Public lands in Alabama
15 units whose boundary reaches Alabama. They are 11 national wildlife refuges, 3 wilderness areas and 1 national forest, largest first within each type.
Acreage in Alabama
- National wildlife refuges
- 71,549 acres
- Wilderness areas
- 42,156 acres
- National forests and grasslands
- 1,289,513 acres
Each figure is the acreage inside Alabama for one kind of unit, summed over the units listed below. A unit that crosses into another state counts only the part of its boundary that lies in Alabama. Wilderness often lies inside one of the other kinds, so the figures overlap and should not be added together.
National wildlife refuges
Wilderness areas
National forests and grasslands
Boundaries come from the agencies’ own layers. A unit is listed in every state or territory its boundary reaches. Data refreshed November 1, 2026.