Vermont is The Green Mountain State. This beautiful, mountainous state in the northeaster United States is an incredible mountain playground. If you’re heading there, definitely visit the Vermont Wilderness Areas.
In this post, we highlight 8 Vermont Wilderness Areas and provide a map so that you can locate these wild playgrounds for your next adventure.
The state of Vermont is roughly 5,936,640 acres. Of that acreage, 100,874 acres are federally protected as wilderness. The following information about Vermont Wilderness Areas is gathered from the Wilderness.net database.
Here is a map of the Vermont 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 Vermont Wilderness Areas:
Big Branch Wilderness
- Total Acres: 6,725
- Year Designated: 1984
- Agency: US Forest Service
Breadloaf Wilderness
- Total Acres: 24,986
- Year Designated: 1984
- Agency: US Forest Service
Bristol Cliffs Wilderness
- Total Acres: 3,750
- Year Designated: 1975
- Agency: US Forest Service
George D. Aiken Wilderness
- Total Acres: 4,800
- Year Designated: 1984
- Agency: US Forest Service
Glastenbury Wilderness
- Total Acres: 22,330
- Year Designated: 2006
- Agency: US Forest Service
Joseph Battell Wilderness
- Total Acres: 12,336
- Year Designated: 2006
- Agency: US Forest Service
Lye Brook Wilderness
- Total Acres: 18,122
- Year Designated: 1975
- Agency: US Forest Service
Peru Peak Wilderness
- Total Acres: 7,825
- Year Designated: 1984
- Agency: US Forest Service
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
- Discover More Wilderness Areas
- Wilderness Areas By State
- Vermont 4000ers – List and Map Of Vermont 4000 Footers
- Vermont Ski Resorts List And Map
