USA National Wilderness Preservation System Directory

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We visit public land for the opportunity to recreate in nature, and when we visit Wilderness areas we're treated to a bonus of escaping from nearly any trace of human existence. These 800+ Wilderness areas exist on federal land and have an extra level of protection from things like resource extraction, road construction, and mechanized travel (not even bicycles are permitted).

State/Territory	# of Listings
Alabama	3
Alaska	48
Arizona	91
Arkansas	12
California	154
Colorado	44
Connecticut	0
Delaware	0
Florida	16
Georgia	14
Hawaii	2
Idaho	18
Illinois	8
Indiana	1
Iowa	0
Kansas	0
Kentucky	2
Louisiana	3
Maine	3
Maryland	0
Massachusetts	1
Michigan	16
Minnesota	3
Mississippi	3
Missouri	8
Montana	16
Nebraska	2
Nevada	81
New Hampshire	5
New Jersey	2
New Mexico	39
New York	1
North Carolina	12
North Dakota	3
Ohio	1
Oklahoma	3
Oregon	51
Pennsylvania	2
Puerto Rico	1
Rhode Island	0
South Carolina	7
South Dakota	2
Tennessee	12
Texas	6
Utah	49
Vermont	8
Virginia	24
Washington	31
West Virginia	9
Wisconsin	7
Wyoming	15