Wyoming

The Washakie Wilderness now contains a total of 704,274 acres and is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. All of the wilderness is in the state of Wyoming.

Public land becomes wilderness through legislation passed by the United States Congress in the form of public laws. For the Washakie Wilderness, this process began in 1964 when 505,552 acres were designated by Public Law 88-577.

The Teton Wilderness now contains a total of 585,238 acres and is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. All of the wilderness is in the state of Wyoming.

Public land becomes wilderness through legislation passed by the United States Congress in the form of public laws. For the Teton Wilderness, this process began in 1964 when 563,460 acres were designated by Public Law 88-577.

This site is part of a popular shortcut, the Lander Cutoff, between the South Pass and the Snake River valleys. Over 13,000 emigrants used this route in 1859, the first year it was open. Many of them carved their names onto the "register" of the route, Names Hill, as they rested by the river after a dry walk from the Big Sandy River. The most famous name on the register is that of trapper Jim Bridger, who passed by in 1844.

Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is located in southwestern Wyoming. The name Seedskadee originated from the Shoshone Indian word "Sisk-a-dee-agie" meaning "river of the prairie hen." The 26,400-acre Refuge protects a mosaic of riparian, wetland, and upland shrub habitats along 36 miles of the Green River. The river is an oasis that bisects the vast high desert sagebrush plains of southwest Wyoming.

The North Platte River is a popular fishery that traverses various terrains. The upper 20 miles run through rugged forest. The next 40 miles alternates between agricultural meadows and rugged sagebrush/ juniper communities. The rest of the river to Seminoe Reservoir is primarily rolling sagebrush hills and juniper breaks.The North Platte River is a blue-ribbon "wild" trout fishery from the border all the way to the Pick Bridge access north of Saratoga, about 65 river miles.

The Savage Run Wilderness now contains a total of 14,927 acres and is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. All of the wilderness is in the state of Wyoming.

Public land becomes wilderness through legislation passed by the United States Congress in the form of public laws. For the Savage Run Wilderness, this process began in 1978 when 14,940 acres were designated by Public Law 95-237.

The Savage Run Wilderness is part of the 106 million acre National Wilderness Preservation System.

The Jedediah Smith Wilderness now contains a total of 123,451 acres and is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. All of the wilderness is in the state of Wyoming.

Public land becomes wilderness through legislation passed by the United States Congress in the form of public laws.