Public lands in New York
14 units whose boundary reaches New York. They are 12 national wildlife refuges, 1 wilderness area and 1 national forest, largest first within each type.
Acreage in New York
- National wildlife refuges
- 28,809 acres
- Wilderness areas
- 1,381 acres
- National forests and grasslands
- 16,911 acres
Each figure is the acreage inside New York 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 York. Wilderness often lies inside one of the other kinds, so the figures overlap and should not be added together.
National wildlife refuges
Wilderness areas
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.