Wilderness is only one-half mile to two miles wide, the canyon offers wonderful opportunities for solitude. As for beauty, serenity, and complexity, the hiking is rarely exceeded... More >

West Elk Wilderness
The West Elk's most attractive offering may be a large and untamed area. You'll find many mountain passes leading to secluded and seldom-seen valleys filled with beaver ponds and lined with trembling aspen... More >

Wheeler Peak Wilderness
About 135 million years ago a tremendous geologic uplift created the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Wheeler Peak Wilderness now marks the top of this rugged range, with Wheeler Peak, at 13,161 feet, standing... More >

Whisker Lake Wilderness
Located on the Michigan-Wisconsin border, this area takes its name from the large trees near the shoreline of Whisker Lake. These old pines were called "chin whiskers" by locals. Surprisingly, they were... More >

White Mountain Wilderness
With elevations reaching 11,580 feet, up to six feet of snow blankets these mountains from the middle to latter part of November until as late as June, hence the name White Mountains. The White Mountains... More >

White Pine Range Wilderness
The White Pine Wilderness is divided in three sections by rough roads open to motorized vehicles. Rocky ridges, rolling hills and varied vegetation can be experienced throughout the Wilderness. Many springs... More >

Wild River Wilderness
The Wild River Wilderness was designated in December 2006 with the passage of the New England Wilderness Act and is now the newest Wilderness unit on the White Mountain National Forest. Approximately... More >

The Wild Sky Wilderness is the newest addition to a 2.6 million acre wilderness complex that straddles the rugged North Cascade Range from Canada to Snoqualmie Pass. The southwestern portion of the wilderness... More >

Winegar Hole Wilderness
The Winegar Hole Wilderness was designated specifically to provide high quality habitat for the grizzly bear. Part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, this Wilderness is located on the southern boundary... More >

Withington Wilderness
In the northern extreme of the San Mateo Mountains and almost entirely on their eastern slopes lies the little-known Withington Wilderness, a land of precious and often parched solitude. Elevations range... More >

Woodchute Wilderness
An easily accessible Wilderness, Woodchute offers spectacular views of the San Francisco Peaks and panoramic vistas of the Verde Valley, as well as the red rocks of Sedona and Sycamore Canyon. Historically... More >

Wovoka Wilderness
The Wovoka Wilderness was designated in December 2014. The wilderness is in the Great Basin, in western Nevada. The wilderness is named for Wovoka, a Northern Paiute, known for his visions and prophecies... More >

Chuck River Wilderness
Located at the head of Windham Bay approximately 70 miles southeast of Juneau, this small Wilderness is adjacent to the Tracy Arm Fords Terror Wilderness. The Chuck River flows from its headwaters near... More >

Coronation Island Wilderness
Rising to almost 2,000 forested feet above the sea, Coronation Island stands off the west coast of Prince of Wales Island, south of Kuiu Island and north of Noyes Island. Stands of tall Sitka spruce and... More >

Endicott River Wilderness
Between Glacier Bay and Lynn Canal, the Endicott River is born in the broad brush-covered flats within the Chilkat Mountains of Tongass National Forest. The river flows easterly, down a deep glacier-carved... More >

Karta River Wilderness
Karta Bay, one of the western extensions off the head of Kasaan Bay, forms the eastern border of the Karta River Wilderness on east-central Prince of Wales Island. The area includes the drainage of the... More >

The indigenous people of SE Alaska, the Tlingit, know Admiralty Island by the name Kootznoowoo, the "Bear Fort" or "Fortress of the Bears". Coastal forests of massive Sitka spruce and western hemlock... More >

Kuiu Wilderness
Kuiu Wilderness is bordered on the east by Sumner Strait and on the west by Chatham Strait and near the southern end of Kuiu Island. The northern boundary is shared with Tebenkof Bay Wilderness. Three... More >

Maurelle Islands Wilderness
The Maurelle Islands, a group of nearly 30 dots of land rising less than 400 feet above the waves at their highest point, are best known for the abundance of marine mammals that populate their waters:... More >

Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness
Misty Fjords National Monument includes 2,294,343 acres on the southern tip of the Alaska Panhandle, all but about 156,000 acres near the middle have been designated Wilderness. Misty Fjords is part of... More >

Petersburg Creek-Duncan Salt Chuck Wilderness
The Petersburg Creek-Duncan Salt Chuck Wilderness is made up of two watersheds divided by the alpine covered peaks of Portage Mountain. On the east side of the wilderness, Petersburg Creek spills down... More >

