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Arizona Public Hunting Land

106 open places and programs, from wildlife areas to national forests, plus the 50 places that are closed to state-licensed hunting.

MapWildlife areasTribal lands
106Open records
38Wildlife areas
31Forest units
9Refuges
50Closed places

Photo: Tony Webster (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Arizona public land guides by type

Wildlife areasBy AZGFD regionNational forestsForests and districtsBLM landField offices and monumentsWildlife refuges50 CFR 32.22Federal landNRAs, Reclamation, militaryAccess programsTrust land and CompactTribal landsClosed to state huntingPublic land mapEvery place pinned

Arizona public land by kind

Arizona hunters work mostly on public ground: six national forests, about 12.1 million acres of BLM land by the BLM's own count, more than 9 million acres of State Trust Land by the State Land Department's count, nine national wildlife refuges and 38 wildlife areas run by AZGFD under rule R12-4-802. This index lists every open record on the site, grouped by kind, and then the places where an Arizona license does not let you hunt.

Tribal land, about 28 percent of the state according to AZGFD, is closed to state-licensed hunting; each tribe sets its own rules and permits. National parks and most national monuments run by the National Park Service are closed under 36 CFR 2.2, while Lake Mead and Glen Canyon national recreation areas allow hunting with restrictions. Two wildlife areas are closed by rule.

Kind of landRecordsAcres (as listed)
Wildlife areas38327,702
National forests611,184,001
Ranger districts25–
BLM records112,100,000
BLM field offices811,383,465
BLM national monuments62,900,518
National conservation areas3122,000
National wildlife refuges91,717,449
National recreation areas2956,356
Reclamation records1226,714
Military installations52,690,983
State Trust Land records19,000,000
Access programs1–

Ranger district acres are part of their forests, so they are not added again. Acres are each record’s own figure (agency statement or GIS).

lands.json (AZGFD GIS layers, R12-4-802, USFS, BLM, FWS, NPS, DoD and State Land Department sources), checked November 7, 2026.

Every open Arizona place on this site

Each name links to a page with its rules, Game Management Units, draw and over-the-counter hunts, nearby towns and services.

Wildlife areas: 38

National forests: 6

Ranger districts: 25

BLM records: 1

BLM field offices: 8

BLM national monuments: 6

National conservation areas: 3

National wildlife refuges: 9

National recreation areas: 2

Reclamation records: 1

Military installations: 5

State Trust Land records: 1

Access programs: 1

Places in Arizona closed to state-licensed hunting

These 50 places are not open to hunting with an Arizona license: 28 tribal reservations and off-reservation trust lands (20,479,677 GIS acres in Arizona), 20 National Park Service units and 2 wildlife areas. Hunting on tribal land is up to the tribe, and going onto Indian land to hunt without permission is a federal offense under 18 USC 1165.

Clarence May and C.H.M. May Memorial Wildlife Area is closed to hunting except predator hunts authorized by Commission Order; Colorado River Nature Center Wildlife Area is closed to hunting.

