The national map
Explore America
Start with a region or go straight to a state. Switch to the public land layer to see how much of each state is managed by federal agencies.
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Forest roads, volcanic peaks and the high desert east of the Cascades.
The Pacific Northwest guide -
The Mojave and Death Valley, the Eastern Sierra and the forests of the far north.
The California guide -
Canyon country, open basins and long desert roads.
The Southwest guide -
High passes, alpine basins and the long valleys between them.
The Rocky Mountains guide -
Grasslands, badlands and back roads under a very big sky.
The Great Plains guide -
Ozark ridges, pine forests, river bottoms and two coastlines.
The Southeast guide -
Old mountains, deep hollows and forest roads under a closed canopy.
The Appalachia guide -
Adirondack and White Mountain forests, rocky coast and fall color.
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
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Alaska’s long highways and gravel roads, and Hawaii’s volcanic uplands.
The Beyond the Lower 48 guide
Share of each state’s land managed by the federal government
- Under 5%
- 5 to 15%
- 15 to 30%
- 30 to 50%
- 50% or more
Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service and Department of Defense lands, as of September 30, 2024. Access rules differ by agency and by area. Source: Congressional Research Service, Federal Land Ownership: Overview and Data (R42346), updated September 14, 2026.
Every state, A to Z
- Alabama 2.7%
- Alaska 60.8%
- Arizona 38.5%
- Arkansas 9.4%
- California 45.3%
- Colorado 36.3%
- Connecticut 0.3%
- Delaware 2.4%
- District of Columbia 25.1%
- Florida 13.1%
- Georgia 5.3%
- Hawaii 21.0%
- Idaho 61.9%
- Illinois 1.2%
- Indiana 1.7%
- Iowa 0.3%
- Kansas 0.5%
- Kentucky 4.0%
- Louisiana 4.8%
- Maine 1.5%
- Maryland 3.3%
- Massachusetts 1.3%
- Michigan 10.0%
- Minnesota 6.8%
- Mississippi 5.1%
- Missouri 3.9%
- Montana 29.1%
- Nebraska 1.1%
- Nevada 79.8%
- New Hampshire 14.0%
- New Jersey 3.8%
- New Mexico 31.6%
- New York 0.7%
- North Carolina 7.7%
- North Dakota 3.9%
- Ohio 1.2%
- Oklahoma 1.5%
- Oregon 52.3%
- Pennsylvania 2.1%
- Rhode Island 0.7%
- South Carolina 4.7%
- South Dakota 5.4%
- Tennessee 4.7%
- Texas 1.9%
- Utah 63.1%
- Vermont 8.0%
- Virginia 9.1%
- Washington 28.6%
- West Virginia 7.4%
- Wisconsin 5.3%
- Wyoming 47.7%
Ten regions, fifty states and the District of Columbia
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Pacific Northwest
Forest roads, volcanic peaks and the high desert east of the Cascades.
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02
California
The Mojave and Death Valley, the Eastern Sierra and the forests of the far north.
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03
Southwest
Canyon country, open basins and long desert roads.
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04
Rocky Mountains
High passes, alpine basins and the long valleys between them.
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05
Great Plains
Grasslands, badlands and back roads under a very big sky.
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06
Midwest
Northwoods, Great Lakes shorelines and quiet two-tracks.
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07
Southeast
Ozark ridges, pine forests, river bottoms and two coastlines.
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08
Appalachia
Old mountains, deep hollows and forest roads under a closed canopy.
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09
Northeast
Adirondack and White Mountain forests, rocky coast and fall color.
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
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Beyond the Lower 48
Alaska’s long highways and gravel roads, and Hawaii’s volcanic uplands.