Public Lands in Alaska

Alaska contains over 200 million acres of federal public lands - lands owned by each and every American.  Your lands in Alaska include 15 National Parks, 16 National Wildlife Refuges, and our nation's two largest national forests.

Alaska's public lands offer incredible wildlife habitat, opportunities for solitude, and spectacular scenery. 

 

Current Land Statistics in Alaska
National Public Land Ownership

National Park Lands:

• 52.9 million acres (68% of nation’s total acreage)
• 33.5 million acres in wilderness

National Wildlife Refuge Lands

• 72.4 million acres (83% of nation’s total acreage)
• 18.7 million acres in wilderness

National Forest Service Lands

• 22.5 million acres
  (The nation’s two largest National Forests – Tongass more than 3 times larger than any other)
• 5.8 million acres in wilderness

BLM lands: Approximately 70 million acres

 

• Alaska contains 365,500,000 acres of land
• Reference Point: CA is approximately100 million acres