Wilderness Areas in the United States
The United States is home to over 800 federally designated wilderness areas that span more than 111 million acres, forming part of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). These areas are managed by four federal agencies: the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Forest Service.Jump to State:
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Alabama (AL)
Bankhead WildernessCheaha Wilderness
Dugger Mountain Wilderness
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Alaska (AK)
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge WildernessAleutian Islands Wilderness
Andreafsky Wilderness
Becharof Wilderness
Bering Sea Wilderness
Bering Sea Wilderness (Nunivak Island Unit)
Chuck River Wilderness
Endicott River Wilderness
Glacier Bay Wilderness
Hazy Islands Wilderness
Innoko Wilderness
Izembek Wilderness
Kenai Wilderness
Kobuk Valley Wilderness
Kootznoowoo Wilderness
Misty Fjords Wilderness
Mollie Beattie Wilderness
Noatak Wilderness
Nowitna Wilderness
Russell Fjord Wilderness
Semidi Wilderness
Shelikof Wilderness
South Baranof Wilderness
Stikine-LeConte Wilderness
Tebenkof Bay Wilderness
Togiak Wilderness
Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness
Tuxedni Wilderness
West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness
Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness
Yukon Delta Wilderness
Yukon Flats Wilderness
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Arizona (AZ)
Aldo Leopold WildernessAravaipa Canyon Wilderness
Bear Wallow Wilderness
Castle Dome Mountains Wilderness
Cedar Bench Wilderness
Cibola Wilderness
Eagletail Mountains Wilderness
Escudilla Wilderness
Four Peaks Wilderness
Grand Wash Cliffs Wilderness
Havasu Wilderness
Hummingbird Springs Wilderness
Ibex Wilderness
Kofa Wilderness
Lava Wilderness Study Area
Mazatzal Wilderness
Mount Baldy Wilderness
Mount Logan Wilderness
North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness
Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness
Pajarita Wilderness
Pusch Ridge Wilderness
Saguaro Wilderness
Sierra Ancha Wilderness
Sonoran Desert Wilderness
Superstition Wilderness
Sycamore Canyon Wilderness
Tres Alamos Wilderness
Verde River Wilderness
Wabayuma Peak Wilderness
West Clear Creek Wilderness
Whetstone Mountains Wilderness
Wupatki Wilderness
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Arkansas (AR)
Black Fork Mountain WildernessButterfield Trail Wilderness
East Fork Wilderness
Flatside Wilderness
Gee Creek Wilderness
Piney Creek Wilderness
Richland Creek Wilderness
Upper Buffalo Wilderness
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California (CA)
Agua Tibia WildernessAnsel Adams Wilderness
Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness
Big Sur Wilderness
Caribou Wilderness
Castle Crags Wilderness
Chemehuevi Mountains Wilderness
Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness
Death Valley Wilderness
Desolation Wilderness
Domeland Wilderness
Emigrant Wilderness
Golden Trout Wilderness
Goose Lake Wilderness
John Muir Wilderness
Joshua Tree Wilderness
Kings Range Wilderness
Machesna Mountain Wilderness
Marble Mountain Wilderness
Mendocino Wilderness
Mojave Wilderness
Mount Shasta Wilderness
North Fork Wilderness
Pinto Mountains Wilderness
Red Buttes Wilderness
San Gorgonio Wilderness
San Jacinto Wilderness
Santa Rosa Wilderness
Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness
Sheep Mountain Wilderness
Snow Mountain Wilderness
South Fork Eel River Wilderness
South Warner Wilderness
Thousand Lakes Wilderness
Trinity Alps Wilderness
Ventana Wilderness
Whipple Mountains Wilderness
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Colorado (CO)
Flat Tops WildernessIndian Peaks Wilderness
La Garita Wilderness
Lizard Head Wilderness
Lost Creek Wilderness
Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness
Mount Evans Wilderness
Mount Sneffels Wilderness
Never Summer Wilderness
Pine Creek Wilderness
Piney Creek Wilderness
Powderhorn Wilderness
Rawah Wilderness
Raggeds Wilderness
San Juan Wilderness
Sangre de Cristo Wilderness
South San Juan Wilderness
Spanish Peaks Wilderness
Uncompahgre Wilderness
Vasquez Peak Wilderness
West Elk Wilderness
Weminuche Wilderness
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Connecticut (CT)
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Big Cypress WildernessBill Baggs Cape Florida State Park Wilderness
