Public lands in Mississippi
19 units whose boundary reaches Mississippi, 2.6 million acres counted whole even where a boundary crosses into another state. 15 national wildlife refuges, 3 wilderness areas, 1 national forest. Largest first within each type.
Data refreshed September 17, 2026.
National wildlife refuges
Refuge · USFWS
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge
48,326 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
41,797 acres2 campgrounds near
Refuge · USFWS
Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge
36,563 acresAlso LA
Refuge · USFWS
St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge
24,793 acresAlso LA
Refuge · USFWS
Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge
19,157 acres2 campgrounds near
Refuge · USFWS
Hillside National Wildlife Refuge
15,517 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge
13,044 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge
10,315 acresAlso AL
Refuge · USFWS
Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge
9,777 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge
7,556 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge
6,265 acres2 campgrounds near
Refuge · USFWS
Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge
4,675 acres10 campgrounds near