List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
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Four federal agencies of the United States government administer the National Wilderness Preservation System, which includes 662 wilderness areas and 105,695,176 acres (427,733 km²). These agencies are:
- United States Forest Service
- United States National Park Service
- United States Bureau of Land Management
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Wilderness Areas by State
Alabama
Alaska
- Aleutian Islands Wilderness
- Andreafsky Wilderness
- Becharof Wilderness
- Bering Sea Wilderness
- Bogoslof Wilderness
- Chamisso Wilderness
- Chuck River Wilderness
- Coronation Island Wilderness
- Denali Wilderness
- Endicott River Wilderness
- Forrester Island Wilderness
- Gates of the Arctic Wilderness
- Glacier Bay Wilderness
- Hazy Islands Wilderness
- Innoko Wilderness
- Izembek Wilderness
- Karta River Wilderness
- Katmai Wilderness
- Kenai Wilderness
- Kobuk Valley Wilderness
- Kootznoowoo Wilderness
- Koyukuk Wilderness
- Kuiu Wilderness
- Lake Clark Wilderness
- Maurille Islands Wilderness
- Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness
- Mollie Beattie Wilderness
- Noatak Wilderness
- Nunivak Wilderness
- Petersburg Creek-Duncan Salt Chuck Wilderness
- Pleasant/Lemusurier/Inian Islands Wilderness
- Russell Fjord Wilderness
- Saint Lazaria Wilderness
- Selawik Wilderness
- Semidi Wilderness
- Simeonof Wilderness
- South Baranof Wilderness
- South Etolin Wilderness
- South Prince of Wales Wilderness
- Stikine-LeConte Wilderness
- Tebenkof Bay Wilderness
- Togiak Wilderness
- Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness
- Tuxedni Wilderness
- Unimak Wilderness
- Warren Island Wilderness
- West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness
- Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness
Arizona
- Kachina Peaks Wilderness
- Strawberry Crater Wilderness
- Kendrick Mountain Wilderness
- Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness
- Pauite Wilderness
- Grand Wash Cliffs Wilderness
- Mount Logan Wilderness
- Mount Trumbull Wilderness
- Kanab Creek Wilderness
- Cottonwood Point Wilderness
- Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness
- Saddle Mountain Wilderness
- Mount Baldy Wilderness
- Escudilla Wilderness
Arkansas
- Big Lake Wilderness
- Black Fork Mountain Wilderness
- Buffalo National River Wilderness
- Caney Creek Wilderness
- Dry Creek Wilderness
- East Fork Wilderness
- Flatside Wilderness
- Hurricane Creek Wilderness
- Leatherwood Wilderness
- Poteau Mountain Wilderness
- Richland Creek Wilderness
- Upper Buffalo Wilderness
California
- Agua Tibia Wilderness
- Ansel Adams Wilderness
- Argus Range Wilderness
- Big Maria Mountains Wilderness
- Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness
- Bighorn Mountain Wilderness
- Black Mountain Wilderness
- Bright Star Wilderness
- Bristol Mountains Wilderness
- Bucks Lake Wilderness
- Cadiz Dunes Wilderness
- Caribou Wilderness
- Carrizo Gorge Wilderness
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness
- Castle Crags Wilderness
- Chanchelulla Wilderness
- Chemehuevi Mountains Wilderness
- Chimney Peak Wilderness
- Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness
- Chumash Wilderness
- Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness
- Clipper Mountain Wilderness
- Coso Range Wilderness
- Coyote Mountains Wilderness
- Cucamonga Wilderness
- Darwin Falls Wilderness
- Dead Mountains Wilderness
- Death Valley Wilderness
- Desolation Wilderness
- Dick Smith Wilderness
- Dinkey Lakes Wilderness
