Florida Public Lands

13.1% of Florida is federal land: 4,540,641 of its 34,721,280 acres (2024 data). The largest federal land manager in Florida is the National Park Service, with 2,491,692 acres, 7.2% of the state. This guide covers 165 state parks, 11 National Park Service units, 1 national forest, 17 wilderness areas, and 28 national wildlife refuges.

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Florida public land map

  • National forests
  • National parks, recreation areas and monuments (NPS)
  • National wildlife refuges (FWS)
  • State parks
  • Wilderness areas (dashed)
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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.

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List of all 222 places on this map165 state parks · 11 national parks, recreation areas and monuments (nps) · 1 national forests · 17 wilderness areas · 28 national wildlife refuges (fws)

State parks (165)

National parks, recreation areas and monuments (NPS) (11)

National forests (1)

Wilderness areas (17)

National wildlife refuges (FWS) (28)

Who manages Florida's land

Agency Acres Share of Florida
Bureau of Land Management 2,345 0%
U.S. Forest Service 1,217,769 3.5%
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 306,892 0.9%
National Park Service 2,491,692 7.2%
Department of Defense 521,943 1.5%
All federal land 4,540,641 13.1%

Source: Congressional Research Service, Federal Land Ownership: Overview and Data (R42346), 2024 data, checked 2026-09-30.

Camping on Florida public land

National parks

National Park Service land has its own camping rules, set by each park unit: see Biscayne National Park , Canaveral National Seashore , Dry Tortugas National Park , Everglades National Park and Gulf Islands National Seashore for campgrounds, fees, and backcountry permits.

Wildlife refuges

Most national wildlife refuges ban camping, but Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge allows it, each under its own rules and stay limit.

State parks

64 of Florida's state parks have developed campgrounds on record; compare them in the Florida state parks table.

Common questions

13.1% of Florida is federal land: 4,540,641 of its 34,721,280 acres (2024 data).
2,345 acres, less than 0.1% of the state (2024 data).
The largest federal land manager in Florida is the National Park Service, with 2,491,692 acres, 7.2% of the state.
This guide lists 165 Florida state parks and recreation areas, 64 of them with camping on record.

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