Once declared a wilderness area is managed, most often by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, to protect its wilderness values. Management of wilderness aims to protect these large natural areas, the functioning of their ecosystems, and their processes of evolution with a minimum of human interference. The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service manages these areas so that native plant and animal communities are disturbed as little as possible. Pest animal control, weed control, and bushfire management are all important parts of this management. Where possible, the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service uses management strategies that do not change the natural environment.
Wilderness areas are places for nature where people are only an occasional, and respectful, visitor.
You can also enjoy wilderness without needing experience or equipment, and many locations on the edges of wilderness areas offer stunning views or short walks and other visitor facilities. These can be reached by car and are readily accessible to people of all ages and fitness levels. In Border Ranges National Park, near the Queensland border, the Tweed Range Scenic Drive will take you right to the edge of the Lost World Wilderness Area. Around Grafton, short nature strolls in Washpool and Gibraltar Range national parks offer superb wilderness views. And near Narrabri, in central NSW, you can drive to several lookouts in one of Australia's most accessible wilderness areas, Mount Kaputar National Park.