The following states are in the Western United States. Note that all of these states have their own protected area stub categories.

• Alaska - {{Alaska-protected-area-stub}}
• Arizona - {{Arizona-protected-area-stub}}
• California - {{California-protected-area-stub}}
• Colorado - {{Colorado-protected-area-stub}}
• Hawaii - {{Hawaii-protected-area-stub}}
• Idaho - {{Idaho-protected-area-stub}}
• Montana - {{Montana-protected-area-stub}}
• New Mexico - {{NewMexico-protected-area-stub}}
• Nevada - {{Nevada-protected-area-stub}}
• Oregon - {{Oregon-protected-area-stub}}
• Utah - {{Utah-protected-area-stub}}
• Washington - {{Washington-protected-area-stub}}
• Wyoming - {{Wyoming-protected-area-stub}}

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