Are all motors banned from wilderness areas?
In order to preserve the wild, natural character of the nation’s wilderness areas, the Wilderness Act prohibits the general use of motorized equipment and transportation. But the Act clearly allows for their use by the U.S. Forest Service (and other managing agencies) for search and rescue operations, firefighting to protect adjacent private land, insect and disease control, and other circumstances where they are the minimum tools necessary for the proper administration of the area.
