Fort Bragg (now officially Fort Liberty) is enormous: the installation covers about 251 square miles, which is roughly 160,000–163,000 acres in North Carolina.

Quick Scoop

  • Fort Bragg spans about 251 square miles (around 650 square kilometers).
  • In acres, that’s roughly 160,000–163,000 acres of military land and training areas.
  • It is considered one of the largest military bases in the world by population and one of the largest in the United States by land area.

To picture the size , think of a small U.S. county or a large metropolitan area footprint: you can drive for many miles and still be on post, passing ranges, pine forests, airfields, and housing areas before you ever reach the far edge.

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