Public lands in Virginia
40 units whose boundary reaches Virginia. They are 15 national wildlife refuges, 24 wilderness areas and 1 national forest, largest first within each type.
Acreage in Virginia
- National wildlife refuges
- 135,934 acres
- Wilderness areas
- 217,413 acres
- National forests and grasslands
- 3,222,178 acres
Each figure is the acreage inside Virginia 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 Virginia. 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
Boundaries come from the agencies’ own layers. A unit is listed in every state or territory its boundary reaches. Data refreshed November 1, 2026.