LIST OF U.S. WILDERNESS AREAS
Four federal agencies of the United States government administer the U.S. Wilderness Areas, which includes 702 wilderness areas and 107,436,608 acres (434,781 km², or 167,870 mi²). These agencies are:
★ United States Forest Service
★ United States National Park Service
★ United States Bureau of Land Management
★ United States Fish and Wildlife Service
This is an area larger than the state of California or Iraq. In Alaska, there are 58,182,216 acres (235,455 km²) of wilderness. This represents about 56% of the wilderness area in the United States. The National Park Service (NPS) has oversight of 44 million acres (180,000 km²) of wilderness at 47 locations. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has responsibility for nearly 21 million acres (85,000 km²) in 71 areas. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oversees more than 6.5 million acres (26,000 km²) at 177 unique sites. The Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Forest Service oversees nearly 35 million acres (142,000 km²) of wilderness areas in 407 areas. Some wilderness areas are managed by multiple agencies, so the above totals exceed the actual number of units (680) in the system. In addition, some of the 47 NPS areas with wilderness have multiple units designated as such (for example, Lake Mead National Recreation Area).
Some areas are designated wilderness by state or tribal governments. These are not federal parks. See List of U.S. state and tribal wilderness areas.
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===Alabama===
★ Cheaha Wilderness
★ Dugger Mountain Wilderness
★ Sipsey Wilderness
===Alaska===
===Arizona===
===Arkansas===
===California===
===Colorado===
===Florida===
===Georgia===
===Hawaii===
★ Haleakala Wilderness
★ Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness
===Idaho===
===Illinois===
===Indiana===
★ Charles C. Deam Wilderness
===Kentucky===
★ Beaver Creek Wilderness
★ Clifty Wilderness
===Louisiana===
★ Breton Wilderness
★ Kisatchie Hills Wilderness
★ Lacassine Wilderness
===Maine===
★ Caribou-Speckled Mountain Wilderness
★ Moosehorn (Baring Unit) Wilderness
★ Moosehorn Wilderness
===Massachusetts===
★ Monomoy Wilderness
===Michigan===
===Minnesota===
★ Agassiz Wilderness
★ Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
★ Tamarac Wilderness
===Mississippi===
★ Black Creek Wilderness
★ Gulf Islands Wilderness
★ Leaf Wilderness
===Missouri===
===Montana===
===Nebraska===
★ Fort Niobrara Wilderness
★ Soldier Creek Wilderness
===Nevada===
===New Hampshire===
★ Great Gulf Wilderness
★ Pemigewasset Wilderness
★ Presidential Range-Dry River Wilderness
★ Sandwich Range Wilderness
★ Wild River Wilderness
===New Jersey===
★ Brigantine Wilderness
★ Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness
===New Mexico===
===New York===
★ Fire Island Wilderness
===North Carolina===
===North Dakota===
★ Chase Lake Wilderness
★ Lostwood Wilderness
★ Theodore Roosevelt Wilderness
===Ohio===
★ West Sister Island
===Oklahoma===
★ Black Fork Mountain Wilderness
★ Upper Kiamichi River Wilderness
★ Wichita Mountains Wilderness
===Oregon===
===Pennsylvania===
★ Allegheny Islands Wilderness
★ Hickory Creek Wilderness
===Puerto Rico===
★ El Toro Wilderness
===South Carolina===
===South Dakota===
★ Badlands Wilderness
★ Black Elk Wilderness
===Tennessee===
===Texas===
===Utah===
===Vermont===
===Virginia===
===Washington===
===West Virginia===
===Wisconsin===
===Wyoming===
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★ Quinn Canyon Wilderness
★ Vasquez Peak Wilderness
★ Ventana Wilderness
★ Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness
★ Yosemite Wilderness
★ Yuki Wilderness
★ Wilderness area
★ National forest
★ List of U.S. National Forests
★ National park
★ List of U.S. National Parks
★ United States National Monument
★ List of miscellaneous U.S. public areas
★ U.S. Department of Interior webpage on wilderness areas
★ U.S. Bureau of Land Management webpage on wilderness areas
★ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service webpage on wilderness areas
★ U.S. National Park Service webpage on wilderness areas
★ U.S. Forest Service webpage
★ Wilderness.net's comprehensive website dedicated to wilderness areas in the United States
★ Fall Branch, Citico Creek Wilderness, Monroe County, Tennessee. (with photos).areas in the United States]
★ Ventana Wilderness Alliance Dedicated to the preservation of Central California's Ventana and Silver Peak Wilderness Areas and adjacent public lands.
★ United States Forest Service
★ United States National Park Service
★ United States Bureau of Land Management
★ United States Fish and Wildlife Service
This is an area larger than the state of California or Iraq. In Alaska, there are 58,182,216 acres (235,455 km²) of wilderness. This represents about 56% of the wilderness area in the United States. The National Park Service (NPS) has oversight of 44 million acres (180,000 km²) of wilderness at 47 locations. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has responsibility for nearly 21 million acres (85,000 km²) in 71 areas. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oversees more than 6.5 million acres (26,000 km²) at 177 unique sites. The Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Forest Service oversees nearly 35 million acres (142,000 km²) of wilderness areas in 407 areas. Some wilderness areas are managed by multiple agencies, so the above totals exceed the actual number of units (680) in the system. In addition, some of the 47 NPS areas with wilderness have multiple units designated as such (for example, Lake Mead National Recreation Area).
