Most of the Neuburg Forest is located in the municipalities of [[Fürstenzell]] and [[Neuburg am Inn]] (from which the forest derives its name), as well as in the southern Passau districts of Heining. (where the [[Löwenwand]] is found), Haidenhof Nord and Haidenhof Süd. Its northwestern part west of the Lauterbach extends into the territory of the borough of [[Vilshofen an der Donau|Vilshofen]] (near Seestetten: Seestettner Holz with the 390-metre-high Hirschenberg).