Public lands in Mississippi

19 units whose boundary reaches Mississippi, 2.6 million acres counted whole even where a boundary crosses into another state. 15 national wildlife refuges, 3 wilderness areas, 1 national forest. Largest first within each type.

National wildlife refuges

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Refuge · USFWS
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge
48,326 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
41,797 acres2 campgrounds near
Refuge · USFWS
Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge
36,563 acresAlso LA
Refuge · USFWS
St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge
24,793 acresAlso LA
Refuge · USFWS
Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge
19,157 acres2 campgrounds near
Refuge · USFWS
Hillside National Wildlife Refuge
15,517 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge
13,044 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge
10,315 acresAlso AL
Refuge · USFWS
Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge
9,777 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge
7,556 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge
6,265 acres2 campgrounds near
Refuge · USFWS
Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge
4,675 acres10 campgrounds near
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Refuge · USFWS
Coldwater River National Wildlife Refuge
2,516 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge
2,365 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge
1,538 acresNational Wildlife Refuge

Wilderness areas

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Wilderness · USFS
Black Creek Wilderness
5,033 acres1 campground near
Wilderness · NPS
Gulf Islands Wilderness
4,630 acresWilderness
Wilderness · USFS
Leaf Wilderness
993 acresWilderness

National forests and grasslands

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Forest · USFS
National Forests in Mississippi
2.4 million acres44 campgrounds near

Boundaries come from the agencies’ own layers. A unit is listed in every state its boundary reaches. Data refreshed September 18, 2026.