Colorado Wilderness Areas
Colorado has 44 designated wilderness areas on record. 1 requires a permit in at least part of the area.
Colorado wilderness areas map
- Unit color: managing agency:
- Bureau of Land Management
- Forest Service
- National Park Service
- Two or more agencies
Land managed by (switch layers on or off)
Land ownership: USGS PAD-US 4.1, dissolved by manager and simplified (parcels under about 2 square km not shown). Unit boundaries simplified. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
| Black Canyon of the Gunnison Wilderness | Montrose County | National Park Service | 15,599 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record |
| Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness | Mesa County | BLM | 75,479 | Not on record | Not on record | 12 |
| Buffalo Peaks Wilderness | Park County | Forest Service | 41,281 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record |
| Byers Peak Wilderness | Grand County | Forest Service | 8,801 | Not on record | Not on record | 12 |
| Cache La Poudre Wilderness | Larimer County | Forest Service | 9,482 | Not on record | Not on record | 12 |
| Collegiate Peaks Wilderness | Chaffee County | Forest Service | 165,874 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record |
| Comanche Peak Wilderness | Larimer County | Forest Service | 68,025 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record |
| Dominguez Canyon Wilderness | Delta County | BLM | 66,280 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record |
| Eagles Nest Wilderness | Summit County | Forest Service | 135,104 | Not on record | Not on record | 15 |
| Flat Tops Wilderness | Garfield County | Forest Service | 230,829 | Not on record | Not on record | 15 |
| Fossil Ridge Wilderness | Gunnison County | Forest Service | 32,062 | Not on record | Not on record | 15 |
| Great Sand Dunes Wilderness | Saguache County | National Park Service | 32,643 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record |
| Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness | Huerfano County | Forest Service | 23,116 | Not on record | Not on record | 15 |
| Gunnison Gorge Wilderness | Montrose County | BLM | 17,784 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record |
| Hermosa Creek Wilderness | La Plata County | Forest Service | 37,344 | Not on record | Not on record | 15 |
| Holy Cross Wilderness | Eagle County | Forest Service | 122,453 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record |
| Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness | Pitkin County | Forest Service | 82,496 | Not on record | Not on record | 15 |
| Indian Peaks Wilderness | Grand County | National Park Service, Forest Service | 77,932 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record |
| James Peak Wilderness | Gilpin County | Forest Service | 17,109 | Not on record | Not on record | 12 |
| La Garita Wilderness | Saguache County | Forest Service | 126,480 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record |
| Lizard Head Wilderness | Dolores County | Forest Service | 41,531 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record |
| Lost Creek Wilderness | Park County | Forest Service | 114,864 | Not on record | Not on record | 15 |
| Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness | Pitkin County | Forest Service | 181,973 | Required (in part or all) | Not on record | Not on record |
| Mesa Verde Wilderness | Montezuma County | National Park Service | 8,500 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record |
| Mount Evans Wilderness | Clear Creek County | Forest Service | 73,416 | Not on record | Not on record | 15 |
| Mount Massive Wilderness | Lake County | Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service | 29,027 | Not required | Not on record | 15 |
| Mount Sneffels Wilderness | San Miguel County | Forest Service | 16,486 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record |
| Mount Zirkel Wilderness | Jackson County | Forest Service | 160,309 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record |
| Neota Wilderness | Larimer County | Forest Service | 9,927 | Not on record | Not on record | 12 |
| Never Summer Wilderness | Grand County | Forest Service | 20,847 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record |
| Platte River Wilderness | Jackson County | Forest Service | 24,051 | Not on record | Not on record | 15 |
| Powderhorn Wilderness | Hinsdale County | Forest Service, BLM | 62,742 | Not on record | Not on record | 15 |
| Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness | Summit County | Forest Service | 12,615 | Not on record | Not on record | 15 |
| Raggeds Wilderness | Gunnison County | Forest Service | 64,307 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record |
| Rawah Wilderness | Larimer County | Forest Service | 74,408 | Not on record | Not on record | 12 |
| Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness | Larimer County | National Park Service | 249,126 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record |
| Sangre de Cristo Wilderness | Saguache County | National Park Service, Forest Service | 219,891 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record |
| Sarvis Creek Wilderness | Routt County | Forest Service | 44,345 | Not on record | Not on record | 15 |
| South San Juan Wilderness | Conejos County | Forest Service | 160,997 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record |
| Spanish Peaks Wilderness | Las Animas County | Forest Service | 19,237 | Not on record | Not on record | 15 |
| Uncompahgre Wilderness | Hinsdale County | BLM, Forest Service | 102,209 | Not on record | Not on record | 15 |
| Vasquez Peak Wilderness | Grand County | Forest Service | 13,000 | Not on record | Not on record | 12 |
| Weminuche Wilderness | Hinsdale County | Forest Service | 497,111 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record |
| West Elk Wilderness | Gunnison County | Forest Service | 176,431 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record |