National Geographic  Wilderness Areas of the United States Map

• Every Destination Map is printed on durable synthetic paper, making them waterproof, tear-resistant and tough—capable of withstanding the rigors of any kind of travel
• Highlights the more than 800 officially designated areas of wilderness across America
• These areas are managed by 4 different government agencies: the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Land Management
• In 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Wilderness Act, designating 54 areas in 13 states as wilderness, giving these lands the highest form of protection
• The Wilderness Act defines these lands as "an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain"
• Since 1964, land designated as wilderness has expanded
• As of 2024, there were 806 areas in 44 states and Puerto Rico that are part of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS)
• This amounts to over 111 million acres of protected land (only 5% of the entire United States)
• Within the contiguous United States, wilderness is mostly concentrated in the West, however these special places can be found in all but 6 states
• Alaska contains almost half of all wilderness areas, with over 56 million acres added in 1980 alone

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