The United States Congress designated the Sarvis Creek Wilderness Area in 1993 and it now has a total of 45,190 acres. For a complete listing of public laws and further information on district offices, click here. The wilderness consists of 47,140 acres which lie on the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. Nearly all of the wilderness is in Routt County, with a small portion in Grand County.
Vegetation varies with elevation and aspect.
Lodgepole Pine, Englemann spruce and subalpine fir covers most of the wilderness. This is a unique wilderness area in that there is essentially no alpine. The area is in the Central Rocky Mountains in the Park Range. Landforms in the area are subdued, lacking prominent peaks. The dominant physiographic features within the wilderness are the broad slopes created by incised drainages.