List of 156 Mandatory Class I Federal Areas
Code of Federal Regulations
Reference (40 CFR PART 81)
| AREA NAME | ACREAGE | FEDERAL LAND MANAGER | PUBLIC LAW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81.401 Alabama. | |||
| Sipsey Wilderness Area | 12,646 | USDA-FS | 93-622 |
| 81.402 Alaska. | |||
| Bering Sea Wilderness Area | 41,113 | USDI-FWS | 91-622 |
| Denali NP (formerly Mt. McKinley NP) |
1,949,493
|
USDI-FWS
|
64-353
|
| Simeonof Wilderness Area |
25,141
|
USDI-FWS
|
94-557
|
| Tuxedni Wilderness Area |
6,402
|
USDI-FWS
|
91-504
|
| 81.403 Arizona. | |||
| Chiricahua National Monument Wilderness Area. |
9,440
|
USDI-NPS
|
94-567
|
| Chiricahua Wilderness Area |
18,000
|
USDA-FS
|
88-577
|
| Galiuro Wilderness Area |
52,717
|
USDA-FS
|
88-577
|
| Grand Canyon NP |
1,176,913
|
USDI-NPS
|
65-277
|
| Mazatzal Wilderness Area |
205,137
|
USDA-FS
|
88-577
|
| Mount Baldy Wilderness Area |
6,975
|
USDA-FS
|
91-504
|
| Petrified Forest NP |
93,493
|
USDI-NPS
|
85-358
|
| Pine Mountain Wilderness Area |
20,061
|
USDA-FS
|
92-230
|
| Saguaro Wilderness Area |
71,400
|
USDI-FS
|
94-567
|
| Sierra Ancha Wilderness Area |
20,850
|
USDA-FS
|
88-577
|
| Superstition Wilderness Area |
124,117
|
USDA-FS
|
88-577
|
| Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Area |
47,757
|
USDA-FS
|
92-241
|
| 81.404 Arkansas. | |||
| Caney Creek Wilderness Area |
4,344
|
USDA-FS
|
93-622
|
| Upper Buffalo Wilderness Area |
9,912
|
USDA-FS
|
93-622
|
| 81.405 California. | |||
| Agua Tibia Wilderness Area |
15,934
|
USDA-FS
|
93-632
|
| Caribou Wilderness Area |
19,080
|
USDA-FS
|
88-577
|
| Cucamonga Wilderness Area |
9,022
|
USDA-FS
|
88-577
|
| Desolation Wilderness Area |
63,469
|
USDA-FS
|
91-82
|
| Dome Land Wilderness Area |
62,206
|
USDA-FS
|
88-577
|
| Emigrant Wilderness Area |
104,311
|
USDA-FS
|
93-632
|
| Hoover Wilderness Area |
47,916
|
USDY-FS
|
88-577
|
| John Muir Wilderness Area |
484,673
|
USDA-FS
|
8-577
|
| Joshua Tree Wilderness Area |
429,690
|
USDI-NPS
|
94-567
|
| Kaiser Wilderness Area |
22,500
|
USDA-FS
|
94-577
|
| Kings Canyon NP |
459,994
|
USDI-NPS
|
76-424
|
| Lassen Volcanic NP |
105,800
|
USDI-NPS
|
64-184
|
| Lava Beds Wilderness Area |
28,640
|
USDI-NPS
|
92-493
|
| Marble Mountain Wilderness Area |
213,743
|
USDA-FS
|
88-577
|
| Minarets Wilderness Area |
109,484
|
USDA-FS
|
88-577
|
| Mokelumme Wilderness Area |
50,400
|
USDA-FS
|
88-577
|
| Pinnacles Wilderness Area |
12,952
|
USDI-NPS
|
94-567
|
| Point Reyes Wilderness Area |
25,370
|
USDI-NPS
|
94-544
|
| Redwood NP |
27,792
|
USDI-NPS
|
90-545
|
| San Gabriel Wilderness Area |
36,137
|
USDA-FS
|
90-318
|
| San Gorgonio Wilderness Area |
34,644
|
USDA-FS
|
88-577
|
| San Jacinto Wilderness Area |
20,564
|
USDA-FS
|
88-577
|
| San Rafael Wilderness Area |
142,722
|
USDA-FS
|
90-271
|
| Sequoia NP |
386,642
|
USDI-NS
|
({1})
|
| South Warner Wilderness Area |
68,507
|
USDA-FS
|
88-577
|
| Thousand Lakes Wilderness Area. |
15,695
|
USDA-FS
|
88-577
|
| Ventana Wilderness Area |
95,152
|
USDA-FS
|
91-58
|
| Yolla-Bolly-Middle-Eel Wilderness Area |
109,091
|
USDA-FS
|
88-577
|
| Yosemite NP |
759,172
|
USDI-NPS
|
58-49
|
| 81.406 Colorado. | |||
| Black Canyon of the Gunnison Wilderness Area. |
11,180
|
USDI-NPS
|
94-567
|
| Eagles Nest Wilderness Area |
133,910
|
USDA-FS
|
94-352