Bradwell Bay Wilderness
Chassahowitzka Wilderness
Everglades Wilderness
Florida Keys Wilderness
J.N. Ding Darling Wilderness
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness
St. Marks Wilderness
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Georgia (GA)
Blood Mountain WildernessBrasstown Wilderness
Cohutta Wilderness
Ellicott Rock Wilderness
Raven Cliffs Wilderness
Rich Mountain Wilderness
Southern Nantahala Wilderness
Tray Mountain Wilderness
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Hawaii (HI)
Haleakalā WildernessHawaiian Islands Wilderness
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Idaho (ID)
Big Jacks Creek WildernessBruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness
Craters of the Moon Wilderness
Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness
Gospel Hump Wilderness
Hells Canyon Wilderness
Jim McClure-Jerry Peak Wilderness
Little Jacks Creek Wilderness
North Fork Owyhee Wilderness
Owyhee River Wilderness
Pioneer Mountains Wilderness Study Area
Sawtooth Wilderness
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
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Illinois (IL)
Bald Knob WildernessBay Creek Wilderness
Burden Falls Wilderness
Clear Springs Wilderness
Garden of the Gods Wilderness
Lusk Creek Wilderness
Panther Den Wilderness
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Indiana (IN)
Charles C. Deam WildernessBack to Top
Iowa (IA)
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge WildernessBack to Top
Kansas (KS)
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Beaver Creek WildernessClifty Wilderness
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Louisiana (LA)
Kisatchie Hills WildernessBack to Top
Maine (ME)
Caribou-Speckled Mountain WildernessBack to Top
Maryland (MD)
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Monadnock WildernessBack to Top
Michigan (MI)
Big Island Lake WildernessNordhouse Dunes Wilderness
Rock River Canyon Wilderness
Sac Bay Wilderness
Seney Wilderness
Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness
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Minnesota (MN)
Boundary Waters Canoe Area WildernessBack to Top
Mississippi (MS)
Black Creek WildernessLeaf Wilderness
Little Biloxi Wilderness
Okatibbee Wilderness
Piney Creek Wilderness
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Missouri (MO)
Bell Mountain WildernessDevils Backbone Wilderness
Hercules-Glades Wilderness
Irish Wilderness
Mingo Wilderness
Paddy Creek Wilderness
Piney Creek Wilderness
Rockpile Mountain Wilderness
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Montana (MT)
Absaroka-Beartooth WildernessAnaconda-Pintler Wilderness
Bob Marshall Wilderness
Cabinet Mountains Wilderness
Gates of the Mountains Wilderness
Great Bear Wilderness
Lee Metcalf Wilderness
Medicine Lake Wilderness
Mission Mountains Wilderness
Rattlesnake Wilderness
Scapegoat Wilderness
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
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Nebraska (NE)
Fort Niobrara WildernessNorth Platte National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness
Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest Wilderness
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Nevada (NV)
Alta Toquima WildernessArc Dome Wilderness
Black Rock Desert Wilderness
Currant Mountain Wilderness
East Humboldts Wilderness
Jarbidge Wilderness
La Madre Mountain Wilderness
Mount Charleston Wilderness
Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness
South Egan Range Wilderness
Toiyabe Crest Wilderness
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New Hampshire (NH)
Great Gulf WildernessPemigewasset Wilderness
Presidential Range-Dry River Wilderness
Sandwich Range Wilderness
Wild River Wilderness
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New Jersey (NJ)
Great Swamp WildernessBack to Top
New Mexico (NM)
Aldo Leopold WildernessApache Kid Wilderness
Blue Range Wilderness
Bosque del Apache Wilderness
Capitan Mountains Wilderness
Carlsbad Caverns Wilderness
Chama River Canyon Wilderness
Cibola Wilderness
Gila Wilderness
Latir Peak Wilderness
Pecos Wilderness
Salt Creek Wilderness
San Pedro Parks Wilderness
Sandia Mountain Wilderness
White Mountain Wilderness
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New York (NY)
Big Indian WildernessBlack River Wilderness
Five Ponds Wilderness
High Peaks Wilderness
Hoffman Notch Wilderness
