Lake Mead National Recreation Area
There are currently nine officially designated wilderness areas under the National Wilderness Preservation System lying within Lake Mead National Recreation Area. All are in the Nevada portion. Parts of some of these wildernesses (as indicated) lie outside Lake Mead NRA and are managed by the Bureau of Land Management:
- Black Canyon Wilderness (Nevada)
- Bridge Canyon Wilderness
- Eldorado Wilderness (partly BLM)
- Ireteba Peaks Wilderness (partly BLM)
- Jimbilnan Wilderness
- Muddy Mountains Wilderness (mostly BLM)
- Nellis Wash Wilderness
- Pinto Valley Wilderness
- Spirit Mountain Wilderness (partly BLM)
For 2012, with 6.3 million recreational visits, Lake Mead National Recreation Area was the 5th most visited national park.
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