- Domeland Wilderness
- El Paso Mountains Wilderness
- Emigrant Wilderness
- Farallon Wilderness
- Fish Creek Mountains Wilderness
- Funeral Mountains Wilderness
- Garcia Wilderness
- Golden Trout Wilderness
- Golden Valley Wilderness
- Granite Chief Wilderness
- Grass Valley Wilderness
- Hauser Wilderness
- Havasu Wilderness
- Hollow Hills Wilderness
- Hoover Wilderness
- Ibex Wilderness
- Imperial Refuge Wilderness
- Indian Pass Wilderness
- Inyo Mountains Wilderness
- Ishi Wilderness
- Jacumba Wilderness
- Jennie Lakes Wilderness
- John Muir Wilderness
- Joshua Tree Wilderness
- Kaiser Wilderness
- Kelso Dunes Wilderness
- Kiavah Wilderness
- Kingston Range Wilderness
- Lassen Volcanic Wilderness
- Lava Beds Wilderness
- Little Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness
- Little Picacho Wilderness
- Machesna Mountain Wilderness
- Machesna Mountain Wilderness
- Malpais Mesa Wilderness
- Manly Peak Wilderness
- Marble Mountain Wilderness
- Matilija Wilderness
- Mecca Hills Wilderness
- Mesquite Wilderness
- Mojave Wilderness
- Mokelumne Wilderness
- Monarch Wilderness
- Mt. Shasta Wilderness
- Newberry Mountains Wilderness
- Nopah Range Wilderness
- North Algodones Dunes Wilderness
- North Fork Wilderness
- North Mesquite Mountains Wilderness
- Old Woman Mountains Wilderness
- Orocopia Mountains Wilderness
- Otay Mountain Wilderness
- Owens Peak Wilderness
- Pahrump Valley Wilderness
- Palen/McCoy Wilderness
- Palo Verde Mountains Wilderness
- Phillip Burton Wilderness
- Picacho Peak Wilderness
- Pine Creek Wilderness
- Pinnacles Wilderness
- Piper Mountain Wilderness
- Piute Mountains Wilderness
- Red Buttes Wilderness
- Resting Spring Range Wilderness
- Rice Valley Wilderness
- Riverside Mountains Wilderness
- Rodman Mountains Wilderness
- Russian Wilderness
- Sacatar Trail Wilderness
- Saddle Peak Hills Wilderness
- San Gabriel Wilderness
- San Gorgonio Wilderness
- San Jacinto Wilderness
- San Mateo Canyon Wilderness
- San Rafael Wilderness
- Santa Lucia Wilderness
- Santa Rosa Wilderness
- Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness
- Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness
- Sespe Wilderness
- Sheep Mountain Wilderness
- Sheephole Valley Wilderness
- Silver Peak Wilderness
- Siskiyou Wilderness
- Snow Mountain Wilderness
- South Nopah Range Wilderness
- South Sierra Wilderness
- South Warner Wilderness
- Stateline Wilderness
- Stepladder Mountains Wilderness
- Surprise Canyon Wilderness
- Sylvania Mountains Wilderness
- Thousand Lakes Wilderness
- Trilobite Wilderness
- Trinity Alps Wilderness
- Turtle Mountains Wilderness
- Ventana Wilderness
- Whipple Mountains Wilderness
- Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness
- Yosemite Wilderness
Colorado
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison Wilderness
- Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness
- Buffalo Peaks Wilderness
- Byers Peak Wilderness
- Cache La Poudre Wilderness
- Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
- Comanche Peak Wilderness
- Eagles Nest Wilderness
- Flat Tops Wilderness
- Fossil Ridge Wilderness
- Great Sand Dunes Wilderness
- Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness
- Gunnison Gorge Wilderness
- Holy Cross Wilderness
- Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness
- Indian Peaks Wilderness
- James Peak Wilderness
- La Garita Wilderness
- Lizard Head Wilderness
- Lost Creek Wilderness
- Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness
- Mesa Verde Wilderness
- Mount Evans Wilderness
- Mount Massive Wilderness
- Mount Sneffels Wilderness
