New Hampshire Public Lands
14% of New Hampshire is federal land: 806,343 of its 5,768,960 acres (2024 data). The largest federal land manager in New Hampshire is the U.S. Forest Service, with 754,393 acres, 13.1% of the state. This guide covers 51 state parks, 2 National Park Service units, 1 national forest, 5 wilderness areas, and 4 national wildlife refuges.
Explore New Hampshire public lands by type
New Hampshire 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 63 places on this map
State parks (51)
- Ahern State Park
- Bear Brook State Park
- Bedell Bridge State Historic Site
- Bedell Bridge State Park
- Cardigan Mountain State Park
- Clough State Park
- Coleman State Park
- Crawford Notch State Park
- Daniel Webster Birthplace State Historic Site
- Dixville Notch State Park
- Echo Lake State Park
- Endicott Rock State Historic Site
- Forest Lake State Park
- Fort Stark State Historic Site
- Franconia Notch State Park
- Greenfield State Park
- Hampton Beach State Park
- Hannah Duston Memorial State Historic Site
- Jenness State Beach
- Jericho Mountain State Park
- Kingston State Park
- Lake Francis State Park
- Lake Tarleton State Park
- Milan Hill State Park
- Miller State Park
- Mollidgewock State Park
- Monadnock State Park
- Moose Brook State Park
- Mount Sunapee State Park
- Mount Washington State Park
- Nansen Ski Jump State Historic Site
- North Hampton State Beach
- Northwood Meadows State Park
- Odiorne Point State Park
- Pawtuckaway State Park
- Pillsbury State Park
- Pisgah State Park
- Rhododendron State Park
- Rollins State Park
- Rye Harbor State Park
- Silver Lake State Park (New Hampshire)
- Taylor Mill State Historic Site
- Umbagog Lake State Park
- Wadleigh State Park
- Wallis Sands State Beach
- Weeks State Park
- Wellington State Park
- Wentworth State Park
- White Island State Historic Site
- White Lake State Park
- Winslow State Park
National parks, recreation areas and monuments (NPS) (2)
National forests (1)
Wilderness areas (5)
National wildlife refuges (FWS) (4)
Who manages New Hampshire's land
| Agency | Acres | Share of New Hampshire |
|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Land Management | 0 | 0% |
| U.S. Forest Service | 754,393 | 13.1% |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 35,120 | 0.6% |
| National Park Service | 13,696 | 0.2% |
| Department of Defense | 3,134 | 0.1% |
| All federal land | 806,343 | 14% |
Source: Congressional Research Service, Federal Land Ownership: Overview and Data (R42346), 2024 data, checked 2026-09-30.
Camping on New Hampshire public land
4 of New Hampshire's state parks have developed campgrounds on record; compare them in the New Hampshire state parks table.
Common questions
- 14% of New Hampshire is federal land: 806,343 of its 5,768,960 acres (2024 data).
- The largest federal land manager in New Hampshire is the U.S. Forest Service, with 754,393 acres, 13.1% of the state.
- This guide lists 51 New Hampshire state parks and recreation areas, 4 of them with camping on record.
- congress.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
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