Utah Wilderness Areas – List & Map

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Do you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of the “real world”? It’s time to plan your next outdoor adventure. Why don’t you visit one of the Utah Wilderness areas and experience nature the way it was meant to be experienced?

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The state of Utah is roughly 54,335,360 acres. Of that acreage, 1,157,992 acres are federally protected as wilderness. If you’re looking to explore wild, untouched landscapes, Utah is the ideal destination.

In this post, we highlight 33 Utah Wilderness Areas and provide a quick map so that you can locate these rugged, remote, and wild places. The following information about Utah Wilderness Areas is gathered from the Wilderness.net database.

Here is a map of the Utah 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 Utah Wilderness Areas:

Timpanogos, Utah | Pixabay Image
Timpanogos, Utah | Pixabay Image

Ashdown Gorge Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 7,085 acres
  • Year Designated: 1984
  • Agency: US Forest Service

Beartrap Canyon Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 40 acres
  • Year Designated: 2009
  • Agency: Bureau Of Land Management

Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 18,667 acres
  • Year Designated: 1984
  • Agency: Bureau Of Land Management
  • *** – The Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness is located on the Utah/Arizona border. Of the 18,667 total acres, 3,667 acres are located in Utah.

Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 75,479 acres
  • Year Designated: 2000
  • Agency: Bureau Of Land Management
  • *** – The Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness is located on the Colorado/Utah border. Of the 75,479 total acres, only 5,099 acres are located in Utah.

Blackridge Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 13,107 acres
  • Year Designated: 2009
  • Agency: Bureau Of Land Management

Box-Death Hollow Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 25,636 acres
  • Year Designated: 1984
  • Agency: US Forest Service

Canaan Mountain Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 44,447 acres
  • Year Designated: 2009
  • Agency: Bureau Of Land Management

Cedar Mountain Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 99,428 acres
  • Year Designated: 2006
  • Agency: Bureau Of Land Management

Cottonwood Canyon Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 11,667 acres
  • Year Designated: 2009
  • Agency: Bureau Of Land Management

Cottonwood Forest Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 2,647 acres
  • Year Designated: 2009
  • Agency: US Forest Service

Cougar Canyon Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 10,648 acres
  • Year Designated: 2009
  • Agency: Bureau Of Land Management

Dark Canyon Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 46,353 acres
  • Year Designated: 1984
  • Agency: US Forest Service

Deep Creek North Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 4,478 acres
  • Year Designated: 2009
  • Agency: Bureau Of Land Management

Deep Creek Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 3,291 acres
  • Year Designated: 2009
  • Agency: Bureau Of Land Management

Deseret Peak Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 25,078 acres
  • Year Designated: 1984
  • Agency: US Forest Servie

Doc’s Pass Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 18,216 acres
  • Year Designated: 2009
  • Agency: Bureau Of Land Management

Goose Creek Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 93 acres
  • Year Designated: 2009
  • Agency: Bureau Of Land Management

High Uintas Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 453,860 acres
  • Year Designated: 1984
  • Agency: US Forest Service

LaVerkin Creek Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 453 acres
  • Year Designated: 2009
  • Agency: Bureau Of Land Management

Lone Peak Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 30,736 acres
  • Year Designated: 1978
  • Agency: US Forest Service

Mount Naomi Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 44,473 acres
  • Year Designated: 1984
  • Agency: US Forest Service

Mount Nebo Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 27.057 acres
  • Year Designated: 1984
  • Agency: US Forest Service

Mount Olympus Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 15,292 acres
  • Year Designated: 1984
  • Agency: US Forest Service

Mount Timpanogos Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 10,518 acres
  • Year Designated: 1984
  • Agency: US Forest Service

Paria Canyon – Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 110,816 acres
  • Year Designated: 1984
  • Agency: Bureau Of Land Management
  • *** – The Paris Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness is located on teh Utah/Arizona border. Of the 110,816 total acres, 21,416 acres are located in Utah.

Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 50,216 acres
  • Year Designated: 1984
  • Agency: US Forest Service

Red Butte Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 1,535 acres
  • Year Designated: 2009
  • Agency: Bureau Of Land Management

Red Mountain Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 18,689 acres
  • Year Designated: 2009
  • Agency: Bureau Of Land Management

Slaughter Creek Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 4,047 acres
  • Year Designated: 2009
  • Agency: Bureau Of Land Management

Taylor Creek Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 35 acres
  • Year Designated: 2009
  • Agency: Bureau Of Land Management

Twin Peaks Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 11,436 acres
  • Year Designated: 1984
  • Agency: US Forest Service

Wellsville Mountain Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 22,843 acres
  • Year Designated: 1984
  • Agency: US Forest Service

Zion Wilderness

  • Total Acres: 124,406 acres
  • Year Designated: 2009
  • Agency: National Park Service

For more information about the numerous wilderness areas scattered across the United States, visit Wilderness.net.

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