The Wilderness

The Wilderness may refer to:

Film and television

• Badland Hunters , also known as The Wilderness, a 2024 film
• The Wilderness (2025 film) , a 2025 American drama film

Places

• The Wilderness (Virginia), a dense forest in Virginia, site of American Civil War battles
  • Battle of the Wilderness, a major 1864 battle occurring there
• The Wilderness (Ohio), and The Wilderness Trail, part of the Edge of Appalachia Preserve in southern Ohio
• The Wilderness (Trappe, Maryland), a historic home at Matthews in Maryland
• The Wilderness (Catonsville, Maryland), a historic home near Catonsville in Maryland
• The Wilderness SSSI, Isle of Wight, a site of special scientific interest on the Isle of Wight

Novels

• The Wilderness (McHenry novel), an historical novel by James McHenry
• The Wilderness (Harvey novel), a 2008 novel by Samantha Harvey
• The Wilderness (Flournoy novel), a 2025 novel by Angela Flournoy
• "The Wilderness" (short story), by Ray Bradbury (1952)

Music

• The Wilderness (Cowboy Junkies album), 2012
• The Wilderness (Explosions in the Sky album), 2016

Games

• The Wilderness Campaign (wargame), a 1972 board wargame simulating a series of battles in Virginia during the American Civil War
• Battle of the Wilderness: Gaining the Initiative, May 5-6, 1864 , a 1975 board wargame simulating the American Civil War battle
• The Wilderness (wargame), a 1983 board wargame simulating the American Civil War battle

Other uses

• The Wilderness, a nickname of Willesden Junction station, London

See also

• Wilderness, a natural environment
• Wilderness (disambiguation)
• The Wilderness Society (disambiguation)