In this post, we highlight 70 Nevada Wilderness Areas and provide a map so that you can locate these wild playgrounds for your next adventure.
The state of Nevada is roughly 70,264,320 acres. Of that acreage, 3,448,418 acres are federally protected as wilderness. The following information about Nevada Wilderness Areas is gathered from the Wilderness.net database.
Here is a map of the Nevada Wilderness Areas:
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Below is a list of the Nevada Wilderness Areas:
Alta Toquima Wilderness
- Total Acres: 35,581
- Year Designated: 1989
- Agency: US Forest Service
Arc Dome Wilderness
- Total Acres: 120,555
- Year Designated: 1989
- Agency: US Forest Service
Arrow Canyon Wilderness
- Total Acres: 27,502
- Year Designated: 2002
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Bald Mountain Wilderness
- Total Acres: 22,374
- Year Designated: 2006
- Agency: US Forest Service
Becky Peak Wilderness
- Total Acres: 18,119
- Year Designated: 2006
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Big Rocks Wilderness
- Total Acres: 12,930
- Year Designated: 2004
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Black Canyon Wilderness
- Total Acres: 17,220
- Year Designated: 2002
- Agency: National Park Service
Black Rock Desert Wilderness
- Total Acres: 314,835
- Year Designated: 2000
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Boundary Peak Wilderness
- Total Acres: 10,521
- Year Designated: 1989
- Agency: US Forest Service
Bridge Canyon Wilderness
- Total Acres: 7,761
- Year Designated: 2002
- Agency: National Park Service
Bristlecone Wilderness
- Total Acres: 2006
- Year Designated: 14,095
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Calico Mountains Wilderness
- Total Acres: 2000
- Year Designated: 64,968
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Clover Mountains Wilderness
- Total Acres: 85,668
- Year Designated: 2004
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Currant Mountain Wilderness
- Total Acres: 47,311
- Year Designated: 1989
- Agency: US Forest Service
Death Valley Wilderness
- Total Acres: 3,102,456
- Year Designated: 1994
- Agency: National Park Service
- *** – The Death Valley Wilderness is located on the Nevada/California border. Of the 3,102,456 total acres, 45,350 acres are located in Nevada.
Delamar Mountains Wilderness
- Total Acres: 111,066
- Year Designated: 2004
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
East Fork High Rock Canyon Wilderness
- Total Acres: 52,618
- Year Designated: 2000
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
East Humboldts Wilderness
- Total Acres: 32,364
- Year Designated: 1989
- Agency: US Forest Service
Eldorado Wilderness
- Total Acres: 32,016
- Year Designated: 2002
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management & National Park Service
Far South Egans Wilderness
- Total Acres: 36,299
- Year Designated: 2004
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Fortification Range Wilderness
- Total Acres: 30,539
- Year Designated: 2004
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Goshute Canyon Wilderness
- Total Acres: 42,544
- Year Designated: 2006
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Government Peak Wilderness
- Total Acres: 6,13
- Year Designated: 2006
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Grant Range Wilderness
- Total Acres: 52,451
- Year Designated: 1989
- Agency: US Forest Service
High Rock Canyon Wilderness
- Total Acres: 46,465
- Year Designated: 2000
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
High Rock Lake Wilderness
- Total Acres: 59,107
- Year Designated: 2000
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
High Schells Wilderness
- Total Acres: 121,467
- Year Designated: 2006
- Agency: US Forest Service
Highland Range Wilderness
- Total Acres: 68,623
- Year Designated: 2006
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Ireteba Peaks Wilderness
- Total Acres: 39,631
- Year Designated: 2002
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management & National Park Service
Jarbidge Wilderness
- Total Acres: 110,471
- Year Designated: 1964
- Agency: US Forest Service
Jimbilnan Wilderness
- Total Acres: 18,879
- Year Designated: 2002
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Jumbo Springs Wilderness
- Total Acres: 4,760
- Year Designated: 2002
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
La Madre Mountain Wilderness
- Total Acres: 46,943
- Year Designated: 2002
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management & US Forest Service
