Nestled between Vermont and Maine, New Hampshire is a wild and mountainous state. The bold NH state slogan is Live Free Or Die. And there is plenty of wilderness areas in New Hampshire where you can find your freedom. In this post, we highlight 5 New Hampshire Wilderness Areas and provide a map so that you can locate these wild playgrounds for your next adventure.
The state of New Hampshire is roughly 5,768,960 acres. Of that acreage, 138,407 acres are federally protected as wilderness. The following information about Maine Wilderness Areas is gathered from the Wilderness.net database.
Here is a map of the New Hampshire Wilderness Areas:
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Below is a list of the New Hampshire Wilderness Areas:
Great Gulf Wilderness
- Total Acres: 5,658
- Year Designated: 1964
- Agency: US Forest Service
Pemigewasset Wilderness
- Total Acres: 45,809
- Year Designated: 1984
- Agency: US Forest Service
Presidential Range-Dry River Wilderness
- Total Acres: 27,605
- Year Designated: 1975
- Agency: US Forest Service
Sandwich Range Wilderness
- Total Acres: 35,303
- Year Designated: 1984
- Agency: US Forest Service
Wild River Wilderness
- Total Acres: 24,032
- Year Designated: 2006
- 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
- New Hampshire 4000ers – List and Map Of New Hampshire 4000 Footers
- New Hampshire Ski Resorts List And Map