Closed placeTypeCountiesGIS acresWhy closed
Canyon de Chelly NMNational MonumentApache88,212NPS unit (36 CFR 2.2)
Casa Grande Ruins NMNational MonumentPinal473NPS unit (36 CFR 2.2)
Chiricahua NMNational MonumentCochise12,213NPS unit (36 CFR 2.2)
Coronado MemorialNational MemorialCochise4,813NPS unit (36 CFR 2.2)
Fort Bowie NHSNational Historic SiteCochise998NPS unit (36 CFR 2.2)
Grand Canyon NPNational ParkCoconino, Mohave1,203,021NPS unit (36 CFR 2.2)
Hohokam Pima NMNational MonumentPinal1,689NPS unit (36 CFR 2.2)
Hubbell Trading Post NHSNational Historic SiteApache160NPS unit (36 CFR 2.2)
Montezuma Castle NMNational MonumentYavapai1,012NPS unit (36 CFR 2.2)
Navajo NMNational MonumentNavajo, Coconino360NPS unit (36 CFR 2.2)
Organ Pipe Cactus NMNational MonumentPima330,929NPS unit (36 CFR 2.2)
Petrified Forest NPNational ParkApache, Navajo222,975NPS unit (36 CFR 2.2)
Pipe Spring NMNational MonumentMohave40NPS unit (36 CFR 2.2)
Saguaro NPNational ParkPima93,650NPS unit (36 CFR 2.2)
Sunset Crater Volcano NMNational MonumentCoconino3,136NPS unit (36 CFR 2.2)
Tonto NMNational MonumentGila1,122NPS unit (36 CFR 2.2)
Tumacacori NHPNational Historical ParkSanta Cruz363NPS unit (36 CFR 2.2)
Tuzigoot NMNational MonumentYavapai813NPS unit (36 CFR 2.2)
Walnut Canyon NMNational MonumentCoconino3,241NPS unit (36 CFR 2.2)
Wupatki NMNational MonumentCoconino35,428NPS unit (36 CFR 2.2)
Cocopah ReservationIndian ReservationYuma6,407Tribal land
Colorado River Indian ReservationIndian ReservationLa Paz248,928Tribal land
Fort Apache ReservationIndian ReservationNavajo, Gila, Apache1,684,530Tribal land
Fort McDowell Yavapai NationIndian ReservationMaricopa24,929Tribal land
Fort Mojave ReservationIndian ReservationMohave23,581Tribal land
Fort Yuma Indian ReservationIndian ReservationYuma2,055Tribal land
Gila River Indian ReservationIndian ReservationPinal, Maricopa373,781Tribal land
Havasupai ReservationIndian ReservationCoconino176,497Tribal land
Hopi trust landTribal LandNavajo, Coconino169Tribal land
Hopi ReservationIndian ReservationNavajo, Coconino1,620,805Tribal land
Hualapai Indian ReservationIndian ReservationCoconino, Mohave, Yavapai1,020,442Tribal land
Hualapai trust landTribal LandMohave7,323Tribal land
Kaibab Indian ReservationIndian ReservationMohave, Coconino120,869Tribal land
Maricopa (Ak Chin)Indian ReservationPinal20,999Tribal land
Maricopa (Ak Chin) trust landTribal LandPinal1,035Tribal land
Navajo Nation trust landTribal LandCoconino, Navajo, Apache7,111Tribal land
Navajo Nation ReservationIndian ReservationApache, Coconino, Navajo10,340,299Tribal land
Pascua Pueblo Yaqui trust landTribal LandPima35Tribal land
Pascua Pueblo Yaqui ReservationIndian ReservationPima2,286Tribal land
Salt River ReservationIndian ReservationMaricopa54,581Tribal land
San Carlos ReservationIndian ReservationGraham, Gila, Pinal1,873,705Tribal land
Tohono O'odham Nation trust landTribal LandMaricopa40Tribal land
Tohono O'odham Nation ReservationIndian ReservationPima, Pinal, Maricopa2,852,505Tribal land
Tonto Apache trust landTribal LandGila275Tribal land
Tonto Apache ReservationIndian ReservationGila97Tribal land
Yavapai-Apache Nation ReservationIndian ReservationYavapai1,838Tribal land
Yavapai-Prescott ReservationIndian ReservationYavapai1,385Tribal land
Zuni ReservationIndian ReservationApache13,170Tribal land
Clarence May and CHM May MemorialState Wildlife AreaCochise554Closed by R12-4-802
Colorado River Nature CenterState Wildlife AreaMohave461Closed by R12-4-802
Tribal lands guide

Closed rows from lands.json: tribal boundaries from Census TIGERweb (18 USC 1165); NPS units (36 CFR 2.2); wildlife areas (R12-4-802); checked November 7, 2026.

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Arizona public hunting land, answered

How much public land can I hunt in Arizona?

The site lists 106 open records. Agency statements put BLM land at 12.1 million acres and State Trust Land at over 9 million acres, and the national forests hold about 11.2 million acres of National Forest System land.

Can I hunt on an Indian reservation with an Arizona license?

No. Tribal land is closed to state-licensed hunting; each tribe sets its own rules and permits, and under R12-4-117 a state license is not required on a reservation where the tribe allows hunting.

Are national parks in Arizona open to hunting?

No. Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest and Saguaro national parks and the NPS national monuments are closed under 36 CFR 2.2. Lake Mead and Glen Canyon national recreation areas allow hunting with restrictions.

Is a State Land Department permit needed while hunting?

Licensed hunters actively pursuing game in season are exempt from the State Land Department permit; other recreation needs a Recreational Permit.

Which wildlife areas are closed to hunting?

Two: Clarence May and C.H.M. May Memorial (predator hunts by Commission Order only) and Colorado River Nature Center.

Other photos on this page: Leland Jackson (CC BY 2.0); Coconino National Forest (CC0 1.0); Matthew Dillon (CC BY-SA 2.0); Ken Lund (CC BY-SA 2.0); Reinhard Link (CC BY-SA 2.0); William Herron (CC BY-SA 2.0); Bureau of Land Management (CC BY 2.0); Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova (CC BY-SA 4.0).