Recreational Activities - Wilderness Areas and Wild and Scenic Rivers

Wilderness and wild places are words that stir our souls which bring us back to America's beginnings. In the 1960's Congress understood their importance and acted to preserve many wild places as wilderness or wild and scenic rivers.

Five million acres of remote areas are preserved within the Wilderness System and seven rivers are part of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Please visit the Wilderness Information Network web page, which is a joint project of the US Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management and US Fish and Wildlife Service which provides information about wilderness to the public and managers.

USDA Forest Service - Northern Region
Last Modified: Thursday, 10 April 2008 at 12:27:24 EDT