Wilderness Areas
There are four officially designated wilderness areas within Nez Perce National Forest that are part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Three of these are partly or mostly in neighboring National Forests (as indicated).
- Frank Church—River of No Return Wilderness (only 4.68% lies within Nez Perce NF; mostly in either Payette NF, Challis NF, Salmon NF, Boise NF, or Bitterroot NF)
- Gospel Hump Wilderness
- Hells Canyon Wilderness (mostly in Wallowa NF; partly in Payette NF, Whitman NF, or BLM land)
- Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (partly in Bitterroot NF; Clearwater NF; Lolo NF)
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