The United States Congress designated the Platte River Wilderness in 1984 and it now has a total of 23,492 acres. Colorado contains approximately 743 acres. Wyoming contains approximately 22,749 acres. It is managed by the Forest Service. (more…)

Recreational uses in wilderness areas include activities such as hunting, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, backpacking, camping, nature study, photography, and climbing.

Bicycles, four-wheelers, and other forms of mechanical transport are not allowed in Wilderness Areas, since they are prohibited by the Wilderness Act.

Wilderness Areas P – R

P

  • Paddy Creek Wilderness

  • Pahrump Valley Wilderness

  • Pahute Peak Wilderness

  • Paiute Wilderness

  • Pajarita Wilderness

  • Palen/McCoy Wilderness

  • Palo Verde Mountains Wilderness

  • Panther Den Wilderness

  • Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness

  • Parsnip Peak Wilderness

  • Pasayten Wilderness

  • Passage Key Wilderness

  • Pecos Wilderness

  • Pelican Island Wilderness

  • Peloncillo Mountains Wilderness

  • Pemigewasset Wilderness

  • Peru Peak Wilderness

  • Peters Mountain Wilderness

  • Petersburg Creek-Duncan Salt Chuck Wilderness

  • Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area

  • Phillip Burton Wilderness

  • Picacho Peak Wilderness

  • Pine Creek Wilderness

  • Pine Forest Range Wilderness

  • Pine Mountain Wilderness

  • Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness

  • Piney Creek Wilderness

  • Pinto Mountains Wilderness

  • Pinto Valley Wilderness

  • Piper Mountain Wilderness

  • Piute Mountains Wilderness

  • Platte River Wilderness

  • Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness

  • Pleasant/Lemusurier/Inian Islands Wilderness

  • Pocosin Wilderness

  • Pole Creek Wilderness

  • Pond Mountain Wilderness

  • Pond Pine Wilderness

  • Popo Agie Wilderness

  • Porcupine Lake Wilderness

  • Poteau Mountain Wilderness

  • Powderhorn Wilderness

  • Presidential Range-Dry River Wilderness

  • Priest Wilderness

  • Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness

  • Pusch Ridge Wilderness

Q

  • Quinn Canyon Wilderness

R

  • Raccoon Branch Wilderness

  • Raggeds Wilderness

  • Rainbow Lake Wilderness

  • Rainbow Mountain Wilderness

  • Ramseys Draft Wilderness

  • Rattlesnake Wilderness

  • Raven Cliffs Wilderness

  • Rawah Wilderness

  • Rawhide Mountains Wilderness

  • Red Butte Wilderness

  • Red Buttes Wilderness

  • Red Mountain Wilderness (UT)

  • Red Mountain Wilderness (NV)

  • Red Rock Lakes Wilderness

  • Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness

  • Redfield Canyon Wilderness

  • Resting Spring Range Wilderness

  • Rice Valley Wilderness

  • Rich Hole Wilderness

  • Rich Mountain Wilderness

  • Richland Creek Wilderness

  • Rincon Mountain Wilderness

  • Riverside Mountains Wilderness

  • Roaring Plains West Wilderness

  • Roaring River Wilderness

  • Rock Creek Wilderness

  • Rock River Canyon Wilderness

  • Rockpile Mountain Wilderness

  • Rocks and Islands Wilderness

  • Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness

  • Rodman Mountains Wilderness

  • Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness

  • Rough Mountain Wilderness

  • Round Island Wilderness

  • Ruby Mountains Wilderness

  • Russell Fjord Wilderness

  • Russian Wilderness

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Platte River Wilderness

The United States Congress designated the Platte River Wilderness in 1984 and it now has a total of 23,492 acres. Colorado contains approximately 743 acres. Wyoming contains approximately 22,749 acres. It is managed by the Forest Service.

Popo Agie Wilderness

United States Congress designated the Popo Agie Wilderness in 1984 and it now has a total of 101,870 acres. This rough land features high, jagged peaks; deep, narrow valleys and canyons; sheer granite walls; cirque basins; talus slopes; and perennial snowfields. All of this wilderness is located in Wyoming and is managed by the Forest Service.