Explore
Now Live: Public Land Map
Explore public lands from coast to coast, including federal, state, and local land, vehicle-accessible roads and trails, and BLM campgrounds.
Plan farther. Explore smarter. Know where you can go before you get there.
Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.
Map layers
Legend
Federal land, by managing agency
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
US Forest Service (USFS)
National Park Service (NPS)
US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
Department Of Defense (DOD)
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
Other Federal
State
Local
Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
Alaska Native Allotment
Federal campgrounds, by agency
- Forest Service
- Bureau of Land Management
- National Park Service
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others
State and local land (USGS PAD-US)
- State land
- County and city land
- Regional agency or district
- Land trust or conservancy
BLM roads and trails
Roads Managed for Public Motorized Use
Road
Primitive Road
Roads Managed for Limited Public Motorized Use
Road
Primitive Road
Trails Managed for Public Motorized Use
Trail
Trails Managed for Limited Public Motorized Use
- Trail
Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map
Roads
Roads open to all Vehicles, Yearlong
Roads open to all Vehicles, Seasonal
Roads open to highway legal vehicles only, Yearlong
Roads open to highway legal vehicles only, Seasonal
Special Designation, Yearlong
Special Designation, Seasonal
Trails
Trails open to all vehicles, Yearlong
Trails open to all vehicles, Seasonal
Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width, Yearlong
Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width, Seasonal
Trails open to motorcycles, Yearlong
Trails open to motorcycles, Seasonal- Special Designation, Yearlong
Special Designation, Seasonal
Trails Open to Wheeled Vehicles Only < 50" in Width, Yearlong
Trails Open to Wheeled Vehicles Only < 50" or Less in Width, Seasonal
BLM Wilderness
Wilderness Area
Wilderness Study Area
BLM recreation sites
- Camping
- OHV area
- Trailhead
Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.
Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.
Select any point to see who manages the land.
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It needs WebGL, which is turned off or unavailable here. You can still browse public land by state, or use the BLM’s own maps.
Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.
What you are looking at
Nothing on this map is ours. Each layer comes straight from the agency that keeps it, so it is as current as they are.
- Federal land
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Which federal agency manages the surface of the land, nationwide: BLM, Forest Service, Park Service, Fish and Wildlife, Reclamation, military and tribal land. In the western states it also carries state land. Private land is left clear.
Bureau of Land Management, Surface Management Agency dataset
- State and local land
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State forests, state parks and wildlife areas, county and city land, regional districts and land trusts. East of the Rockies this is most of the public land there is. Select a parcel for its name, its manager and whether it is open to the public.
U.S. Geological Survey, Protected Areas Database of the U.S. (PAD-US 4.1)
- Federal campgrounds
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More than 5,500 Forest Service, BLM, Park Service and Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds, coloured by agency. Switch the layer on, then select a pin for its page or its Recreation.gov reservation link. The place finder searches them by name too.
Recreation Information Database, the record behind Recreation.gov
- BLM roads and trails
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Roads, primitive roads and trails the BLM manages for public motorized use, including routes with limits. Coverage depends on which field offices have published their travel plans.
Bureau of Land Management, Ground Transportation Linear Features (public display)
- Forest roads and trails
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The roads and trails each National Forest has designated for motor vehicles, by vehicle class and season. Drawn from a regional view inward.
- Wilderness
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BLM Wilderness and Wilderness Study Areas, where motor vehicles are not allowed.
- Camping and trailheads
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BLM campgrounds, OHV areas and trailheads, with the agency’s own notes on fees and stay limits and a link to its page.
- Base maps
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Roads, towns, water and peaks. Dashed clay lines are unpaved tracks mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors.
OpenStreetMap through OpenFreeMap; USGS The National Map for terrain, topo and imagery
Use it to plan, then confirm. Closures, fire restrictions, seasonal gates and permits are decided locally and change quickly. The managing office has the final word.