- Mount Zirkel Wilderness
- Neota Wilderness
- Never Summer Wilderness
- Platte River Wilderness
- Powderhorn Wilderness
- Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness
- Raggeds Wilderness
- Rawah Wilderness
- Sangre de Cristo Wilderness
- Sarvis Creek Wilderness
- South San Juan Wilderness
- Spanish Peaks Wilderness
- Uncompahgre Wilderness
- Vasquez Peak Wilderness
- Weminuche Wilderness
- West Elk Wilderness
Florida
- Alexander Springs Wilderness
- Big Gum Swamp Wilderness
- Billies Bay Wilderness
- Bradwell Bay Wilderness
- Cedar Keys Wilderness
- Chassahowitzka Wilderness
- Florida Keys Wilderness
- Island Bay Wilderness
- J.N. Darling Wilderness
- Juniper Prairie Wilderness
- Lake Woodruff Wilderness
- Little Lake George Wilderness
- Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness
- Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness
- Passage Key Wilderness
- Pelican Island Wilderness
- St. Marks Wilderness
Georgia
- Big Frog Wilderness
- Blackbeard Island Wilderness
- Blood Mountain Wilderness
- Brasstown Wilderness
- Cohutta Wilderness
- Cumberland Island Wilderness
- Ellicott Rock Wilderness
- Mark Trail Wilderness
- Okefenokee Wilderness
- Raven Cliffs Wilderness
- Rich Mountain Wilderness
- Southern Nantahala Wilderness
- Tray Mountain Wilderness
- Wolf Island Wilderness
Hawaii
Idaho
- Craters of the Moon National Wilderness
- Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness
- Gospel Hump Wilderness
- Hells Canyon Wilderness
- Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
- Sawtooth Wilderness
Illinois
- Bald Knob Wilderness
- Bay Creek Wilderness
- Burden Falls Wilderness
- Clear Springs Wilderness
- Crab Orchard Wilderness
- Garden of the Gods Wilderness
- Lusk Creek Wilderness
- Panther Den Wilderness
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
- Big Island Lake Wilderness
- Delirium Wilderness
- Horseshoe Bay Wilderness
- Huron Islands Wilderness
- Isle Royale Wilderness
- Mackinac Wilderness
- McCormick Wilderness
- Michigan Islands Wilderness
- Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness
- Rock River Canyon Wilderness
- Round Island Wilderness
- Seney Wilderness
- Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness
- Sylvania Wilderness
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
- Bell Mountain Wilderness
- Devils Backbone Wilderness
- Hercules-Glades Wilderness
- Irish Wilderness
- Mingo Wilderness
- Paddy Creek Wilderness
- Piney Creek Wilderness
- Rockpile Mountain Wilderness
Montana
- Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
- Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness
- Bear Trap Canyon Wilderness
- Bob Marshall Wilderness
- Cabinet Mountains Wilderness
- Gates of the Mountains Wilderness
- Great Bear Wilderness
- Humbug Spires Wilderness
- Lee Metcalf Wilderness
- Medicine Lake Wilderness
- Mission Mountains Wilderness
- Rattlesnake Wilderness
- Red Rock Lakes Wilderness
- Scapegoat Wilderness
- Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
- UL Bend Wilderness
- Welcome Creek Wilderness
Nebraska
Nevada
- Alta Toquima Wilderness
- Arc Dome Wilderness
- Arrow Canyon Wilderness
- Big Rocks Wilderness
- Black Canyon Wilderness
- Black Rock Desert Wilderness
- Boundary Peak Wilderness
- Bridge Canyon Wilderness
- Calico Mountains Wilderness
- Clover Mountains Wilderness
- Currant Mountain Wilderness
- Death Valley Wilderness
- Delamar Mountains Wilderness
- East Fork High Rock Canyon Wilderness
- East Humboldts Wilderness
- Eldorado Wilderness
- Far South Egans Wilderness
- Fortification Range Wilderness
- Grant Range Wilderness
