States and regions
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.
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 -
Northwoods, Great Lakes shorelines and quiet two-tracks.
- Illinois Guide
- Indiana Guide
- Iowa Guide
- Michigan Guide
- Minnesota Guide
- Missouri Guide
- Ohio Guide
- Wisconsin Guide
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Ozark ridges, pine forests, river bottoms and two coastlines.
- Alabama Guide
- Arkansas Guide
- Florida Guide
- Georgia Guide
- Louisiana Guide
- Mississippi Guide
- South Carolina Guide
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Old mountains, deep hollows and forest roads under a closed canopy.
Appalachia guide -
Adirondack and White Mountain forests, rocky coast and fall color.
- Connecticut Guide
- Delaware Guide
- District of Columbia
- Maine Guide
- Maryland Guide
- Massachusetts Guide
- New Hampshire Guide
- New Jersey Guide
- New York Guide
- Pennsylvania Guide
- Rhode Island Guide
- Vermont Guide
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Alaska’s long highways and gravel roads, and Hawaii’s volcanic uplands.
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. See the land itself, agency by agency, on the public land map.
Every state, A to Z
- Alabama Guide 2.7%
- Alaska Guide 60.8%
- Arizona Guide 38.5%
- Arkansas Guide 9.4%
- California Guide 45.3%
- Colorado Guide 36.3%
- Connecticut Guide 0.3%
- Delaware Guide 2.4%
- District of Columbia 25.1%
- Florida Guide 13.1%
- Georgia Guide 5.3%
- Hawaii Guide 21.0%
- Idaho Guide 61.9%
- Illinois Guide 1.2%
- Indiana Guide 1.7%
- Iowa Guide 0.3%
- Kansas Guide 0.5%
- Kentucky Guide 4.0%
- Louisiana Guide 4.8%
- Maine Guide 1.5%
- Maryland Guide 3.3%
- Massachusetts Guide 1.3%
- Michigan Guide 10.0%
- Minnesota Guide 6.8%
- Mississippi Guide 5.1%
- Missouri Guide 3.9%
- Montana Guide 29.1%
- Nebraska Guide 1.1%
- Nevada Guide 79.8%
- New Hampshire Guide 14.0%
- New Jersey Guide 3.8%
- New Mexico Guide 31.6%
- New York Guide 0.7%
- North Carolina Guide 7.7%
- North Dakota Guide 3.9%
- Ohio Guide 1.2%
- Oklahoma Guide 1.5%
- Oregon Guide 52.3%
- Pennsylvania Guide 2.1%
- Rhode Island Guide 0.7%
- South Carolina Guide 4.7%
- South Dakota Guide 5.4%
- Tennessee Guide 4.7%
- Texas Guide 1.9%
- Utah Guide 63.1%
- Vermont Guide 8.0%
- Virginia Guide 9.1%
- Washington Guide 28.6%
- West Virginia Guide 7.4%
- Wisconsin Guide 5.3%
- Wyoming Guide 47.7%
Ten regions, fifty states and the District of Columbia
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01
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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10
Beyond the Lower 48
Alaska’s long highways and gravel roads, and Hawaii’s volcanic uplands.