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Wilderness Areas

Browse 19 wilderness areas nationwide, and sign up for alerts on permit cancellations.

Climbers ascend Otter Cliffs at Acadia National Park

Acadia Otter Cliffs Group Climbing Permit

Isle au Haut, ME
Wilderness AreaPermit
Canyoneering rappel

Arches National Park Canyoneering Permits

Moab, UT
Wilderness Area
South Rim Scenery

Big Bend Backcountry Camping

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS
Wilderness AreaReservations
A hiker in the cypress forest of Congaree National Park

Bluff Hike In Camping

Hopkins, SC
Wilderness AreaReservations
Trail cutting across red dirt with pine trees and white cliff in the background.

Bryce Canyon National Park Backcountry Permits

Bryce Canyon City, UT
Wilderness AreaPermit
Mountain bikers in Canyonlands backcountry

Canyonlands National Park Day Use Backcountry Permits

Moab, UT
Wilderness AreaPermit
White Rim Road

Canyonlands National Park Overnight Backcountry Permits

Moab, UT
Wilderness AreaPermit
A group of teepees in Coyote Buttes North.

Coyote Buttes North Daily Lottery (The Wave)

St. George, UT
Wilderness AreaPermit
Gravel dirt road with parallel roadside campsite surrounded by mountains.

Death Valley Backcountry Roadside Camping

Death Valley, CA
Wilderness AreaReservations
Single yellow tent and backpacking pack within cottonwood trees in the foreground, mountains and clear blue skies in the background.

Death Valley National Park Wilderness Permits

Death Valley, CA
Wilderness AreaPermit
A line of people descent a steep sandstone passage following a ranger

Fiery Furnace - Guided & Self-Guided Tours

Moab, UT
Wilderness Area
Avalanche Lake

Glacier National Park Wilderness Permits

West Glacier, MT
Wilderness AreaPermit
View of Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon National Park Backcountry Permits

Grand Canyon, AZ
Wilderness AreaPermit
Blue sky with mountain peaks and trail

Grand Teton National Park Backcountry Permits

Moran, WY
Wilderness AreaPermit
A wooden trail sign points to a sandy trail surrounded by grass leading to the Little Medano campsite.

Great Sand Dunes National Park Backcountry Permits

CO
Wilderness AreaPermit
Bighorn sheep at Red Rock Canyon

Red Rock Canyon Wilderness Permits

Montrose, CO
Wilderness AreaPermit
View from a high ridge overlooking the rest of a long, narrow, rugged island with steep cliffs.  

Santa Cruz Island Del Norte Backcountry

Ventura, CA
Wilderness AreaReservations
Sandy beach with ocean and small waves and steep coastal bluffs covered in dry grass.

Santa Rosa Island Backcountry Beach Campground

Ventura, CA
Wilderness AreaReservations
A hiker carefully slides down a loose rocky slope into a deep canyon, surrounded by trees and shrubs.

Wilderness Permits

Montrose, CO
Wilderness AreaPermit
View of a lake below in, with clouds above and clouds below the lake in the distance

Yosemite National Park Wilderness Permits

CA
Wilderness AreaPermit

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