Wilderness – Indiana, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania

Indiana – Done!

Name: Charles C. Deam Wilderness
State: Indiana
Area: 12,472 acres
Year designated: 1982
Year visited: 2022
Context: Roadtrip with parents and gistrailblazer. Hiked in from tower area to wilderness. This wilderness was named after Indian’s first state forester. It is the only wilderness in Indiana.

Kentucky

Name: Beaver Creek Wilderness
State: Kentucky
Area: 4, 618 acres
Year designated: 1975
Year visited: 2022
Context: Roadtrip with parents. Hiked on Middle Ridge Trail to access the wilderness.

Pennsylvania – Done!

Name: Allegheny Islands Wilderness
State: Pennsylvania
Area: 372 acres
Year designated: 1984
Year visited: 2021
Context: Roadtrip with gistrailblazer. Visited islands from nearest mainland point. Circumnavigated the whole area.

Name: Hickory Creek Wilderness
State: Pennsylvania
Area: 8,633 acres
Year designated: 1984
Year visited: 2021
Context: Overnight hike on Hickory Creek Loop.