Wilderness

Wilderness is Congressionally designated land that is managed in accordance with the Wilderness Act of 1964 to "secure for the American people of present and future generations the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness." Wilderness areas are places where natural processes take precedent; areas managed so that nature remains substantially unchanged by human use. Rugged trails provide the only access into wilderness, and travel is restricted to foot or horseback. All mechanical transportation is prohibited in wilderness. Maximum party size is limited within wildernesses in Oregon. more>>

Hells Canyon Wilderness

This area boasts expanses of grasslands at lower elevations, where bunchgrasses and shrubs dominate. Higher, look for scattered and sometimes dense groupings of ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir trees. Clear, free-flowing creeks dissect this expansive and isolated land. Popular Oregon-side viewpoints are McGraw, Hat Point, and Somers Point. The Oregon side also has multiple trailheads. more>>>

Soda Mountain Wilderness

The Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009, Public Law No. 111-011, Section 1405, designated 24,100 acres of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument as wilderness.  The Soda Mountain Wilderness encompasses the rich biological and geological diversity in the mountains southeast of Ashland, Oregon. The new wilderness lies on the south side of the Medford District.  The heart of the wilderness is the 5,720-foot high Boccard Point where the great basin meets three mountain ranges.  The older Klamath Range comes up from the south while the much younger Siskiyou Range extends from the west.  Jutting up from the north is the very young Cascade Range.  more>>>

Steens Mountain Wilderness

The Cooperative Management and Protection Area (CMPA) encompasses an extraordinary landscape with deep glacier carved gorges, stunning scenery, wilderness, wild rivers, a rich diversity of plant and animal species, and a way of life for all who live there. more>>>

Wild Rogue Wilderness

The Rogue River is located in southwestern Oregon and flows 215 miles from Crater Lake to the Pacific Ocean. The 84 mile, Congressionally designated "National Wild and Scenic" portion of the Rogue begins 7 miles west of Grants Pass and ends 11 miles east of Gold Beach. more>>>