Public lands in New York
14 units whose boundary reaches New York, 890,579 acres counted whole even where a boundary crosses into another state. 12 national wildlife refuges, 1 wilderness area, 1 national forest. Largest first within each type.
Data refreshed September 17, 2026.
National wildlife refuges
Refuge · USFWS
Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge
10,797 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
10,304 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge
6,012 acresAlso NJ
Refuge · USFWS
Congressman Lester Wolff Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge
3,382 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge
2,656 acres4 campgrounds near
Refuge · USFWS
Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge
796 acresAlso ME and CT
Refuge · USFWS
Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge
597 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Seatuck National Wildlife Refuge
208 acres1 campground near
Refuge · USFWS
Elizabeth Alexandra Morton National Wildlife Refuge
185 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge
78 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Conscience Point National Wildlife Refuge
62 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge
40 acresNational Wildlife Refuge