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.