Lime Canyon Wilderness
- Total Acres: 23,710
- Year Designated: 2002
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Little High Rock Canyon Wilderness
- Total Acres: 48,355
- Year Designated: 2000
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Meadow Valley Range Wilderness
- Total Acres: 123,508
- Year Designated: 2004
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Mormon Mountains Wilderness
- Total Acres: 157,716
- Year Designated: 2004
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Mount Grafton Wilderness
- Total Acres: 78,754
- Year Designated: 2006
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Mt. Charleston Wilderness
- Total Acres: 56,819
- Year Designated: 1989
- Agency: US Forest Service & Bureau of Land Management
Mt. Irish Wilderness
- Total Acres: 28,274
- Year Designated: 2004
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Mt. Moriah Wilderness
- Total Acres: 88,6711
- Year Designated: 1989
- Agency: US Forest Service & Bureau of Land Management
Mt. Rose Wilderness
- Total Acres: 31,197
- Year Designated: 1989
- Agency: US Forest Service
Muddy Mountains Wilderness
- Total Acres: 48,154
- Year Designated: 2002
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management & National Park Service
Nellis Wash Wilderness
- Total Acres: 16,423
- Year Designated: 2002
- Agency: National Park Service
North Black Rock Range Wilderness
- Total Acres: 30,648
- Year Designated: 2000
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
North Jackson Mountains Wilderness
- Total Acres: 23,439
- Year Designated: 2000
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
North McCullough Wilderness
- Total Acres: 14,779
- Year Designated: 2002
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Pahute Peak Wilderness
- Total Acres: 56,890
- Year Designated: 2000
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Parsnip Peak Wilderness
- Total Acres: 43,512
- Year Designated: 2004
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Pine Forest Range Wilderness
- Total Acres: 24.015
- Year Designated: 2014
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Pinto Valley Wilderness
- Total Acres: 39,173
- Year Designated: 2002
- Agency: National Park Service
Quinn Canyon Wilderness
- Total Acres: 26,310
- Year Designated: 1989
- Agency: US Forest Service
Rainbow Mountain Wilderness
- Total Acres: 24,783
- Year Designated: 2002
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management & US Forest Service
Red Mountain Wilderness
- Total Acres: 20,520
- Year Designated: 2006
- Agency: US Forest Service
Ruby Mountains Wilderness
- Total Acres: 92,562
- Year Designated: 1989
- Agency: US Forest Service
Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness
- Total Acres: 32,072
- Year Designated: 1989
- Agency: US Forest Service
Shellback Wilderness
- Total Acres: 36,151
- Year Designated: 2006
- Agency: US Forest Service
South Egan Range Wilderness
- Total Acres: 67,214
- Year Designated: 2006
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
South Jackson Mountains Wilderness
- Total Acres: 54,536
- Year Designated: 2000
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
South McCullough Wilderness
- Total Acres: 43,996
- Year Designated: 2002
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
South Pahroc Range Wilderness
- Total Acres: 25,671
- Year Designated: 2004
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Spirit Mountain Wilderness
- Total Acres: 33,466
- Year Designated: 2002
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management & National Park Service
Table Mountain Wilderness
- Total Acres: 92,627
- Year Designated: 1989
- Agency: US Forest Service
Tunnel Spring Wilderness
- Total Acres: 5,341
- Year Designated: 2004
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness
- Total Acres: 6,489
- Year Designated: 2002
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Weepah Spring Wilderness
- Total Acres: 51,305
- Year Designated: 2004
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
White Pine Range Wilderness
- Total Acres: 40,041
- Year Designated: 2006
- Agency: US Forest Service
White Rock Range Wilderness
- Total Acres: 24,249
- Year Designated: 2004
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Worthington Mountains Wilderness
- Total Acres: 30,594
- Year Designated: 2004
- Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Wovoka Wilderness
- Total Acres: 49,018
- Year Designated: 2014
- 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