- High Rock Canyon Wilderness
- High Rock Lake Wilderness
- Ireteba Wilderness
- Jarbidge Wilderness
- Jimbilnan Wilderness
- Jumbo Springs Wilderness
- La Madre Mountain Wilderness
- Lime Canyon Wilderness
- Little High Rock Canyon Wilderness
- Meadow Valley Range Wilderness
- Mormon Mountains Wilderness
- Mt. Charleston Wilderness
- Mt. Irish Wilderness
- Mt. Moriah Wilderness
- Mt. Rose Wilderness
- Muddy Mountains Wilderness
- Nellis Wash Wilderness
- North Black Rock Range Wilderness
- North Jackson Mountains Wilderness
- North McCullough Wilderness
- Pahute Peak Wilderness
- Parsnip Peak Wilderness
- Pinto Valley Wilderness
- Quinn Canyon Wilderness
- Rainbow Mountain Wilderness
- Ruby Mountains Wilderness
- Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness
- South Jackson Mountains Wilderness
- South McCullough Wilderness
- South Pahroc Range Wilderness
- Spirit Mountain Wilderness
- Table Mountain Wilderness
- Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness
New Hampshire
- Great Gulf Wilderness
- Pemigewasset Wilderness
- Presidential Range-Dry River Wilderness
- Sandwich Range Wilderness
New Jersey
New Mexico
- Aldo Leopold Wilderness
- Apache Kid Wilderness
- Bandelier Wilderness
- Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness
- Blue Range Wilderness
- Bosque del Apache Wilderness
- Capitan Mountains Wilderness
- Carlsbad Caverns Wilderness
- Cebolla Wilderness
- Chama River Canyon Wilderness
- Cruces Basin Wilderness
- Dome Wilderness
- Gila Wilderness
- Latir Peak Wilderness
- Manzano Mountain Wilderness
- Pecos Wilderness
- Salt Creek Wilderness
- San Pedro Parks Wilderness
- Sandia Mountain Wilderness
- West Malpais Wilderness
- Wheeler Peak Wilderness
- White Mountain Wilderness
- Withington Wilderness
New York
North Carolina
- Birkhead Mountains Wilderness
- Catfish Lake South Wilderness
- Ellicott Rock Wilderness
- Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness
- Linville Gorge Wilderness
- Middle Prong Wilderness
- Pocosin Wilderness
- Pond Pine Wilderness
- Sheep Ridge Wilderness
- Shining Rock Wilderness
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
- Badger Creek Wilderness
- Black Canyon Wilderness
- Boulder Creek Wilderness
- Bridge Creek Wilderness
- Bull of the Woods Wilderness
- Cummins Creek Wilderness
- Diamond Peak Wilderness
- Drift Creek Wilderness
- Eagle Cap Wilderness
- Gearhart Mountain Wilderness
- Grassy Knob Wilderness
- Hells Canyon Wilderness
- Kalmiopsis Wilderness
- Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
- Menagerie Wilderness
- Middle Santiam Wilderness
- Mill Creek Wilderness
- Monument Rock Wilderness
- Mount Hood Wilderness
- Mount Jefferson Wilderness
- Mount Thielsen Wilderness
- Mountain Lakes Wilderness
- North Fork John Day Wilderness
- North Fork Umatilla Wilderness
- Opal Creek Wilderness
- Oregon Islands Wilderness
- Red Buttes Wilderness
- Rock Creek Wilderness
- Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness
- Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness
- Sky Lakes Wilderness
- Steens Mountain Wilderness
- Strawberry Mountain Wilderness
- Table Rock Wilderness
- Three Arch Rocks Wilderness
- Three Sisters Wilderness
- Waldo Lake Wilderness
- Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness
- Wild Rogue Wilderness
Pennsylvania
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
Tennessee
- Bald River Gorge Wilderness
- Big Frog Wilderness
- Big Laurel Branch Wilderness
- Citico Creek Wilderness
- Cohutta Wilderness
- Gee Creek Wilderness
- Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness
