Inventoried Roadless Area acreages in Special Designated Areas by Category of Area and Management Prescription within Mega-region
All acreage figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000.  The Eastern Mega-region does not include a 2,100 acre Research Natural Area ploygon in Puerto Rico where road construction is prohibited.
IRA Categories
Special Designated Area outside of IRAs in the US Inventoried Roadless Areas where road construction is Prohibited Inventoried Roadless Areas recommended for wilderness Inventoried Roadless Areas where road construction is allowed Inventoried Roadless Areas Total Special Designated Areas in US
  acres (1,000) acres (1,000) acres (1,000) acres (1,000) acres (1,000) acres (1,000)
ALASKA National Primitive Area            
National Scenic Research Area            
National Scenic Area            
National Wild & Scenic Rivers            
National Recreation Area   7     7 7
National Game Refuge/Wildlife Preserve            
National Monument 3,107         3,107
National Volcanic Monument            
National Historic Area            
Wilderness Study Area   380 1,590   1,970 1,970
Research Natural Area   38     38 38
Other Congressionally Designated Areas   854     854 854
Sum 3,107 1,279 1,590   2,869 5,976
EASTERN US National Primitive Area            
National Scenic Research Area            
National Scenic Area 7 8     8 15
National Wild & Scenic Rivers 192 4 2 6 12 204
National Recreation Area 421 49   34 83 504
National Game Refuge/Wildlife Preserve            
National Monument            
National Volcanic Monument            
National Historic Area            
Wilderness Study Area 3 3 33   36 39
Research Natural Area 33 7   1 8 41
Other Congressionally Designated Areas 7         7
Sum 664 70 35 41 146 810
WESTERN US National Primitive Area 181         181
National Scenic Research Area 8 1   2 3 11
National Scenic Area 115 43 7   50 165
National Wild & Scenic Rivers 670 93   86 180 850
National Recreation Area 1,453 180 212 726 1,118 2,572
National Game Refuge/Wildlife Preserve 640     56 56 696
National Monument 219 108     108 326
National Volcanic Monument 145 25   2 27 172
National Historic Area            
Wilderness Study Area 392 393 215 197 805 1,197
Research Natural Area 235 141 28 58 227 462
Other Congressionally Designated Areas 720 452 16 50 518 1,238
Sum 4,778 1,435 478 1,178 3,091 7,869
ENTIRE US National Primitive Area 181         181
National Scenic Research Area 8 1   2 3 11
National Scenic Area 122 51 7   58 180
National Wild & Scenic Rivers 863 97 2 92 191 1,054
National Recreation Area 1,874 236 212 760 1,208 3,083
National Game Refuge/Wildlife Preserve 640     56 56 696
National Monument 3,326 108     108 3,434
National Volcanic Monument 145 25   2 27 172
National Historic Area            
Wilderness Study Area 396 776 1,838 197 2,811 3,206
Research Natural Area 268 186 28 59 272 541
Other Congressionally Designated Areas 727 1,305 16 50 1,372 2,099
Sum 8,550 2,784 2,103 1,219 6,106 14,656