List of wilderness areas of the United States - Wikipedia
WEBThe National Wilderness Preservation System includes 806 wilderness areas protecting 111,889,002 acres (174,826.566 sq mi; 452,798.73 km 2) of federal land as of 2023. They are managed by four agencies: National Park Service (NPS) United States Forest Service (USFS) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Wilderness - Bureau of Land Management
WEBThe Bureau of Land Management is responsible for 263 wilderness areas and 487 wilderness study areas in the western States and Alaska. From primitive hunting locations to remote fishing spots, wilderness and Wilderness Study Areas provide unparalleled opportunities for spending time outdoors.
Wilderness is for all - U.S. National Park Service
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Join us in celebrating our federal wilderness areas! Wilderness can be found the arid deserts, cypress swamps, alpine meadows, sandy beaches, and rocky crags. From Alaska to Florida, wilderness protects some of …
Wilderness - US Forest Service
WEBPlaces where people like you, with an appetite for adventure, can find a sense of true self-reliance and experience solitude. They are final holdout refuges for a long list of rare, threatened, and endangered species, forced to the edges by modern development.
Wilderness - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WEBWilderness areas are wild, undeveloped, federally protected areas where you can see wildlife in its natural habitat, enjoy adventure and unmechanized recreation, or just relish solitude. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages more than 20 million acres of Congressionally designated wilderness — about one-fifth of all the designated ...
Maps - US Forest Service
WEBWe have released the next-generation Interactive Forest Visitor Map! Map 2.0 provides the public with an online and mobile view of Forest Service roads, trails, recreation sites, wilderness areas, and wild and scenic rivers.
National Parks with Wilderness - Wilderness (U.S. National Park Service)
WEBApr 3, 2024 · There are 50 national parks with designated wilderness in the United States, totalling over 40 million acres. Another ~25 parks have lands managed as wilderness.
Wilderness - National Geographic Society
WEBJul 23, 2024 · Wilderness areas usually lack roads, buildings, and other artificial structures. They provide a natural environment for plant and animal species, and allow scientists to study healthy ecosystems. Very few places on Earth are complete, or …
50 U.S. Wilderness Areas, Ranked - Outside Online
WEBJul 26, 2021 · When nature calls and you don’t want to deal with the crowds and planning involved in visiting a national park, explore the country’s 111 million acres of designated wilderness areas.
2022 NPS Wilderness Report - U.S. National Park Service
WEBMay 15, 2024 · No new wilderness areas were designated by Congress in the NPS in 2022, thus our inventory of designated wilderness remains at over 44.5 million acres located in 61 wilderness areas within 50 national parks. This equates to approximately 39% of the total acreage within the 111-million-acre National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS).
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