|
| Flat Tops Wilderness Area. |
235,230
|
USDA-FS
|
94-146
|
| Great Sand Dunes Wilderness Area |
33,450
|
USDI-NPS
|
94-567
|
| La Garita Wilderness Area. |
48,486
|
USDA-FS
|
88-577
|
| Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area |
71,060
|
USDA-FS
|
88-577
|
| Mesa Verde NP |
51,488
|
USDI-NPS
|
59-353
|
| Mount Zirkel Wilderness Area |
72,472
|
USDA-FS
|
88-577
|
| Rawah Wilderness Area |
26,674
|
USDA-FS
|
88-577
|
| Rocky Mountain NP |
263,138
|
USDI-NPS
|
63-238
|
| Weminuche Wilderness Area. |
400,907
|
USDA-FS
|
93-632
|
| West Elk Wilderness Area |
61,412
|
USDA-FS
|
88-577
|
| 81.407 Florida. | |||
| Chassahowitzka Wilderness Area. |
23,360
|
USDI-FWS
|
94-557
|
| Everglades NP |
1,397,429
|
USDI-NPS
|
73-267
|
| St. Marks Wilderness Area. |
17,745
|
USDI-FWS
|
93-632
|
| 81.408 Georgia. | |||
| Cohotta Wilderness Area |
33,776
|
USDA-FS
|
93-622
|
| Okefenokee Wilderness Area |
343,850
|
USDI-FWS
|
93-429
|
| Wolf Island Wilderness Area |
5,126
|
USDI-FWS
|
93-632
|
| 81.409 Hawaii. | |||
| Haleakala NP |
27,208
|
USDI-NPS
|
87-744
|
| Hawaii Volcanoes NP |
217,029
|
USDI-NPS
|
64-171
|
| 81.41 Idaho. | |||
| Craters of the Moon Wilderness Area |
43,243
|
SDI-NPS
|
91-504
|
| Hells Canyon Wilderness Area{1} |
83,800
|
USDA-FS
|
94-199
|
| Sawtooth Wilderness Area |
216,383
|
USDA-FS
|
92-400
|
| Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area{2} |
988,770
|
USDA-FS
|
88-577
|
| Yellowstone NP{3} |
31,488
|
USDI-NPS
|
({4})
|
| {1}Hells Canyon Wilderness, 192,700 acres overall, of which 108,900 acres are in Oregon and 83,800 acres are in Idaho. {2}Selway Bitterroot Wilderness, 1,240,700 acres overall, of which 988,700 acres are in Idaho and 251,930 acres are in Montana. {3}Yellowstone National Park, 2,219,737 acres overall, of which 2,020,625 acres are in Wyoming, 167,624 acres are in Montana, and 31,488 acres are in Idaho {4}17 Stat. 32 (42nd Cong.). |
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| 81.411 Kentucky. | |||
| Mammoth Cave NP |
51,303
|
USDI-NPS
|
69-283
|
| 81.412 Louisiana. | |||
| Breton Wilderness Area |
5,000+
|
USDI-FWS
|
93-632
|
| 81.413 Maine. | |||
| Acadia National Park |
37,503
|
USDI-NPS
|
65-278
|
| Moosehorn Wilderness Area. |
7,501
|
USDI-FWS
|
|
| (Edmunds Unit) |
(2,782)
|
|
91-504
|
| (Baring Unit). |
(4,719)
|
|
93-632
|
| 81.414 Michigan. | |||
| Isle Royale NP. |
542,428
|
USDI-NPS
|
71-835
|
| Seney Wilderness Area |
25,150
|
USDI-FWS
|
91-504
|
| 81.415 Minnesota. | |||
| Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Area |
747,840
|
USDA-FS
|
99-577
|
| Voyageurs NP |
114,964
|
USDI-NPS
|
99-261
|
| 81.416 Missouri. | |||
| Hercules-Glades Wilderness Area |
12,315
|
USDA-FS
|
94-557
|
| Mingo Wilderness Area |
8,000
|
USDI-FWS
|
95-557
|
| 81.417 Montana. | |||
| Anaconda-Pintlar Wilderness Area |
157,803
|
USDA-FS
|
88-577
|
| Bob Marshall Wilderness Area |
950,000
|
USDA-FS
|
88-577
|
| Cabinet Mountains Wilderness Area |
94,272
|
USDA-FS
|
88-577
|
| Gates of the Mtn Wilderness Area |
28,562
|
USDA-FS
|
88-577
|
| Glacier NP |
1,012,599
|
USDI-NPS
|
61-171
|
| Medicine Lake Wilderness Area |
11,366
|
USDI-FWS
|
94-557
|
| Mission Mountain Wilderness Area |
73,877
|
USDA-FS
|
93-632
|
| Red Rock Lakes Wilderness Area. |
32,350
|
USDI-FWS
|
94-557
|
| Scapegoat Wilderness Area. |
