Cougar Canyon Wilderness

The Cougar Canyon Wilderness now contains a total of 10,409 acres and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. All of the Wilderness is in the state of Utah. In 2009 the Cougar Canyon Wilderness became part of the now over 109 million acre National Wilderness Preservation System. In wilderness, you can enjoy challenging recreational activities and extraordinary opportunities for solitude. In an age of "...increasing population, accompanied by expanding settlement and growing mechanization,..." you play an important role in helping to "...secure for the American people of present and future