Public lands in New Mexico
60 units whose boundary reaches New Mexico. They are 9 national wildlife refuges, 39 wilderness areas, 6 national forests and grasslands and 6 BLM national monuments and conservation areas, largest first within each type.
Acreage in New Mexico
- National wildlife refuges
- 387,672 acres
- Wilderness areas
- 1,981,947 acres
- National forests and grasslands
- 10,442,375 acres
- BLM national monuments and conservation areas
- 1,186,600 acres
Each figure is the acreage inside New Mexico 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 Mexico. Wilderness often lies inside one of the other kinds, so the figures overlap and should not be added together.
National wildlife refuges
Wilderness areas
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National forests and grasslands
BLM national monuments and conservation areas
Boundaries come from the agencies’ own layers. A unit is listed in every state or territory its boundary reaches. Data refreshed November 1, 2026.