Public lands in New Hampshire

11 units whose boundary reaches New Hampshire. They are 5 national wildlife refuges, 5 wilderness areas and 1 national forest, largest first within each type.

Acreage in New Hampshire

National wildlife refuges
46,307 acres
Wilderness areas
138,405 acres
National forests and grasslands
853,180 acres

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

National wildlife refuges

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Wilderness areas

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National forests and grasslands

All 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.