239,295
|
USDA-FS
|
92-395
|
| Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area{1} |
251,930
|
USDA-FS
|
88-577
|
| U. L. Bend Wilderness Area |
20,890
|
USDI-FWS
|
94-557
|
| Yellowstone NP{2} |
167,624
|
USDI-NPS
|
({3})
|
| {1}Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, 1,240,700 acres overall, of which 988,770 acres are in Idaho and 251,930 acres are in Montana. {2}Yellowstone National Park, 2,219,737 acres overall, of which 2,020,625 acres are in Wyoming, 167,624 acres are in Montana, and 31,488 acres are in Idaho. {3}17 Stat. 32 (42nd Cong.) [44 FR 69124, Nov. 30, 1979; 45 FR 6103, Jan. 25, 1980] |
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| 81.418 Nevada. | |||
| Jarbidge Wilderness Area | 64,667 | USDA-FS | 88-577 |
| 81.419 New Hampshire. | |||
| Great Gulf Wilderness Area | 5,552 | USDA-FS | 88-577 |
| Presidential Range-Dry River Wilderness Area. | 20,000 | USDA-FS | 93-622 |
| 81.42 New Jersey. | |||
| Brigantine Wilderness Area | 6,603 | USDI-FWS | 93-632 |
| 81.421 New Mexico. | |||
| Bandelier Wilderness Area. | 23,267 | USDI-NPS | 94-567 |
| Bosque del Apache Wilderness Area | 80,850 | USDI-FWS | 93-632 |
| Carlsbad Caverns NP. | 46,435 | USDI-NPS | 71-216 |
| Gila Wilderness Area. | 433,690 | USDA-FS | 88-577 |
| Pecos Wilderness Area | 167,416 | USDA-FS | 88-577 |
| Salt Creek Wilderness Area | 8,500 | USDI-FWS | 91-504 |
| San Pedro Parks Wilderness Area | 41,132 | USDA-FS | 88-577 |
| Wheeler Peak Wilderness Area | 6,027 | USDA-FS | 88-577 |
| White Mountain Wilderness Area. | 31,171 | USDA-FS | 88-577 |
| 81.422 North Carolina. | |||
| Great Smoky Mountains NP{1} | 273,551 | USDI-NPS | 69-268 |
| Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness Area{2} | 10,201 | USDA-FS | 93-622 |
| Linville Gorge Wilderness Area. | 7,575 | USDA-FS | 88-577 |
| Shining Rock Wilderness Area. | 13,350 | USDA-FS | 88-577 |
| Swanquarter Wilderness Area | 9,000 | USDI-FWS | 94-557 |
| {1}Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 514,758 acres overall, of which 273,551 acres are in North Carolina, and 241,207 acres are in Tennessee. {2}Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness, 14,033 acres overall, of which 10,201 acres are in North Carolina, and 3,832 acres are in Tennessee. |
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| 81.423 North Dakota. | |||
| Lostwood Wilderness | 5,557 | USDI-FWS | 93-632 |
| Theodore Roosevelt NP | 69,675 | USDI-NPS | 80-38 |
| 81.424 Oklahoma. | |||
| Wichita Mountains Wilderness | 8,900 | USDI-FWS | 91-504 |
| 81.425 Oregon. | |||
| Crater Lake NP | 160,290 | USDA-NPS | 57-121 |
| Diamond Peak Wilderness. | 36,637 | USDA-FS | 88-577 |
| Eagle Cap Wilderness | 293,476 | USDA-FS | 88-577 |
| Gearhart Mountain Wilderness | 18,709 | USDA-FS | 88-577 |
| Hells Canyon Wilderness{1} | 108,900 | USDA-FS | 94-199 |
| Kalmiopsis Wilderness. | 76,900 | USDA-FS | 88-577 |
| Mountain Lakes Wilderness | 23,071 | USDA-FS | 88-577 |
| Mount Hood Wilderness. | 14,160 | USDA-FS | 88-577 |
| Mount Jefferson Wilderness | 100,208 | USDA-FS | 90-548 |
| Mount Washington Wilderness. | 46,116 | USDA-FS | 88-577 |
| Strawberry Mountain Wilderness | 33,003 | USDA-FS | 88-577 |
| Three Sisters Wilderness | 199,902 | USDA-FS | 88-577 |
