The night sky, stars, and a glowing tent within the Oregon Badlands Wilderness. Photo by Bob Wick.

Oregon/Washington National Conservation Lands

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The BLM's National Conservation Lands currently includes 906 units covering over 38 million acres designated by Congress and the President to conserve special features, from winding rivers to mountain vistas. The National Conservation Lands offer the American people exceptional opportunities for hunting, solitude, wildlife viewing, fishing, history exploration, scientific research and a wide range of traditional uses. The BLM manages these public lands for the benefit of current and future generations, supporting conservation as a part of the BLM's multiple-use and sustained yield mission. This means respecting the ties that native and traditional communities have to public lands, as well as being welcoming of diverse interests and uses.

BLM Oregon/Washington manages national monuments, National Scenic and Historic Trails, wild and scenic rivers, wilderness and more unique National Conservation Lands.

Please visit the pages for the National Conservation Lands in Oregon and Washington:

National Conservation Areas and Similar Designations
National Monuments
National Scenic and Historic Trails
Wild and Scenic Rivers

These rivers are designated for preservation of their free-flowing condition, water quality, and outstandingly remarkable scenic, recreational, geologic, cultural, or other values and managed in accordance with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968. More information is available at www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/oregon-washington/wild-and-scenic-rivers.

Wilderness Areas

The BLM manages nine Wilderness Areas in Oregon (nearly 255,000 acres) and one Wilderness Area in Washington (over 7,100 acres). Wilderness Areas are designated by Congress. The Wilderness Act of 1964 defines wilderness as “an area ... which (1) generally appears to have been affected primarily by the forces of nature ...; (2) has outstanding opportunities for solitude or a primitive and unconfined  type of recreation; (3) has at least five thousand acres of land...; and (4) may also contain ecological, geological, or other features of scientific, educational, scenic, or historical value.

Wilderness Study Areas