Pleasant/Lemusurier/Inian Islands Wilderness
In the frigid waters of Icy Strait these scenic islands break the ocean's surface near the entrance to Glacier Bay. Pleasant Island, the easternmost, lays fairly flat and forested with muskegs; its highest... More >

South Baranof Wilderness
Alexander Baranof, the first governor of Russian America, built his headquarters in nearby Sitka and left his name on this large island (1,600 square miles). Most of the southern extremity of the island... More >

South Etolin Wilderness
This island wilderness extends from lofty, ice-carved, granite peaks to the rocky coast, including a rim of small-protected islands. The introduction of elk that inhabit the area affects the natural systems... More >

South Prince of Wales Wilderness
The southwestern corner of Prince of Wales Island, a complex network of bays and inlets, and a cluster of islands known as the Barrier Islands make up this Wilderness. On Prince of Wales Island, the topography... More >

Stikine-LeConte Wilderness
The mighty Stikine River is the lifeline flowing through this wilderness. It is North America's fastest, free flowing navigable river. LeConte Glacier also flows through the wilderness, if a bit slower.... More >

Tebenkof Bay Wilderness
Tebenkof Bay Wilderness, located on Kuiu Island, comprises a complex system of smaller bays, where islands, islets, and coves are the prominent features. The western side is bound by Chatham Strait, a... More >

Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness
Bounded by Canada on the east, this Wilderness is highlighted by two sheer-walled fjords, Tracy Arm and Endicott Arm, both narrow and deep and over 30 miles long. At the head of both fjords tidewater glaciers... More >

Warren Island Wilderness
Warren Peak rises dramatically from the sea to 2,329 feet above Warren Island, off the northwestern coast of Prince of Wales Island, about 75 air miles from Ketchikan. Covered in typically dense coastal... More >

This wilderness occupies the western portions of Chichagof and Yakobi Islands in the extreme northwest portion of the Alexander Archipelago of Southeast Alaska. The wilderness is administered by both... More >

Alpine Lakes Wilderness
The Alpine Lakes Wilderness covers over 400,000 acres of the famously scenic Washington's central Cascades. The Wilderness lies between Snolqualmie and Stevens Passes in the North Cascades portion of the... More >

Castle Crags Wilderness
Sheer granite cliffs, towering spires reaching up to 7,200 feet and steep canyons hide five small alpine lakes in Castle Crags Wilderness. Indians held these rock formations in awe, rarely if ever, venturing... More >

Laurel Fork South Wilderness
Although sometimes listed as two areas, Laurel Fork Wilderness straddles the Laurel Fork of the Cheat River and only the corridor of County Route 40 separates the north and south portions. The narrow river... More >

East Fork Wilderness
The East Fork of Illinois Bayou, from which this area takes its name, bisects the Wilderness from northeast to southwest, fed by water from Bear Hollow, Mill Creek, and Sycamore Creek. On the southern... More >

Hurricane Creek Wilderness
In the middle of the Boston Mountains, Hurricane Creek tumbles along its boulder-strewn way, sparkling in pool after pool, through the center of this Wilderness. Limestone and sandstone bluffs, some over... More >

Roaring River Wilderness
The largest block of new wilderness designated in 2009 in Oregon is in the Roaring River Valley, a tributary of the Clackamas River. The wilderness area is named after the Roaring River that flows through... More >

Ruby Mountains Wilderness
Glaciers scoured the northern end of the Ruby Mountains during the last ice age, creating the U-shaped Lamoille Canyon, also known as Nevada's Yosemite. Hanging valleys, towering summits, and year-round... More >

Salome Wilderness
If you hike rough and lonesome Salome Canyon, the major canyon that runs almost the entire length of this Wilderness, you probably won't encounter another human being. However, you may see remnants of... More >

Sandwich Range Wilderness
Located in the southeastern corner of the White Mountains, the bold peaks and long ridgelines of the Sandwich Range form a rugged series of valleys, glacial cirques, and high mountain passes. The terrain... More >

Wet Beaver Wilderness
Winding on a serpentine course through the rim of the Colorado Plateau, Wet Beaver Creek twists through a steep-walled canyon of Supai sandstone and shale. Beyond lovely red cliffs in the lower section... More >

Big Draft Wilderness
The 5,144 acre Big Draft Wilderness is located on the southern tip of the Forest, just south of Blue Bend Recreation Area and about five miles north of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Slopes within... More >

La Garita Wilderness
La Garita means "the lookout" in Spanish, and this Wilderness amply deserves the name. From the summit of this Wilderness's single fourteener (14,014-foot San Luis Peak), climbers can gaze across the upper... More >

