| Flat Tops Wilderness | |
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IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area)
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| Location | Garfield / Rio Blanco / Eagle counties, Colorado, USA |
| Nearest city | Grand Junction, CO |
| Area | 235,214 acres (951.88 km2) |
| Established | January 1, 1975 |
| Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
The Flat Tops Wilderness Area is the second largest U.S. Wilderness Area in Colorado. It is 235,214 acres (951.88 km2), with 38,870 acres (157.3 km2) in Routt National Forest and 196,344 acres (794.58 km2) in White River National Forest. It was designated a wilderness area in 1975. Trappers Lake, located in the north of the area, was the lake that inspired Arthur Carhart, a U.S. Forest service official, to plea for wilderness preservation.