Public lands in New Jersey

7 units whose boundary reaches New Jersey, 85,331 acres counted whole even where a boundary crosses into another state. 5 national wildlife refuges, 2 wilderness areas. Largest first within each type.

National wildlife refuges

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Refuge · USFWS

Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge

44,151 acresNational Wildlife Refuge

Refuge · USFWS

Cape May National Wildlife Refuge

13,289 acresNational Wildlife Refuge

Refuge · USFWS

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

7,858 acresNational Wildlife Refuge

Refuge · USFWS

Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge

6,012 acresAlso NY

Refuge · USFWS

Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

3,680 acresAlso DE

Wilderness areas

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Wilderness · USFWS

Brigantine Wilderness

6,681 acresWilderness

Wilderness · USFWS

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness

3,660 acresWilderness

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