Jay Mountain Wilderness
Pepacton Range Wilderness
Siamese Ponds Wilderness
West Canada Lake Wilderness
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North Carolina (NC)
Ellicott Rock WildernessLinville Gorge Wilderness
Pocosin Wilderness
Shining Rock Wilderness
Southern Nantahala Wilderness
Suggins Hollow Wilderness
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North Dakota (ND)
Chase Lake WildernessLostwood Wilderness
Medicine Lake Wilderness
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Ohio (OH)
Wayne National Forest Wilderness (includes Wildcat Hollow, Archers Fork, and others)Back to Top
Oklahoma (OK)
Black Kettle WildernessCharons Garden Wilderness
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Oregon (OR)
Badger Creek WildernessBlack Canyon Wilderness
Cummins Creek Wilderness
Diamond Peak Wilderness
Eagle Cap Wilderness
Gearhart Mountain Wilderness
Hells Canyon Wilderness
Kalmiopsis Wilderness
Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
Menagerie Wilderness
Middle Santiam Wilderness
Mount Hood Wilderness
Mount Jefferson Wilderness
North Fork John Day Wilderness
Opal Creek Wilderness
Rogue-Umpqua Wilderness
Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness
Sky Lakes Wilderness
Strawberry Mountain Wilderness
Three Sisters Wilderness
Waldo Lake Wilderness
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Pennsylvania (PA)
Allegheny Islands WildernessHickory Creek Wilderness
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Rhode Island (RI)
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Beech Creek WildernessEllicott Rock Wilderness
Hell Hole Bay Wilderness
Wambaw Swamp Wilderness
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South Dakota (SD)
Black Elk WildernessFort Niobrara Wilderness
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Tennessee (TN)
Big Frog WildernessCitico Creek Wilderness
Cohutta Wilderness
Gee Creek Wilderness
Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness
Little Frog Mountain Wilderness
Samson Mountain Wilderness
Unaka Mountain Wilderness
Upper Bald River Wilderness
Big Laurel Branch Wilderness
Pond Mountain Wilderness
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Texas (TX)
Big Bend WildernessGuadalupe Mountains Wilderness
Indian Mounds Wilderness
Little Lake Creek Wilderness
Turkey Hill Wilderness
Upland Island Wilderness
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Utah (UT)
Ashdown Gorge WildernessBeartrap Canyon Wilderness
Box-Death Hollow Wilderness
Canaan Mountain Wilderness
Cottonwood Canyon Wilderness
Deep Creek Wilderness
Deseret Peak Wilderness
Goose Creek Wilderness
Mount Naomi Wilderness
Red Mountain Wilderness
Wellsville Mountain Wilderness
Zion Wilderness
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Vermont (VT)
Breadloaf WildernessLye Brook Wilderness
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Virginia (VA)
Beartown WildernessBrush Mountain Wilderness
Garden Mountain Wilderness
Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness
James River Face Wilderness
Little Dry Run Wilderness
Mountain Lake Wilderness
Peters Mountain Wilderness
Ramsey’s Draft Wilderness
Rich Hole Wilderness
Saint Mary’s Wilderness
Shawvers Run Wilderness
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Washington (WA)
Alpine Lakes WildernessBoulder River Wilderness
Buckhorn Wilderness
Glacier Peak Wilderness
Goat Rocks Wilderness
Henry M. Jackson Wilderness
Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness
Mount Adams Wilderness
Mount Baker Wilderness
Mount Rainier Wilderness
Pasayten Wilderness
Wonderland Wilderness
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West Virginia (WV)
Big Draft WildernessCranberry Wilderness
Dolly Sods Wilderness
Laurel Fork North Wilderness
Laurel Fork South Wilderness
Otter Creek Wilderness
Roaring Plains West Wilderness
Spice Run Wilderness
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Wisconsin (WI)
Porcupine Lake WildernessRainbow Lake Wilderness
Saint Croix Islands Wilderness
Whisker Lake Wilderness
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Wyoming (WY)
Absaroka-Beartooth WildernessBridger Wilderness
Cloud Peak Wilderness
Gros Ventre Wilderness
Jedediah Smith Wilderness
North Absaroka Wilderness
Popo Agie Wilderness
Salt River Range Wilderness Study Area
Teton Wilderness
Washakie Wilderness
Whiskey Mountain Wilderness Study Area
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