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Wilderness

Listed below are the most remote areas of our treasured national park & forest lands. Perfect for backpacking, day hiking & high Sierra Lake fishing. Follow the link to the related National Forest for information on accessiblity.

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California Wilderness Areas

Wilderness Area	National Forest	Acres	Wilderness Maps
Agua Tibia Wilderness	Cleveland NF	15,933	Agua Tibia Wilderness Map
Ansel Adams Wilderness	Inyo NF & Sierra NF	230,260	Ansel Adams Wilderness Map
Bucks Lake Wilderness	Plumas NF	24,023	Bucks Lake Wilderness Map
Caribou Wilderness	Lassen NF	20,546	Caribou Wilderness Map
Carson-Iceberg Wilderness	Stanislaus NF & Toiyabe NF	161,501	Carson-Iceberg Wilderness Map
Castle Crags Wilderness	Shasta-Trinity NF	11,048	Castle Crags Wilderness Map
Chanchelulla Wilderness	Shasta-Trinity NF	8,200
Chumash Wilderness	Los Padres NF	38,150	Los Padres Topo Atlas
Cucamonga Wilderness	Angeles NF & San Bernardino NF	12,781	Cucamonga Wilderness Map
Desolation Wilderness	El Dorado NF	63,475	USFS Desolation Wilderness Map Tom Harrison Desolation Map
Dick Smith Wilderness	Los Padres NF	68,000	Dick Smith Wilderness Map
Dinkey Lakes Wilderness	Sierra NF	30,000	Dinkey Lakes Wilderness Maps
Dome Land Wilderness	Sequoia NF	93,861	Dome Land Wilderness Map
Emigrant Wilderness	Stanislaus NF	112,338	USDA Emigrant Map Tom Harrison Emigrant Wilderness
Garcia Wilderness	Los Padres NF	14,100	Los Padres Maps
Golden Trout Wilderness	Inyo NF & Sequoia NF	305,464	Golden Wilderness Trout Map
Granite Chief Wilderness	Tahoe NF	25,748	USFS Lake Tahoe Recreation Map Tom Harrison Tahoe Rim Trail Map
Hauser Wilderness	Cleveland NF	8,091	Hauser Wilderness Map
Hoover Wilderness	Inyo NF & Toiyabe NF	48,622	USFS Hoover Wilderness Map Tom Harrison Hoover Wilderness
Ishi Wilderness	Lassen NF	42,866	Ishi Wilderness Map
Jennie Lakes Wilderness	Sequoia NF	10,289	Jennie Lakes Wilderness Map
John Muir Wilderness	Inyo NF & Sierra NF	581,153	John Muir Trail Maps
Kaiser Wilderness	Sierra NF	22,700	Kaiser Wilderness Map
Machesna Mountain	Los Padres NF	20,000	Los Padres Maps
Matilija Wilderness	Los Padres NF	29,600	Los Padres Maps
Marble Mountain Wilderness	Klamath NF	242,464	Marble Mountain Wilderness Map
Mokelumne Wilderness	Stanislaus NF	100,848	Mokelumne Map
Monarch Wilderness	Sequoia NF & Sierra NF	44,896	Monarch Wilderness Map
Mount Shasta Wilderness	Shasta NF	37,710	Mt. Shasta Wilderness Map Tom Harrison Mount Shasta Map
North Fork Wilderness	Six Rivers NF	8,100
Pine Creek Wilderness	Cleveland NF	13,686	Pine Creek Map
Red Buttes Wilderness	Rogue River - Klamath NF	16,150	Red Buttes Wilderness Map
Russian Wilderness	Klamath NF	12,000	Russian Wilderness Map
San Gabriel Wilderness	Angeles NF	36,118
San Gorgonio Wilderness	San Bernardino NF	58,669	San Gorgonio Wilderness Map
San Jacinto Wilderness	San Bernardino NF	33,408	San Jacinto Wilderness Map
San Mateo Canyon	Cleveland NF	39,540
San Rafael Wilderness	Los Padres NF	197,570	NatGeo Los Padres West
Santa Lucia Wilderness	Los Padres NF	21,704	NatGeo Los Padres West
Santa Rosa Wilderness	San Bernardino NF	19,803	Santa Rosa Wilderness Map
Sespe Wilderness	Los Padres NF	219,700	Tom Harrison Sespe Wilderness Map
Sheep Mountain Wilderness	Angeles & San Bernardino NF	42,367
Silver Peak Wilderness	Los Padres NF	14,500	Silver Peak Wilderness Map
Siskiyou Wilderness	Klamath, Six Rivers & Siskiyou	153,000	Siskiyou Wilderness Map
Snow Mountain Wilderness	Mendocino	37,000	Snow Mountain Wilderness Map
South Sierra Wilderness	Inyo & Sequoia	60,324	South Sierra Wilderness Map
South Warner Wilderness	Modoc NF	70,729	South Warner Wilderness Map
Thousand Lakes Wilderness	Lassen NF	16,335	Thousand Lakes Wilderness Map
Trinity Alps Wilderness	Shasta-Trinity & 6 Rivers NF	513,100	Trinity Alps Wilderness Map
Ventana Wilderness	Los Padres NF	240,026	Ventana Wilderness Map
Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel	Mendo, Six Rivers, Shasta	151,126	Yolla Bolly / Middle Eel Map

Nevada state border
Boundary Peak Wilderness	Inyo National Forest	10,000
Mount Rose Wilderness	Lake Tahoe Basin	28,000	Lake Tahoe Wilderness Map

The California wilderness areas above are managed by the neighboring USDA National Forests; Other local wilderness areas are handled by nearby State Parks, county parks or BLM offices

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California Wilderness Areas