Gearhart Mountain Wilderness
At 8,364 feet, Gearhart Mountain stands higher than all the other volcanic domes in this Wilderness of high mountain meadows, cirques, and U-shaped valleys. Picturesque rock formations cap most of the... More >

Garden Mountain Wilderness
Garden Mountain Wilderness lies on the southern flank of Garden Mountain extending around the unique geological structure of Burkes Garden. The Burkes Garden geological feature began as a dome of Clinch... More >

Unaka Mountain Wilderness
This Wilderness spills down the western slopes of the Unaka Mountains, which form part of the boundary between Tennessee and North Carolina. Birch, beech, maple, oak, cherry, poplar, hickory, pine, hemlock... More >

John Muir Wilderness
In 1889 John Muir described himself as a "self-styled poetico-tramp-geologist-bot. and ornith-natural, etc.!!! ". John Muir spent his life advocating for the protection of the wild parts of the Sierra... More >

The brightly colored California state fish, the golden trout, lives in relative abundance in the waters of Golden Trout Wilderness, and special restrictions apply to anglers. A large drainage basin surrounded... More >

Kanab Creek Wilderness
One of the major tributaries of the Colorado River, Kanab Creek is the largest tributary canyon system on the north side of the Grand Canyon. From its origin about 50 miles north in southern Utah, Kanab... More >

Tatoosh Wilderness
One of five Wilderness areas near Mount Rainier National Park, the Tatoosh Wilderness Area shares a portion of the park's southern boundary. Tatoosh Ridge, a long, formidably rugged ridge, runs north-south... More >

Noisy-Diobsud Wilderness
Noisy Creek flows north through this Wilderness and Diobsud Creek drifts south, both bolstering a foot-entangling understory of ferns, mosses, salal, elderberry, and salmonberry, mixed with nasty devil's... More >

Mount Baker Wilderness
Mount Baker has shown steamy signs of life as recently as 1975. The volcanic mountain stands at 10,778 feet, making it the fourth highest summit in the state and the dominant feature in the southern portion... More >

Pasayten Wilderness
Skirting more than 50 miles of Canada's border and encompassing the crest of the Cascades, this big piece of very wild country is home to the largest population of lynx in the Lower 48. The Wilderness... More >

Stephen Mather Wilderness
If you're looking for sheer wildness and first-rate alpine climbing, this area may be your best choice in the Lower 48. The North Cascades National Park "Complex" consists of three units: North Cascades... More >

Buffalo National River Wilderness
Canoeists paddling the Buffalo find themselves on what may be one of the most scenic rivers in the eastern United States. From its headwaters in the Boston Mountains to its confluence with the White River... More >

Leatherwood Wilderness
The Ozarks are known for their ridgetop country, and some of the loveliest specimens can be found in Leatherwood Wilderness. The Wilderness is named for the region's largest drainage, clear-flowing Leatherwood... More >

Flatside Wilderness
In the extreme eastern Ouachita Mountains is a Wilderness that takes its name from Flatside Pinnacle, a 1,550-foot rock outcropping just outside the northeast boundary. In 2019, the Wilderness was expanded... More >

Oregon Islands Wilderness
A string of of over 5,600 named, unnamed, surveyed, and unsurveyed rocks, reefs, islets, and islands lying within three miles offshore and mirror almost the entire length of the Oregon coast from Tillamook Head to the California border... More >

Diamond Peak Wilderness
Great glaciers carved Diamond Peak after volcanic activity created the mountain. Today, at 8,744 feet, it surpasses every other summit in this region of the Cascade Mountains. Diamond Peak Wilderness... More >

Desatoya Mountains Wilderness
The Desatoya Mountains Wilderness is located in west central Nevada near Fallon. Elevations within the Wilderness range from 5,400 feet to 9,973 feet at the top of Desatoya Peak. The Wilderness is extremely... More >

Cain Mountain Wilderness
The Cain Mountain Wilderness is located in west central Nevada near Fallon. The Wilderness is in a Great Basin sagebrush ecosystem with pinyon-juniper at higher elevations, low growing sagebrush and rabbitbrush... More >

Clan Alpine Mountains Wilderness
The Clan Alpine Mountains Wilderness is located in Churchill County in west central Nevada near Fallon. The tallest peak in the Wilderness is Mount Augusta at 9,966 feet. The Clan Alpine Mountains are... More >

Kimberling Creek Wilderness
Kimberling Creek Wilderness is a remote headwaters area containing no maintained trails. Kimberling Creek, fed by Kimberling Springs by way of Sulphur Spring Fork, touches the southernmost portion of the... More >