The Largest Area of Protected Wilderness in the U.S.

Covering twenty percent of New York's total territory, Adirondack Park is the largest area of protected wilderness in the continental United States.
From: AERIAL AMERICA: New York
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[@OnemanfilmsBiz]

Absolutely beautiful.

[@T-REXMACHINEGUN]

As someone who lives in the southern Adirondacks its a very beautiful place

[@thanasimamais320]

Do you live in a rural area, or a more developed area?

[@T-REXMACHINEGUN]

@@thanasimamais320 I live in a rural area but its mostly just forest around where I live nearest town in a 10-15 minute drive Away but it only has 2000 people.

[@thanasimamais320]

@@T-REXMACHINEGUN I love that when I get older the first thing I'm doing is moving into the deep Adirondacks. The feeling of having no neighbors and being alone must be so enriching, plus you have dirt bike and mountain bikes trails in your backyard.

[@T-REXMACHINEGUN]

@@thanasimamais320 yup. I live with my mom and her boyfriend since I'm 18 but we have old hunting trails and atv trails that were made by my mums boyfriends family. My mom was originally from much further north in New york.

[@auranit]

Magnificent.

[@Stender_]

0:22 I feel like that every day.

[@Adirondack13]

I approve.

[@laterdudesaint]

I grew up there

[@Tomangel61]

Spent a lot of time on those trails ADK.

[@thealternativecontrarian9936]

how is this the largest area of protected wilderness in the US? There are larger roadless areas in the West.

[@RaheelPervaiz123]

Alaska has the largest.

[@nathanventura548]

It is the large protected PARK land in the United States. It is a NYS park, not a national park and it is indeed the largest public park in the country.

[@Dick-qc3oi]

It's bigger than Yellowstone and Yosemite combined...pretty big.

[@Zenoo2]

Anyone else doing science homework?

[@urbanothepopeofdeath]

"largely amateurs"????

[@rickrasmussen8022]

This is NOT a wilderness area, true wilderness areas do not have cites and towns and thousands of miles of paved roads

[@KevinBalch-dt8ot]

How large must a contiguous area be without towns and paved roads to be considered wilderness?

[@nathanventura548]

You're so incredibly wrong on this. Just do basic research.

[@frankblangeard8865]

"largest area of protected wilderness in the continental United States' 0:01 News flash...Alaska is part of the continental United States. That continent is North America. The Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness is the largest in the United States.

[@pumpkinking5174]

Alaska is not part of the continental US.

[@frankblangeard8865]

@@pumpkinking5174 Yes it is. The continent is North America. You may be thinking of 'contiguous United States'. Try Googling 'what does continental U.S. mean'.

[@muziq99]

@@frankblangeard8865 it is only 48 States that make the cut. Alaska and Hawaii don’t.

[@frankblangeard8865]

@@muziq99 Alaska was purchased from Russia in 1867. Alaska became a State in 1959.

[@muziq99]

I see where the confusion is. The Park you’re speaking of is a National Park. The Adirondack Park is a State Park.

[@Stender_]

Same goes to the background music to whenever I see a mountain.

[@ianhastings8685]

I’m glad I live so close to this place