Wilderness

Wilderness Areas in California

Browse 5 wilderness areas in California.

Gravel dirt road with parallel roadside campsite surrounded by mountains.

Death Valley Backcountry Roadside Camping

Death Valley, CA

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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

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

Santa Cruz Island Del Norte Backcountry

Wilderness AreaReservations

Sandy beach with ocean and small waves and steep coastal bluffs covered in dry grass.

Santa Rosa Island Backcountry Beach Campground

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View of a lake below in, with clouds above and clouds below the lake in the distance

Yosemite National Park Wilderness Permits

Wilderness AreaPermit

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