Louisiana Public Lands
4.8% of Louisiana is federal land: 1,391,067 of its 28,867,840 acres (2024 data). The largest federal land manager in Louisiana is the U.S. Forest Service, with 608,478 acres, 2.1% of the state. This guide covers 32 state parks, 3 National Park Service units, 1 national forest, 3 wilderness areas, and 25 national wildlife refuges.
Explore Louisiana public lands by type
Louisiana 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 64 places on this map
State parks (32)
- Audubon State Historic Site
- Bayou Segnette State Park
- Bogue Chitto State Park
- Chemin-A-Haut State Park
- Chicot State Park
- Cypremort Point State Park
- Fairview-Riverside State Park
- Fontainebleau State Park
- Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site
- Forts Randolph and Buhlow State Historic Site
- Grand Isle State Park (Louisiana)
- Hodges Gardens State Park
- Jimmie Davis State Park
- Lake Bistineau State Park
- Lake Bruin State Park
- Lake Claiborne State Park
- Lake D'Arbonne State Park
- Lake Fausse Pointe State Park
- Locust Grove State Historic Site
- Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site
- Mansfield State Historic Site
- North Toledo Bend State Park
- Palmetto Island State Park
- Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site
- Port Hudson State Historic Site
- Poverty Point Reservoir State Park
- Rebel State Historic Site
- Sam Houston Jones State Park
- South Toledo Bend State Park
- St. Bernard State Park
- Tickfaw State Park
- Winter Quarters State Historic Site
National parks, recreation areas and monuments (NPS) (3)
National forests (1)
Wilderness areas (3)
National wildlife refuges (FWS) (25)
- Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge
- Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge
- Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge
- Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge
- Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
- Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge
- Breton National Wildlife Refuge
- Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge
- Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge
- D 'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge
- Delta National Wildlife Refuge
- Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge
- Grand Cote National Wildlife Refuge
- Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuge
- Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge
- Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge
- Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge
- Overflow National Wildlife Refuge
- Red River National Wildlife Refuge
- Sabine National Wildlife Refuge
- Shell Keys National Wildlife Refuge
- Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge
- Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge
Who manages Louisiana's land
| Agency | Acres | Share of Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Land Management | 5,383 | 0% |
| U.S. Forest Service | 608,478 | 2.1% |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 593,219 | 2.1% |
| National Park Service | 21,145 | 0.1% |
| Department of Defense | 162,842 | 0.6% |
| All federal land | 1,391,067 | 4.8% |
Source: Congressional Research Service, Federal Land Ownership: Overview and Data (R42346), 2024 data, checked 2026-09-30.
Camping on Louisiana public land
Most national wildlife refuges ban camping, but Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge allows it, each under its own rules and stay limit.
10 of Louisiana's state parks have developed campgrounds on record; compare them in the Louisiana state parks table.
Common questions
- 4.8% of Louisiana is federal land: 1,391,067 of its 28,867,840 acres (2024 data).
- 5,383 acres, less than 0.1% of the state (2024 data).
- The largest federal land manager in Louisiana is the U.S. Forest Service, with 608,478 acres, 2.1% of the state.
- This guide lists 32 Louisiana state parks and recreation areas, 10 of them with camping on record.
- congress.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- blm.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
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