Alabama Public Lands
2.7% of Alabama is federal land: 875,707 of its 32,678,400 acres (2024 data). The largest federal land manager in Alabama is the U.S. Forest Service, with 673,400 acres, 2.1% of the state. This guide covers 27 state parks, 9 National Park Service units, 1 national forest, 3 wilderness areas, and 10 national wildlife refuges.
Explore Alabama public lands by type
Alabama public land map
- National forests
- National parks, recreation areas and monuments (NPS)
- National wildlife refuges (FWS)
- State parks
- Wilderness areas (dashed)
Land managed by (switch layers on or off)
Land ownership: USGS PAD-US 4.1, dissolved by manager and simplified (parcels under about 2 square km not shown). Unit boundaries simplified. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
List of all 50 places on this map
State parks (27)
- Bladon Springs State Park
- Blue Springs State Park
- Brierfield Ironworks Historical State Park
- Buck's Pocket State Park
- Cathedral Caverns State Park
- Chattahoochee State Park
- Cheaha State Park
- Chewacla State Park
- Chickasaw State Park (Alabama)
- DeSoto State Park
- Fort Mims State Historic Site
- Frank Jackson State Park
- Gulf State Park
- Historic Blakeley State Park
- Joe Wheeler State Park
- Lake Guntersville State Park
- Lake Lurleen State Park
- Lakepoint Resort State Park
- Lakepoint State Park
- Meaher State Park
- Monte Sano State Park
- Oak Mountain State Park
- Paul M. Grist State Park
- Rickwood Caverns State Park
- Roland Cooper State Park
- Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park
- Wind Creek State Park
National parks, recreation areas and monuments (NPS) (9)
- Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
- Freedom Riders National Monument
- Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
- Little River Canyon National Preserve
- Natchez Trace Parkway
- Russell Cave National Monument
- Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail
- Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
- Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site
National forests (1)
Wilderness areas (3)
National wildlife refuges (FWS) (10)
- Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge
- Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge
- Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge
- Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge
- Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge
- Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge
- Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge
- Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge
- Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge
- Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Who manages Alabama's land
| Agency | Acres | Share of Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Land Management | 3,137 | 0% |
| U.S. Forest Service | 673,400 | 2.1% |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 34,041 | 0.1% |
| National Park Service | 17,540 | 0.1% |
| Department of Defense | 147,589 | 0.5% |
| All federal land | 875,707 | 2.7% |
Source: Congressional Research Service, Federal Land Ownership: Overview and Data (R42346), 2024 data, checked 2026-09-30.
Camping on Alabama public land
Free dispersed camping is also allowed on National Forests in Alabama .
7 of Alabama's state parks have developed campgrounds on record; compare them in the Alabama state parks table.
Common questions
- 2.7% of Alabama is federal land: 875,707 of its 32,678,400 acres (2024 data).
- 3,137 acres, less than 0.1% of the state (2024 data).
- The largest federal land manager in Alabama is the U.S. Forest Service, with 673,400 acres, 2.1% of the state.
- This guide lists 27 Alabama state parks and recreation areas, 7 of them with camping on record.
- congress.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- blm.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
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