West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness

West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness in southeastern Alaska within the Tongass National Forest. Encompassing 265,286 acres, it includes Yakobi Island, the entire western side of Chichagof Island, and many smaller coastal island groups. Protection of the area began with a citizen proposal encouraged by local teachers, who saw it as a place worth preserving. The proposed wilderness extended from Lisianski Inlet south to the north end of Hoonah Sound, and it was formally designated in 1980 through the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. Managed by the United States Forest Service, it preserves a vast coastal landscape of islands, inlets, and outer shorelines.

Sitka, Alaska · United States