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Re-Use of Closed Military Bases (BRAC)

Much of a military base designated for closing under a Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC) becomes available to communities for other public and private uses.

The Federal Lands to Parks Program is a successful partnership with state and local government agencies and the military to help convert former military bases to public park and recreation use. The Program assists in planning and negotiating re-use appropriate for park lands, recreational areas and green-space and, upon approval by the military, transfers this land to the community through a "Public Benefit Conveyance" for parks and recreation. Communities requested Federal Lands to Parks Program assistance on eighty-eight per cent (86 of 97) of military bases closed under the previous four rounds of base closures.

The National Park Service has helped 78 communities in 23 states and Guam to gain former military base properties closed under BRAC laws, resulting in 11,163 acres of land, to date, for new public parks and recreational areas. An additional 14 community requests, including 3,935 acres, have been recommended by the Program and are awaiting military final approval for transfer. Please contact Federal Lands to Parks regional program coordinators for additional information about other base closure properties that are in process or of interest.

View the table of completed NPS park (base closure) transfers and projects in process.

View descriptions of selected park and recreation transfers from closed military bases (BRAC).

For more information about reusing military bases under Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) law, see the Department of Defense, Office of Economic Adjustment home page.

We invite you to learn more the Federal Lands to Parks Program .