West Virginia Public Lands
7.4% of West Virginia is federal land: 1,140,201 of its 15,410,560 acres (2024 data). The largest federal land manager in West Virginia is the U.S. Forest Service, with 1,047,859 acres, 6.8% of the state. This guide covers 38 state parks, 6 National Park Service units, 2 national forests, 9 wilderness areas, and 2 national wildlife refuges.
Explore West Virginia public lands by type
- West Virginia state parks 38 parks, 20 with camping, 36 with swimming
- West Virginia national parks 6 National Park Service units
- West Virginia national forests George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, Monongahela National Forest
- West Virginia wilderness areas 9 areas
- West Virginia national wildlife refuges 2 national wildlife refuges
West Virginia 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 57 places on this map
State parks (38)
- Audra State Park
- Babcock State Park
- Beartown State Park
- Beech Fork State Park
- Berkeley Springs State Park
- Blackwater Falls State Park
- Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park
- Bluestone State Park
- Cacapon Resort State Park
- Cacapon State Park Lake
- Camp Creek State Park
- Canaan Valley Resort State Park
- Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park
- Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
- Cathedral State Park
- Cedar Creek State Park
- Chief Logan State Park
- Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park
- Fairfax Stone Historical Monument State Park
- Hawks Nest State Park
- Holly River State Park
- Little Beaver State Park
- Lost River State Park
- Moncove Lake State Park
- Mont Chateau State Park
- North Bend State Park
- Pinnacle Rock State Park
- Pipestem Resort State Park
- Prickett's Fort State Park
- Stonewall Jackson Lake State Park
- Summersville Lake State Park
- Tomlinson Run State Park
- Tu-Endie-Wei State Park
- Twin Falls Resort State Park
- Tygart Lake State Park
- Valley Falls State Park
- Watoga State Park
- Watters Smith Memorial State Park
National parks, recreation areas and monuments (NPS) (6)
National forests (2)
Wilderness areas (9)
National wildlife refuges (FWS) (2)
Who manages West Virginia's land
| Agency | Acres | Share of West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Land Management | 0 | 0% |
| U.S. Forest Service | 1,047,859 | 6.8% |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 22,265 | 0.1% |
| National Park Service | 67,217 | 0.4% |
| Department of Defense | 2,860 | 0% |
| All federal land | 1,140,201 | 7.4% |
Source: Congressional Research Service, Federal Land Ownership: Overview and Data (R42346), 2024 data, checked 2026-09-30.
Camping on West Virginia public land
20 of West Virginia's state parks have developed campgrounds on record; compare them in the West Virginia state parks table.
Common questions
- 7.4% of West Virginia is federal land: 1,140,201 of its 15,410,560 acres (2024 data).
- The largest federal land manager in West Virginia is the U.S. Forest Service, with 1,047,859 acres, 6.8% of the state.
- This guide lists 38 West Virginia state parks and recreation areas, 20 of them with camping on record.
- congress.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
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