Wilderness

With the passage of the Wilderness Act in 1964, Congress created the National Wilderness Preservation System. Wilderness areas are managed to preserve their natural conditions and wild character for present and future generations. They possess outstanding ecological, geological, scientific, educational, scenic, or historic values.

Please view the special regulations associated with each Wilderness Area and always use Leave No Trace techniques to help keep these areas wild, clean, and pristine.

There are 8 Wilderness Areas within White River National Forest. These areas include:

• Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
• Eagles Nest Wilderness
• Flat Tops Wilderness
• Holy Cross Wilderness
• Hunter-Frying Pan Wilderness
• Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness
• Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness
• Raggeds Wilderness