Wisconsin Public Lands
5.3% of Wisconsin is federal land: 1,855,622 of its 35,011,200 acres (2024 data). The largest federal land manager in Wisconsin is the U.S. Forest Service, with 1,526,808 acres, 4.4% of the state. This guide covers 84 state parks, 3 National Park Service units, 1 national forest, 7 wilderness areas, and 8 national wildlife refuges.
Explore Wisconsin public lands by type
Wisconsin 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 103 places on this map
State parks (84)
- Ableman's Gorge State Natural Area
- Amnicon Falls State Park
- Aztalan State Park
- Belmont Mound State Park
- Big Bay State Park
- Big Foot Beach State Park
- Black Earth Rettenmund Prairie State Natural Area
- Black Tern Bog State Natural Area
- Blomberg Lake and Woods State Natural Area
- Blue Mound State Park
- Brady's Bluff Prairie State Natural Area
- Brule Glacial Spillway State Natural Area
- Brunet Island State Park
- Buckhorn State Park
- Cadiz Springs State Recreation Area
- Canoe Landing Prairie State Natural Area
- Capital Springs State Recreation Area
- Chippewa Moraine Lakes State Natural Area
- Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area
- Copper Culture State Park
- Copper Falls State Park
- Council Grounds State Park
- Cross Plains State Park
- Devil's Lake State Park (Wisconsin)
- Dorothy Lake State Natural Area
- Dunnville Barrens State Natural Area
- Durst Rockshelter State Natural Area
- Fischer Creek State Recreation Area
- Fourmile Island Rookery State Natural Area
- Gibraltar Rock State Natural Area
- Governor Dodge State Park
- Governor Nelson State Park
- Governor Thompson State Park
- Grand Traverse Island State Park
- Grandma Lake Wetlands State Natural Area
- Harrington Beach State Park
- Hartman Creek State Park
- Heritage Hill State Historical Park
- High Cliff State Park
- Hoffman Hills State Recreation Area
- Honey Creek State Natural Area
- Interstate State Park
- Kangaroo Lake State Natural Area
- Kinnickinnic State Park
- Kohler-Andrae State Park
- Lake Kegonsa State Park
- Lake Wissota State Park
- Lakeshore State Park
- Lizard Mound State Park
- Lost Dauphin State Park
- Menominee River State Park and Recreation Area
- Menominee River State Recreation Area
- Merrick State Park
- Mill Bluff State Park
- Mirror Lake State Park
- Natural Bridge State Park (Wisconsin)
- Nelson Dewey State Park
- New Glarus Woods State Park
- Newport State Park
- Parfrey's Glen State Natural Area
- Pattison State Park
- Peninsula State Park
- Perrot State Park
- Pewit's Nest State Natural Area
- Pleasant Valley Conservancy State Natural Area
- Potawatomi State Park
- Rib Mountain State Park
- Rice Creek State Natural Area
- Richard Bong State Recreation Area
- Roche-a-Cri State Park
- Rock Island State Park (Wisconsin)
- Rocky Arbor State Park
- Spread Eagle Barrens State Natural Area
- Straight Lake State Park
- Tower Hill State Park
- Trempealeau Mountain State Natural Area
- Twin Lakes Bog State Natural Area
- Two Creeks Buried Forest State Natural Area
- Whitefish Dunes State Park
- Wildcat Mountain State Park
- Willow River State Park
- Wind Pudding Lake State Natural Area
- Wyalusing State Park
- Yellowstone Lake State Park
National parks, recreation areas and monuments (NPS) (3)
National forests (1)
Wilderness areas (7)
National wildlife refuges (FWS) (8)
Who manages Wisconsin's land
| Agency | Acres | Share of Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Land Management | 1,992 | 0% |
| U.S. Forest Service | 1,526,808 | 4.4% |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 204,533 | 0.6% |
| National Park Service | 62,465 | 0.2% |
| Department of Defense | 59,824 | 0.2% |
| All federal land | 1,855,622 | 5.3% |
Source: Congressional Research Service, Federal Land Ownership: Overview and Data (R42346), 2024 data, checked 2026-09-30.
Camping on Wisconsin public land
State parks
84 of Wisconsin's state parks have developed campgrounds on record; compare them in the Wisconsin state parks table.
Common questions
- 5.3% of Wisconsin is federal land: 1,855,622 of its 35,011,200 acres (2024 data).
- 1,992 acres, less than 0.1% of the state (2024 data).
- The largest federal land manager in Wisconsin is the U.S. Forest Service, with 1,526,808 acres, 4.4% of the state.
- This guide lists 84 Wisconsin state parks and recreation areas, 84 of them with camping on record.
- congress.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- blm.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
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