New Jersey Public Lands
3.8% of New Jersey is federal land: 183,084 of its 4,813,440 acres (2024 data). The largest federal land manager in New Jersey is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, with 77,200 acres, 1.6% of the state. This guide covers 31 state parks, 6 National Park Service units, 2 wilderness areas, and 5 national wildlife refuges.
Explore New Jersey public lands by type
New Jersey public land map
- 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 44 places on this map
State parks (31)
- Allaire State Park
- Allamuchy Mountain State Park
- Barnegat Lighthouse State Park
- Cape May Point State Park
- Cheesequake State Park
- Corson's Inlet State Park
- Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park
- Double Trouble State Park
- Double Trouble State Park, New Jersey
- Edison State Park
- Farny State Park
- Hacklebarney State Park
- High Point State Park
- Hopatcong State Park
- Island Beach State Park
- Kittatinny Valley State Park
- Liberty State Park
- Long Pond Ironworks State Park
- Monmouth Battlefield State Park
- Parvin State Park
- Pigeon Swamp State Park
- Princeton Battlefield State Park
- Rancocas State Park
- Ringwood State Park
- Stephens State Park
- Swartswood State Park
- Tall Pines State Preserve
- Voorhees State Park
- Washington Crossing State Park
- Washington Rock State Park
- Wawayanda State Park
National parks, recreation areas and monuments (NPS) (6)
Wilderness areas (2)
Who manages New Jersey's land
| Agency | Acres | Share of New Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Land Management | 0 | 0% |
| U.S. Forest Service | 0 | 0% |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 77,200 | 1.6% |
| National Park Service | 35,815 | 0.7% |
| Department of Defense | 70,069 | 1.5% |
| All federal land | 183,084 | 3.8% |
Source: Congressional Research Service, Federal Land Ownership: Overview and Data (R42346), 2024 data, checked 2026-09-30.
Camping on New Jersey public land
1 of New Jersey's state parks have developed campgrounds on record; compare them in the New Jersey state parks table.
Common questions
- 3.8% of New Jersey is federal land: 183,084 of its 4,813,440 acres (2024 data).
- The largest federal land manager in New Jersey is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, with 77,200 acres, 1.6% of the state.
- This guide lists 31 New Jersey state parks and recreation areas, 1 of them with camping on record.
- congress.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
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