Indian Creek Wilderness Study Area

Indian Creek Wilderness Study Area
Indian Creek Wilderness Study Area is located in Utah
Indian Creek Wilderness Study Area
Location within Utah
Indian Creek Wilderness Study Area is located in the United States
Indian Creek Wilderness Study Area
Location within the United States
LocationSan Juan County, Utah
Nearest cityMoab, Utah
Coordinates38°15′N 109°44′W / 38.250°N 109.733°W / 38.250; -109.733
Area6,870 acres (27.8 km2)
Established1980
Governing bodyBureau of Land Management

The Indian Creek Wilderness Study Area is a wilderness study area managed by the United States Bureau of Land Management in southern Utah. It encompasses 6,870 acres (10.73 sq mi; 27.8 km2) of land immediately east of the Needles district of Canyonlands National Park in the rugged lower stretches of Indian Creek, near where it flows into the Colorado River.[2][3]

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