Savage Run Wilderness

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Savage Run Wilderness
IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area)
Location	Wyoming, USA
Nearest city	Laramie, WY
Coordinates	41°11′″N 106°22′″W / <span class="geo-dec geo" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for Expression error: Unexpected / operator Expression error: Unexpected / operator">Expression error: Unexpected / operator, Expression error: Unexpected / operator
Area	14,927 acres (60 km²)
Established	1978
Governing body	U.S. Forest Service

The Savage Run Wilderness is located in south central Wyoming in the United States. Entirely within Medicine Bow National Forest, the wilderness was designated in 1978 in an effort to protect vital rangeland for a large elk population.

U.S. Wilderness Areas do not allow motorized or mechanized vehicles, including bicycles. Although camping and fishing are allowed with proper permit, no roads or buildings are constructed and there is also no logging or mining, in compliance with the 1964 Wilderness Act. Wilderness areas within National Forests and Bureau of Land Management areas also allow hunting in season.

[edit] See also

• List of U.S. Wilderness Areas

[edit] External links

• Savage Run Wilderness. The National Wilderness Preservation System. Wilderness.net. Retrieved on 2006-08-16.
• USGS Keystone (WY) Topo Map Quad. Topozone. Retrieved on 2006-08-16.
• Wilderness Legislation: The Wilderness Act of 1964. The National Wilderness Preservation System. Wilderness.net. Retrieved on 2006-08-16.