Wilderness on the Coronado National Forest

There are eight designated wildernesses on the Coronado National Forest totaling 338,318 acres (approximately 19 percent of the forest). Wilderness provides a wide variety of opportunities for exploration, solitude, challenge, and primitive recreation. A system of trails provides visitors with access into wilderness.

Wilderness Area	Acres	Ecosystem Management Area
Chiricahua Wilderness	87,169	Chiricahua
Galiuro Wilderness	77,529	Galiuro
Miller Peak Wilderness	20,238	Huachuca
Mount Wrightson Wilderness	25,121	Santa Rita
Pajarita Wilderness	7,523	Tumacacori
Pusch Ridge Wilderness	56,928	Santa Catalina
Rincon Mountain Wilderness	36,928	Santa Catalina
Santa Teresa Wilderness	26,891	Santa Teresa

Wilderness Ethics

In wilderness there are no roads; the only travel permitted is by foot or horseback. Wilderness offers the Coronado’s richest concentration of quiet places, with sights and sounds of humankind substantially unnoticeable. Developments are rare and those that exist offer a glimpse of past cultures and traditional land uses.

Please follow these simple points to maintain our wilderness:

• Motorized vehicles are not permitted in the wilderness.
• Mechanized equipment (including mountain bikes) may not be used in the wilderness.
• Leave no trace of your visit.

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