List of U.S. state and tribal wilderness areas


List of wilderness areas designated by U.S. state and tribal governments. Eight states had designated wilderness programs in 2002 while some other states had designated wildernesses. In 2002, the 9 state programs had 74 wilderness areas with a total protected area of 2,668,903 acres. Florida had 10 wilderness areas until their authorizing legislation was repealed in 1989.
For federally designated wildernesses, see List of U.S. wilderness areas. There are also privately owned areas called wildernesses like the Nature Conservancy's 12,000 acre Disney Wilderness Preserve in Florida.

State wildernesses

Alaska

3 areas in 2002, total area 922,700 acres

California

10 areas in 2002, total area 466,320 acres
, total area 43,773 acres

Michigan

1 area in 2002, total area 40,808 acres

Minnesota

11 areas in 2002, total area 22,993 acres

Montana

16 designated wilderness areas, total area 3,606,895 acres
21 areas in 2002, total area 1,170,312 acres
Adirondack Park:
Catskill Park:
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South Carolina

1 area in 2002, total area 6,358 acres

Tribal wildernesses

[Flathead Indian Reservation] ([Montana])

consisting of 11 Ojibwa tribes: Bay Mills Indian Community, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community and Lac Vieux Desert band in Michigan; Bad River, Lac Courte Oreilles, Lac du Flambeau, Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Red Cliff and St. Croix bands in Wisconsin; and Fond du Lac and Mille Lacs bands in Minnesota.