Public lands in Florida

48 units whose boundary reaches Florida. They are 29 national wildlife refuges, 17 wilderness areas, 1 national forest and 1 BLM national monument or conservation area, largest first within each type.

Acreage in Florida

National wildlife refuges
1,012,861 acres
Wilderness areas
1,421,393 acres
National forests and grasslands
1,423,183 acres
BLM national monuments and conservation areas
109 acres

Each figure is the acreage inside Florida 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 Florida. Wilderness often lies inside one of the other kinds, so the figures overlap and should not be added together.

National wildlife refuges

All national wildlife refuges →
Refuge · USFWS
Key West National Wildlife Refuge
210,597 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
145,264 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge
135,673 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
129,991 acres2 campgrounds near
Refuge · USFWS
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
91,589 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
National Key Deer Refuge
81,619 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge
51,858 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge
33,989 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge
28,133 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge
26,423 acres1 campground near
Refuge · USFWS
Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge
21,168 acres4 campgrounds near
Refuge · USFWS
Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area
13,230 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
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Refuge · USFWS
St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge
12,211 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge
6,767 acres1 campground near
Refuge · USFWS
J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge
6,614 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge
6,392 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
5,423 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
1,825 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge
1,047 acres1 campground near
Refuge · USFWS
Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge
905 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Pine Island National Wildlife Refuge
584 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Matlacha Pass National Wildlife Refuge
490 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Pinellas National Wildlife Refuge
380 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge
231 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge
228 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge
129 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge
61 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Island Bay National Wildlife Refuge
28 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Caloosahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
12 acres1 campground near

Wilderness areas

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Wilderness · NPS
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness
1.3 million acres6 campgrounds near
Wilderness · USFS
Bradwell Bay Wilderness
24,222 acres1 campground near
Wilderness · USFWS
Chassahowitzka Wilderness
23,578 acresWilderness
Wilderness · USFWS
St. Marks Wilderness
17,350 acresWilderness
Wilderness · USFS
Juniper Prairie Wilderness
14,293 acres8 campgrounds near
Wilderness · USFS
Big Gum Swamp Wilderness
13,835 acres4 campgrounds near
Wilderness · USFS
Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness
8,075 acres2 campgrounds near
Wilderness · USFS
Alexander Springs Wilderness
7,327 acres5 campgrounds near
Wilderness · USFWS
Florida Keys Wilderness
6,197 acresWilderness
Wilderness · USFS
Billies Bay Wilderness
3,064 acres6 campgrounds near
Wilderness · USFS
Little Lake George Wilderness
2,827 acres4 campgrounds near
Wilderness · USFWS
J.N. "Ding" Darling Wilderness
2,619 acresWilderness
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Wilderness · USFWS
Lake Woodruff Wilderness
1,066 acres4 campgrounds near
Wilderness · USFWS
Cedar Keys Wilderness
379 acresWilderness
Wilderness · USFWS
Passage Key Wilderness
36 acresWilderness
Wilderness · USFWS
Island Bay Wilderness
20 acresWilderness
Wilderness · USFWS
Pelican Island Wilderness
5 acresWilderness

National forests and grasslands

All national forests and grasslands →
Forest · USFS
National Forests in Florida
1.4 million acres30 campgrounds near

BLM national monuments and conservation areas

All BLM national monuments and conservation areas →
BLM · BLM
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area
109 acresOutstanding Natural Area

Boundaries come from the agencies’ own layers. A unit is listed in every state or territory its boundary reaches. Data refreshed November 1, 2026.