Sylvania Wilderness

Sylvania Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Katherine Lake
Location	Gogebic County, Michigan, United States
Nearest city	Wakefield, Michigan
Coordinates	46°12′58″N 89°17′53″W / 46.216°N 89.298°W / 46.216; -89.298
Area	18,327 acres (7,417 ha)
Established	1987
Governing body	U.S. Forest Service
www.fs.fed.us/r9/ottawa/recreation/wilderness/

Sylvania Wilderness is an 18,327 acres (7,417 ha) protected area located a few miles west of Watersmeet Township, Michigan. Sylvania is located entirely within the bounds of the Ottawa National Forest, and is currently being managed as a wilderness area as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System by the U.S. Forest Service.

Within its borders lie 34 lakes set against a backdrop of old-growth forests. It represents one of only a handful of such areas left in the Midwest.