Washington is an incredible place for people who love the outdoors. If you’re keen to explore the wild playgrounds of Washington, you should plan your next adventure in one of the many Washington wilderness areas. In this post, we highlight 31 Washington Wilderness Areas and provide a map so that you can locate these rugged, remote, and wild places.
The state of Washington is roughly 45,671,680 acres. Of that acreage, 4,484,603 acres are federally protected as wilderness. Washington is an ideal destination if you love to escape from the real world.
The following information about Washington Wilderness Areas is gathered from the Wilderness.net database.
Here is a map of the Washington 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 Washington Wilderness Areas:
Alpine Lakes Wilderness
- Total Acres: 414,325 acres
- Year Designated: 1976
- Agency: US Forest Service
Boulder River Wilderness
- Total Acres: 49,444 acres
- Year Designated: 1984
- Agency: US Forest Service
Buckhorn Wilderness
- Total Acres: 44,270 acres
- Year Designated: 1984
- Agency: US Forest Service
Clearwater Wilderness
- Total Acres: 14,652 acres
- Year Designated: 1984
- Agency: US Forest Service
Colonel Bob Wilderness
- Total Acres: 11,850 acres
- Year Designated: 1984
- Agency: US Forest Service
Daniel J. Evans Wilderness
- Total Acres: 876,447 acres
- Year Designated: 1988
- Agency: National Park Service
Glacier Peak Wilderness
- Total Acres: 566,075 acres
- Year Designated: 1964
- Agency: US Forest Service
Glacier View Wilderness
- Total Acres: 3,078 acres
- Year Designated: 1984
- Agency: US Forest Service
Goat Rocks Wilderness
- Total Acres: 108,023 acres
- Year Designated: 1964
- Agency: US Forest Service
Henry M. Jackson Wilderness
- Total Acres: 102,910 acres
- Year Designated: 1984
- Agency: US Forest Service
Indian Heaven Wilderness
- Total Acres: 20,784 acres
- Year Designated: 1984
- Agency: US Forest Service
Juniper Dunes Wilderness
- Total Acres: 7,140 acres
- Year Designated: 1984
- Agency: Bureau Of Land Management
Lake Chelan – Sawtooth Wilderness
- Total Acres: 152,949 acres
- Year Designated: 1984
- Agency: US Forest Service
Mount Adams Wilderness
- Total Acres: 47,122 acres
- Year Designated: 1964
- Agency: US Forest Service
Mount Baker Wilderness
- Total Acres: 119,046 acres
- Year Designated: 1984
- Agency: US Forest Service
Mount Rainier Wilderness
- Total Acres: 228,480 acres
- Year Designated: 1988
- Agency: National Park Service
Mount Skokomish Wilderness
- Total Acres: 13,280 acres
- Year Designated: 1984
- Agency: US Forest Service
Noisy-Diobsud Wilderness
- Total Acres: 14,626 acres
- Year Designated: 1984
- Agency: US Forest Service
Norse Peak Wilderness
- Total Acres: 52,297 acres
- Year Designated: 1984
- Agency: US Forest Service
Pasayten Wilderness
- Total Acres: 531,355 acres
- Year Designated: 1968
- Agency: US Forest Service
Salmo-Priest Wilderness
- Total Acres: 41,307 acres
- Year Designated: 1984
- Agency: US Forest Service
San Juan Wilderness
- Total Acres: 353 acres
- Year Designated: 1976
- Agency: Fish & Wildlife Service
Stephen Mather Wilderness
- Total Acres: 638,173 acres
- Year Designated: 1988
- Agency: National Park Service
Tatoosh Wilderness
- Total Acres: 15,720 acres
- Year Designated: 1984
- Agency: US Forest Service
The Brothers Wilderness
- Total Acres: 16,297 acres
- Year Designated: 1984
- Agency: US Forest Service
Trapper Creek Wilderness
- Total Acres: 5,963 acres
- Year Designated: 1984
- Agency: US Forest Service
Washington Islands Wilderness
- Total Acres: 452 acres
- Year Designated: 1970
- Agency: Fish & Wildlife Service
Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness
- Total Acres: 176,737 acres
- Year Designated: 1978
- Agency: US Forest Service
- *** The Wenaha Tucannon Wilderness is located in Washington and Oregon. Of the 176,737 total acres, 111,471 acres are located in Washington.
Wild Sky Wilderness
- Total Acres: 105,557 acres
- Year Designated: 2008
- Agency: US Forest Service
William O. Douglas Wilderness
- Total Acres: 168,956 acres
- Year Designated: 1984
- Agency: US Forest Service
Wonder Mountain Wilderness
- Total Acres: 2,201 acres
- 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
- Montana Wilderness Areas – List & Map
- Idaho Wilderness Areas – List & Map