- Little Frog Mountain Wilderness
- Pond Mountain Wilderness
- Sampson Mountain Wilderness
- Unaka Mountain Wilderness
Texas
- Big Slough Wilderness
- Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness
- Indian Mounds Wilderness
- Little Lake Creek Wilderness
- Turkey Hill Wilderness
- Upland Island Wilderness
Utah
- Ashdown Gorge Wilderness
- Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness
- Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness
- Box-Death Hollow Wilderness
- Dark Canyon Wilderness
- Deseret Peak Wilderness
- High Uintas Wilderness
- Lone Peak Wilderness
- Mount Naomi Wilderness
- Mount Nebo Wilderness
- Mount Olympus Wilderness
- Mount Timpanogos Wilderness
- Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness
- Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness
- Twin Peaks Wilderness
- Wellsville Mountain Wilderness
Vermont
- Big Branch Wilderness
- Breadloaf Wilderness
- Bristol Cliffs Wilderness
- George D. Aiken Wilderness
- Lye Brook Wilderness
- Peru Peak Wilderness
Virginia
- Barbours Creek Wilderness
- Beartown Wilderness
- James River Face Wilderness
- Kimberling Creek Wilderness
- Lewis Fork Wilderness
- Little Dry Run Wilderness
- Little Wilson Creek Wilderness
- Mountain Lake Wilderness
- Peters Mountain Wilderness
- Priest Wilderness
- Ramseys Draft Wilderness
- Rich Hole Wilderness
- Rough Mountain Wilderness
- Saint Mary's Wilderness
- Shawvers Run Wilderness
- Shenandoah Wilderness
- Three Ridges Wilderness
- Thunder Ridge Wilderness
Washington
- Alpine Lakes Wilderness
- Boulder River Wilderness
- Buckhorn Wilderness
- Clearwater Wilderness
- Colonel Bob Wilderness
- Glacier Peak Wilderness
- Glacier View Wilderness
- Goat Rocks Wilderness
- Henry M. Jackson Wilderness
- Indian Heaven Wilderness
- Juniper Dunes Wilderness
- Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness
- Mount Adams Wilderness
- Mount Baker Wilderness
- Mount Rainier Wilderness
- Mount Skokomish Wilderness
- Noisy-Diobsud Wilderness
- Norse Peak Wilderness
- Pasayten Wilderness
- Olympic Wilderness
- Salmo-Priest Wilderness
- San Juan Wilderness
- Stephen Mather Wilderness
- Tatoosh Wilderness
- The Brothers Wilderness
- Trapper Creek Wilderness
- Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness
- Washington Islands Wilderness
- William O. Douglas Wilderness
- Wonder Mountain Wilderness
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
- Headwaters Wilderness
- Porcupine Lake Wilderness
- Rainbow Lake Wilderness
- Whisker Lake Wilderness
- Wisconsin Islands Wilderness
Wyoming
- Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
- Bridger Wilderness
- Cloud Peak Wilderness
- Encampment River Wilderness
- Fitzpatrick Wilderness
- Gros Ventre Wilderness
- Huston Park Wilderness
- Jedediah Smith Wilderness
- North Absaroka Wilderness
- Platte River Wilderness
- Popo Agie Wilderness
- Savage Run Wilderness
- Teton Wilderness
- Washakie Wilderness
- Winegar Hole Wilderness
Related articles
- 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 (http://www.doi.gov/initiatives/wilderness.html)
- U.S. Bureau of Land Management webpage on wilderness areas (http://www.blm.gov/nlcs/wilderness.htm)
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service webpage on wilderness areas (http://realty.fws.gov/table10.html)
- U.S. National Park Service webpage on wilderness areas (http://wilderness.nps.gov/)
- U.S. Forest Service webpage (http://www.fs.fed.us)
- Wilderness.net's comprehensive website dedicated to wilderness areas in the United States (http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm)