Designated wilderness in the National Park Service is part of the National Wilderness Preservation System - a network of more than 800 designated wilderness areas managed by four federal agencies that protect over 111 million acres of land and water in the United States.
The National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS) is co-managed by the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and US Forest Service. Each federal agency manages several individual wilderness units that differ in size and geography.
For more information about the National Wilderness Preservation System and the other agencies, please visit wilderness.net
