Public lands in Texas

28 units whose boundary reaches Texas. They are 20 national wildlife refuges, 6 wilderness areas and 2 national forests and grasslands, largest first within each type.

Acreage in Texas

National wildlife refuges
681,855 acres
Wilderness areas
85,186 acres
National forests and grasslands
2,332,140 acres

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

National wildlife refuges

All national wildlife refuges →
Refuge · USFWS
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
116,612 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
101,120 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
100,892 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
74,548 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge
67,486 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
47,259 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge
39,096 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge
29,403 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
27,626 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge
11,302 acres2 campgrounds near
Refuge · USFWS
Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge
11,119 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Neches River National Wildlife Refuge
10,593 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
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Refuge · USFWS
Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge
9,285 acresAlso ND
Refuge · USFWS
Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge
8,368 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge
8,105 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge
6,554 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge
4,521 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Little Sandy National Wildlife Refuge
3,851 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Moody National Wildlife Refuge
3,555 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
2,110 acresNational Wildlife Refuge

Wilderness areas

All wilderness areas →
Wilderness · NPS
Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness
46,850 acres5 campgrounds near
Wilderness · USFS
Upland Island Wilderness
13,248 acres3 campgrounds near
Wilderness · USFS
Indian Mounds Wilderness
12,214 acres4 campgrounds near
Wilderness · USFS
Turkey Hill Wilderness
5,536 acres1 campground near
Wilderness · USFS
Little Lake Creek Wilderness
3,817 acres3 campgrounds near
Wilderness · USFS
Big Slough Wilderness
3,521 acres2 campgrounds near

National forests and grasslands

All national forests and grasslands →
Forest · USFS
Cibola National Forest
3.2 million acres12 campgrounds near
Forest · USFS
National Forests in Texas
1.9 million acres30 campgrounds near

Boundaries come from the agencies’ own layers. A unit is listed in every state or territory its boundary reaches. Data refreshed November 1, 2026.