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State Lands Overview

Updated July 2026

Data from DNR Manages Lands & the State Land Office

  • DNR-owned Lands: 422,705 acres
    • Forestry: 161,923 acres
    • Fish & Wildlife: 155,594 acres
    • State Parks: 81,048 acres
    • Nature Preserves: 21,982 acres
    • Other DNR lands, including partial interest: 2,157 acres
  • Conservation Easements held by DNR: 36,512 acres

Data from DNR Managed Lands & County parcels

  • Army Corps of Engineers: 113,451 acres
    Managed by Indiana DNR: 110,177 acres
    • Patoka Lake 26,115 acres
    • Monroe Lake: 23,555 acres
    • Brookville Lake: 16,597 acres
    • Mississinewa Lake: 13,440 acres
    • Salamonie Lake: 11,395 acres
    • J. Edward Roush FWA: 8,271 acres
    • Cagles Mill Lake: 7,023 acres
    • Cecil M. Harden Lake: 3,781 acres
  • Department of the Army: 2,248 acres
    Managed by Indiana DNR as part of Hovey Lake Fish & Wildlife Area
  • Department of Defense: 147,544 acres
    • Crane Naval Weapons Support Center: 61,995 acres
    • Jefferson Proving Ground/Big Oaks NWR: 51,524 acres
    • Camp Atterbury: 34,025 acres
  • National Park Service: 12,519 acres
    • Indiana Dunes National Park: 11,927 acres
  • U.S. Forest Service - Hoosier National Forest: 202,500 acres
    • Charles C. Deam Wilderness Area: 12,506 acres
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 19,245 acres
    • Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge: 11,403 acres
    • Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge: 7,826 acres

Data from Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan

  • 126,414 acres

Data from State Land Office parcels

  • Total: 14,008 acres
    • Department of Corrections: 3,540
    • Port Commission: 2,663
    • National Guard: 2,467
    • River Basin Development Commissions: 1,643
    • State Museum & Historic Sites: 1,242
    • Family and Social Services Administration: 974
    • State Police: 481
    • Department of Veterans Affairs: 300
    • State Fair Commission: 252
    • White River State Park: 173
    • Department of Administration: 101
    • School for the Deaf: 76
    • School for the Blind & Visually Impaired: 63   

Entities not included:

  • Per Indiana Code 14-18-1.5-3, the State Land Office does not serve as the repository for educational institutions or the Indiana Department of Transportation.
  • The Indiana Economic Development Commission also does not submit information to the State Land Office.