| {1}Hells Canyon Wilderness, 192,700 acres overall, of which 108,900 acres are in Oregon, and 83,800 acres are in Idaho. | |||
| 81.426 South Carolina. | |||
| Cape Romain Wilderness | 28,000 | USDI-FWS | 93-632 |
| 81.427 South Dakota. | |||
| Badlands Wilderness | 64,250 | USDI-NPS | 94-567 |
| Wind Cave NP | 28,060 | USDI-NPS | 57-16 |
| 81.428 Tennessee. | |||
| Great Smoky Mountains NP{1}. | 241,207 | USDI-NPS | 69-268 |
| Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness{2} | 3,832 | USDA-FS | 93-622 |
| {1}Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 514,758 acres overall, of which 273,551 acres are in North Carolina, and 241,207 acres are in Tennessee. {2}Joyce Kilmer Slickrock Wilderness, 14,033 acres overall, of which 10,201 acres are in North Carolina, and 3,832 acres are in Tennessee. [44 FR 69124, Nov. 30, 1979; 45 FR 6103, Jan. 25, 1980] |
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| 81.429 Texas. | |||
| Big Bend NP. | 708,118 | USDI-NPS | 74-157 |
| Guadalupe Mountains NP | 76,292 | USDI-NPS | 89-667 |
| 81.43 Utah. | |||
| Arches NP. | 65,098 | USDI-NPS | 92-155 |
| Bryce Canyon NP. | 35,832 | USDI-NPS | 68-277 |
| Canyonlands NP | 337,570 | USDI-NPS | 88-590 |
| Capitol Reef NP. | 221,896 | USDI-NPS | 92-507 |
| Zion NP | 142,462 | USDI-NPS | 68-83 |
| 81.431 Vermont. | |||
| Lye Brook Wilderness | 12,430 | USDA-FS | 93-622 |
| 81.432 Virgin Islands. | |||
| Virgin Islands NP. | 12,295 | USDI-NPS | 84-925 |
| 81.433 Virginia. | |||
| James River Face Wilderness. | 8,703 | USDA-FS | 93-622 |
| Shenandoah NP | 190,535 | USDI-NPS | 69-268 |
| 81.434 Washington. | |||
| Alpine Lakes Wilderness. | 303,508 | USDA-FS | 94-357 |
| Glacier Peak Wilderness. | 464,258 | USDA-FS | 88-577 |
| Goat Rocks Wilderness. | 82,680 | USDA-FS | 88-577 |
| Mount Adams Wilderness | 32,356 | USDA-FS | 88-577 |
| Mount Rainer NP. | 235,239 | USDI-NPS | ({1}) |
| North Cascades NP. | 503,277 | USDI-NPS | 90-554 |
| Olympic NP | 892,578 | USDI-NPS | 75-778 |
| Pasayten Wilderness | 505,524 | USDA-FS | 90-544 |
| {1}30 Stat. 993 (55th Cong.). | |||
| 81.435 West Virginia. | |||
| Dolly Sods Wilderness. | 10,215 | USDA-FS | 93-622 |
| Otter Creek Wilderness | 20,000 | USDA-FS | 93-622 |
| 81.436 Wyoming. | |||
| Bridger Wilderness | 392,160 | USDA-FS | 88-577 |
| Fitzpatrick Wilderness | 191,103 | USDA-FS | 94-567 |
| Grand Teton NP | 305,504 | USDI-NPS | 81-787 |
| North Absaroka Wilderness | 351,104 | USDA-FS | 88-577 |
| Teton Wilderness | 557,311 | USDA-FS | 88-577 |
| Washakie Wilderness | 686,584 | USDA-FS | 92-476 |
| Yellowstone NP{1}. | 2,020,625 | USDI-NPS | ({2}) |
| {1}Yellowstone National Park, 2,219,737 acres overall, of which 2,020,625 acres are in Wyoming, 167,624 acres are in Montana, and 31,488 acres are in Idaho. {2}17 Stat. 32 (42nd Cong.). |
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| 81.437 New Brunswick, Canada. | |||
| Roosevelt Campobello International Park | 2,721 | ({1}) | 88-363 |
| {1} Chairman, RCIP Commission. *All references are to Part 51 of the Code of Federal Regulations Abbreviations: USDI-NPS: U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service USDA-FS: U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service USDI-FWS: U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service |
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