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Wilderness Profile


Just three miles off of Interstate 80, Castle Peak Potential Wilderness is among the most scenic areas in the Tahoe National Forest. Home to extraordinary old-growth red fir forests and the little Truckee River, Castle Peak provides clean drinking water to residents of Nevada County.

Wild Places

There are over 300 potential wilderness areas in California. Some of these are proposed for wilderness designation in the California Wild Heritage Act. Follow the links below to read up on a given area. If you would rather navigate using maps, use the "Map" link in each section. Please note, these images are quite large and take a few seconds to load into your browser window. If you would like to download the full map, and need help, please visit How to Download Photos and Maps.

California Statewide Map

Northwest California:  Map

    Also in this region:
    Backbone-Sugarloaf Potential Wilderness
    Beegum Potential Wilderness
    Bonanza King Potential Wilderness
    Chanchelulla Potential Wilderness Additions
    Devil's Rock Potential Wilderness
    Eagle Potential Wilderness
    English Ridge Potential Wilderness
    Gilham Butte Potential Wilderness
    Headwaters Forest Potential Wilderness
    Mount Shasta Potential Wilderness Additions
    Nomlaki Potential Wilderness
    North Fork Potential Wilderness Additions
    Panther Potential Wilderness
    Soda Mountain Potential Wilderness
    Smith River Potential Wilderness

Northeast California:  Map

    Also in this region:
    Ahjumawi Potential Wilderness
    Big Rattlesnake Potential Wilderness
    Burney Mountain Potential Wilderness
    Crater Mountain Potential Wilderness
    Hat Creek Volcanic Potential Wilderness
    Humboldt Summit Potential Wilderness
    Lost River Potential Wilderness
    Mount Harkness Potential Wilderness
    North Warner Potential Wilderness
    Observation Peak Potential Wilderness
    Snowstorm Mountain Potential Wilderness
    South Warner Potential Wilderness Additions
    Thousand Lakes Potential Wilderness Additions
    Tule Mountain Potential Wilderness
    Tunnison Peak Potential Wilderness

Northern Sierra:  Map

    Also in this region:
    Adams Peak Potential Wilderness
    Bucks Lake Potential Wilderness Additions
    Crystal Peak Potential Wilderness
    Diamond Mountain Potential Wilderness
    Dixie Mountain Potential Wilderness
    East/West Yuba Potential Wilderness
    Grizzly Mountain Potential Wilderness
    Horton Ridge Potential Wilderness
    Last Chance Potential Wilderness
    McKesick Peak Potential Wilderness
    Middle Fork Feather River Potential Wilderness
    Mount Jura Potential Wilderness
    Queen Lily Potential Wilderness
    Red Hill Potential Wilderness
    Squaw Peak Potential Wilderness
    Thompson Peak Potential Wilderness

Central Sierra:  Map

    Also in this region:
    Bunker Hill Potential Wilderness
    Desolation Potential Wilderness Additions
    Merced River Potential Wilderness
    Mokelumne Potential Wilderness Additions
    North Mountain Potential Wilderness
    Peavine Ridge Potential Wilderness
    Rubicon River Potential Wilderness
    Trumbull Peak Potential Wilderness
    Tuolumne Potential Wilderness

Southern Sierra:  Map

    Also in this region:
    Ansel Adams Potential Wilderness Additions
    Black Mountain Potential Wilderness
    Case Mountain Potential Wilderness
    Cats Head Mountain Potential Wilderness
    Clearwater Potential Wilderness
    Dennison Peak Potential Wilderness
    Dinkey Lakes Potential Wilderness Additions
    Graham Mountain Potential Wilderness
    Greenhorn Potential Wilderness
    Hatchett Peak Potential Wilderness
    Jennie Lakes Potential Wilderness Additions
    John Muir Potential Wilderness Additions
    Kaiser Potential Wilderness Additions
    Kings River Potential Wilderness
    Lion Ridge Potential Wilderness
    Lumreau Creek Potential Wilderness
    Marble Point Potential Wilderness
    Middle Knob Potential Wilderness
    Milk Ranch Potential Wilderness
    Mill Creek Potential Wilderness
    Monarch Potential Wilderness Additions
    North Fork Potential Wilderness
    Oat Meadow Potential Wilderness
    Osa Meadow Potential Wilderness
    Piute Mountain Potential Wilderness
    Raymond Mountain Potential Wilderness
    Redwood Canyon Potential Wilderness
    San Joaquin Potential Wilderness
    Secata Ridge Potential Wilderness
    Sheep Ridge Potential Wilderness
    Slate Mountain Potential Wilderness
    Soaproot Flats Potential Wilderness
    Split Mountain Potential Wilderness
    Sugarloaf Potential Wilderness
    Sycamore Springs Potential Wilderness

Eastern Sierra:  Map

    Also in this region:
    Benton Range Potential Wilderness
    Bodie Hills Potential Wilderness
    Carson-Iceberg Potential Wilderness Additions
    East Fork Carson Potential Wilderness
    Excelsior Potential Wilderness
    Freel Peak Potential Wilderness
    Glass Mountain Potential Wilderness
    Inyo Mountains Potential Wilderness Additions
    Mokelumne Potential Wilderness Additions
    Mono Crater Potential Wilderness
    Slinkard Potential Wilderness
    South Sierra Potential Wilderness Additions
    Sweetwater Mountains Potential Wilderness
    Volcanic Tablelands Potential Wilderness

Central Coast:  Map

    Also in this region:
    Condor Point Potential Wilderness
    Joaquin Rocks Potential Wilderness
    Panoche Hills Potential Wilderness

Southwest:  Map

    Also in this region:
    Agua Tibia Potential Wilderness Additions
    Barker Valley Potential Wilderness
    City Creek Potential Wilderness
    Coldwater Potential Wilderness
    Crystal Creek Potential Wilderness
    Cutca Valley Potential Wilderness
    Deep Creek Potential Wilderness
    Ladd Potential Wilderness
    Mill Peak Potential Wilderness
    Pacifico Potential Wilderness
    Rouse Potential Wilderness
    San Felipe Hills Potential Wilderness
    San Jacinto Potential Wilderness Additions
    San Mateo Wilderness: Morrell Potential Addition
    San Ysidro Mountain Potential Wilderness
    Strawberry Peak Potential Wilderness
    Table Mountain Potential Wilderness
    Trabuco Potential Wilderness

Desert:  Map

    Also in this region:
    Amboy Crater Potential Wilderness
    Inyo Mountains Potential Wilderness Additions
    Malpais Mesa Potential Wilderness Additions
    Ship Mountains Potential Wilderness
    Slate Range Potential Wilderness
    Sleeping Beauty Potential Wilderness