One of the slogans for the great state of Maine is The Way Life Should Be. Well if you love the great outdoors, living in Maine is pretty fantastic. From the coasts to the mountains, Maine is filled with wild land that needs to be explored.
In this post, we highlight 3 Maine Wilderness Areas and provide a map so that you can locate these wild playgrounds for your next adventure.
The state of Maine is roughly 19,847,680 acres. Of that acreage, 18,628 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 Maine 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 Maine Wilderness Areas:
Caribou-Speckled Mountain Wilderness
- Total Acres: 11,236
- Year Designated: 1990
- Agency: US Forest Service
Moosehorn (Baring Unit) Wilderness)
- Total Acres: 4,680
- Year Designated: 1975
- Agency: US Fish & Wildlife Service
Moosehorn Wilderness
- Total Acres: 2,712
- Year Designated: 1970
- Agency: US Fish & Wildlife 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
