If you’re looking to get lost, it’s time to visit one of the many Idaho Wilderness Areas. In this post, we highlight 15 Idaho Wilderness Areas and provide a map so that you can locate these rugged, remote, and wild places.
The state of Idaho is roughly 53,530,880 acres. Of that acreage, 4,796,558 acres are federally protected as wilderness in Idaho. Idaho is also home to several of the largest wilderness areas in the Lower 48. If you’re planning an outdoor adventure, Idaho is a the place to go.
The following information about Idaho Wilderness Areas is gathered from the Wilderness.net database.
Here is a map of the Idaho Wilderness Areas:
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*** For a better map of wilderness areas in the United States, visit UMontana.Maps.ArcGis.com.
Below is a list of the Idaho Wilderness areas:
Big Jacks Creek Wilderness
- Total Acres: 52,753 acres
- Year Designated: 2009
- Agency: Bureau Of Land Management
Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness
- Total Acres: 89,820 acres
- Year Designated: 2009
- Agency:Bureau Of Land Management
Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness
- Total Acres: 90,775 acres
- Year Designated: 2015
- Agency: Bureau Of Land Management & US Forest Service
Craters Of The Moon National Wilderness Area
- Total Acres: 43,243 acres
- Year Designated: 1970
- Agency: National Park Service
Frank Church-River Of No Return Wilderness
- Total Acres: 2,358,876 acres
- Year Designated: 1980
- Agency: Bureau Of Land Management & US Forest Service
Gospel-Hump Wilderness
- Total Acres: 205,395 acres
- Year Designated: 1978
- Agency: US Forest Service
Hells Canyon Wilderness
- Total Acres: 217,613 acres
- Year Designated: 1975
- Agency: US Forest Service
- *** Hells Canyon Wilderness is located in Idaho & Oregon. Of the 217,613 acres, 86,276 acres are in Idaho.
Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness
- Total Acres: 67,975 acres
- Year Designated: 2015
- Agency: US Forest Service
Jim McClure-Jerry Peak Wilderness
- Total Acres: 116,946 acres
- Year Designated: 2015
- Agency: Bureau Of Land Management & US Forest Service
Little Jacks Creek Wilderness
- Total Acres: 50,930 acres
- Year Designated: 2009
- Agency: Bureau Of Land Management
North Fork Owyhee Wilderness
- Total Acres: 43,391 acres
- Year Designated: 2009
- Agency: Bureau Of Land Management
Owyhee River Wilderness
- Total Acres: 267,137 acres
- Year Designated: 2009
- Agency: Bureau Of Land Management
Pole Creek Wilderness
- Total Acres: 12,529 acres
- Year Designated: 2009
- Agency: Bureau Of Land Management
Sawtooth Wilderness
- Total Acres: 217,658 acres
- Year Designated: 1972
- Agency: US Forest Service
Selway Bitterroot Wilderness
- Total Acres: 1,347,644 acres
- Year Designated: 1964
- Agency: US Forest Service
- ***Selway Bitterroot Wilderness is on the Idaho/Montana border. Of the 1,347,644 acres, Idaho contains 1,092,854 acres.
For more information about the numerous wilderness areas scattered across the United States, visit Wilderness.net.
See Also:
- 10 Largest Wilderness Areas In The Lower 48
- 10 Largest Wilderness Areas In The United States
- Montana Wilderness Areas – List & Map
