Home | Site map | Search | Bookmark page | Contact us Click on a photograph above to visit the image library. The National Wilderness Preservation System   What is wilderness?   Fast facts   Common misconceptions   Map search   Search wilderness data    Wilderness Management: National Park Service General Information National Park Service Purpose: To provide for the use and enjoyment of the parks by people and to preserve the land in its original state. Federal Department: Interior Website: www.nps.gov Manages 13% of Federal Lands and 40% of the acreage within National Wilderness Preservation System. Uses 47 administrative units to manage 56 wilderness areas. Agency-Specific Resources Gateway to National Park Service Wilderness 2006 Wilderness Management Policies Wilderness Stewardship Planning Handbook Introduction Level I Level II Wilderness Reports 2000-2001 Wilderness Report 2002-2003 Wilderness Report 2004-2005 Wilderness Report 2006-2007 Wilderness Report White Papers #1 Cultural Resources and Wilderness (.doc) #2 What Constitutes Appropriate Conservation and Restoration Activities in Wilderness? (.doc) #3 Minimum Requirements Decision Process (.doc) #4 Embracing the Distinction Between Wilderness and Backcountry in the National Park System (.doc) National Park Service Managed Wilderness Areas Alaska Denali National Park Denali Wilderness Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve Gates of the Arctic Wilderness Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Glacier Bay Wilderness Katmai National Park and Preserve Katmai Wilderness Kobuk Valley National Park Kobuk Valley Wilderness Lake Clark National Park Lake Clark Wilderness Noatak National Preserve Noatak Wilderness Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness Arizona Chiricahua National Monument Chiricahua National Monument Wilderness Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Organ Pipe Cactus Wilderness Petrified Forest National Park Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area Saguaro National Park Saguaro Wilderness Arkansas Buffalo National River Buffalo National River Wilderness California Death Valley National Park Death Valley Wilderness Devils Postpile National Monument Ansel Adams Wilderness Joshua Tree National Park Joshua Tree Wilderness Lassen Volcanic National Park Lassen Volcanic Wilderness Lava Beds National Monument Lava Beds Wilderness Mojave National Preserve Mojave Wilderness Pinnacles National Monument Pinnacles Wilderness Point Reyes National Seashore Phillip Burton Wilderness Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness Yosemite National Park Yosemite Wilderness Colorado Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Black Canyon of the Gunnison Wilderness Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Great Sand Dunes Wilderness Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Mesa Verde National Park Mesa Verde Wilderness Rocky Mountain National Park Indian Peaks Wilderness Florida Everglades National Park Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness Georgia Cumberland Island National Seashore Cumberland Island Wilderness Hawaii Haleakala National Park Haleakala Wilderness Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness Idaho Craters of the Moon National Monument Craters of the Moon National Wilderness Area Michigan Isle Royale National Park Isle Royale Wilderness Mississippi Gulf Islands National Seashore Gulf Islands Wilderness Nevada Death Valley National Park Death Valley Wilderness Lake Mead National Recreation Area Black Canyon Wilderness Bridge Canyon Wilderness Eldorado Wilderness Ireteba Peaks Wilderness Jimbilnan Wilderness Muddy Mountains Wilderness Nellis Wash Wilderness Pinto Valley Wilderness Spirit Mountain Wilderness New Mexico Bandelier National Monument Bandelier Wilderness Carlsbad Caverns National Park Carlsbad Caverns Wilderness New York Fire Island National Seashore Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness North Dakota Theodore Roosevelt National Park Theodore Roosevelt Wilderness South Carolina Congaree National Park Congaree National Park Wilderness South Dakota Badlands National Park Badlands Wilderness Texas Guadalupe Mountains National Park Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness Virginia Shenandoah National Park Shenandoah Wilderness Washington Mount Rainier National Park Mount Rainier Wilderness North Cascades National Park Stephen Mather Wilderness Olympic National Park Olympic Wilderness Wisconsin Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Gaylord A. 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