Some areas are designated wilderness by state or tribal governments. These are not federal parks. See List of U.S. state and tribal wilderness areas.
| Contents |
| Wilderness Areas by State |
| Wilderness Areas alphabetically |
| A |
| B |
| C |
| D |
| E |
| F |
| G |
| H |
| I |
| J |
| K |
| L |
| M |
| N |
| O |
| P |
| Q |
| R |
| S |
| T |
| U |
| V |
| W-X |
| Y-Z |
| See also |
| External links |
Wilderness Areas by State
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| AL | AK | AZ | AR | CA | CO | CT | DE | FL | GA | HI | ID | IL | IN | IA | KS | KY | LA | ME | MD | MA | MI | MN | MS | MO | MT | NE | NV | NH | NJ | NM | NY | NC | ND | OH | OK | OR | PA |PR | RI | SC | SD | TN | TX | UT | VT | VA | WA | WV | WI | WY | |
===Alabama===
★ Cheaha Wilderness
★ Dugger Mountain Wilderness
★ Sipsey Wilderness
===Alaska===
===Arizona===
===Arkansas===
===California===
===Colorado===
===Florida===
===Georgia===
===Hawaii===
★ Haleakala Wilderness
★ Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness
===Idaho===
===Illinois===
===Indiana===
★ Charles C. Deam Wilderness
===Kentucky===
★ Beaver Creek Wilderness
★ Clifty Wilderness
===Louisiana===
★ Breton Wilderness
★ Kisatchie Hills Wilderness
★ Lacassine Wilderness
===Maine===
★ Caribou-Speckled Mountain Wilderness
★ Moosehorn (Baring Unit) Wilderness
★ Moosehorn Wilderness
===Massachusetts===
★ Monomoy Wilderness
===Michigan===
===Minnesota===
★ Agassiz Wilderness
★ Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
★ Tamarac Wilderness
===Mississippi===
★ Black Creek Wilderness
★ Gulf Islands Wilderness
★ Leaf Wilderness
===Missouri===
★ Bell Mountain Wilderness ★ Devils Backbone Wilderness ★ Hercules-Glades Wilderness ★ Irish Wilderness | ★ Mingo Wilderness ★ Paddy Creek Wilderness ★ Piney Creek Wilderness ★ Rockpile Mountain Wilderness |
===Montana===
===Nebraska===
★ Fort Niobrara Wilderness
★ Soldier Creek Wilderness
===Nevada===
===New Hampshire===
★ Great Gulf Wilderness
★ Pemigewasset Wilderness
★ Presidential Range-Dry River Wilderness
★ Sandwich Range Wilderness
★ Wild River Wilderness
===New Jersey===
★ Brigantine Wilderness
★ Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness
===New Mexico===
===New York===
★ Fire Island Wilderness
===North Carolina===
===North Dakota===
★ Chase Lake Wilderness
★ Lostwood Wilderness
★ Theodore Roosevelt Wilderness
===Ohio===
★ West Sister Island
===Oklahoma===
★ Black Fork Mountain Wilderness
★ Upper Kiamichi River Wilderness
★ Wichita Mountains Wilderness
===Oregon===
===Pennsylvania===
★ Allegheny Islands Wilderness
★ Hickory Creek Wilderness
===Puerto Rico===
★ El Toro Wilderness
===South Carolina===
★ Cape Romain Wilderness ★ Congaree National Park Wilderness ★ Ellicott Rock Wilderness ★ Hell Hole Bay Wilderness | ★ Little Wambaw Swamp Wilderness ★ Wambaw Creek Wilderness ★ Wambaw Swamp Wilderness |
===South Dakota===
★ Badlands Wilderness
★ Black Elk Wilderness
===Tennessee===
===Texas===
★ Big Slough Wilderness ★ Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness ★ Indian Mounds Wilderness | ★ Little Lake Creek Wilderness ★ Turkey Hill Wilderness ★ Upland Island Wilderness |
===Utah===
===Vermont===
★ Big Branch Wilderness ★ Breadloaf Wilderness ★ Bristol Cliffs Wilderness ★ George D. Aiken Wilderness | ★ Glastenbury Wilderness ★ Joseph Battell Wilderness ★ Lye Brook Wilderness ★ Peru Peak Wilderness |
===Virginia===
===Washington===
===West Virginia===
★ Cranberry Wilderness ★ Dolly Sods Wilderness ★ Laurel Fork North Wilderness | ★ Laurel Fork South Wilderness ★ Mountain Lake Wilderness ★ Otter Creek Wilderness |
===Wisconsin===
★ Blackjack Springs Wilderness ★ Gaylord A. Nelson National Wilderness ★ Headwaters Wilderness ★ Porcupine Lake Wilderness | ★ Rainbow Lake Wilderness ★ Whisker Lake Wilderness ★ Wisconsin Islands Wilderness |
===Wyoming===
Wilderness Areas alphabetically
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A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
★ Quinn Canyon Wilderness
R
S
T
U
V
★ Vasquez Peak Wilderness
★ Ventana Wilderness
W-X
Y-Z
★ Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness
★ Yosemite Wilderness
★ Yuki Wilderness
See also
★ Wilderness area
★ National forest
★ List of U.S. National Forests
★ National park
★ List of U.S. National Parks
★ United States National Monument
★ List of miscellaneous U.S. public areas
External links
★ U.S. Department of Interior webpage on wilderness areas
★ U.S. Bureau of Land Management webpage on wilderness areas
★ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service webpage on wilderness areas
★ U.S. National Park Service webpage on wilderness areas
★ U.S. Forest Service webpage
★ Wilderness.net's comprehensive website dedicated to wilderness areas in the United States
★ Fall Branch, Citico Creek Wilderness, Monroe County, Tennessee. (with photos).areas in the United States]
★ Ventana Wilderness Alliance Dedicated to the preservation of Central California's Ventana and Silver Peak Wilderness Areas and adjacent public lands.
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