Wildlife Management Areas
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries maintains 39 management areas totaling more than 203,000 acres for the benefit of all citizens for a variety of outdoor recreational opportunities. Many management areas are open for some type of hunting. These lands are purchased and maintained with hunting, fishing, and trapping license fees and with Wildlife Restoration Funds. We encourage the public to utilize our land and enjoy the bountiful natural resources found on each area.
Access Permit Goes Into Effect January 1, 2012
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) will require an Access Permit for visitors to department-owned Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) and public fishing lakes effective January 1, 2012, who are age 17 and older, unless they possess a valid Virginia hunting, freshwater fishing, or trapping license, or a current Virginia boat registration.
Find a WMA by Region
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- Amelia WMA
- Big Survey WMA
- Big Woods WMA
- Briery Creek WMA
- C.F. Phelps WMA
- Cavalier WMA
- Chickahominy WMA
- Clinch Mountain WMA
- Crooked Creek WMA
- Dick Cross WMA
- Dismal Swamp Tract of Cavalier WMA
- Fairystone Farms WMA
- Featherfin WMA
- Game Farm Marsh WMA
- Gathright WMA
- Goshen and Little North Mountain WMA
- Hardware River WMA
- Havens WMA
- Hidden Valley WMA
- Highland WMA
- Hog Island WMA
- Horsepen Lake WMA
- James River WMA
- Land's End WMA
- Mattaponi WMA
- Merrimac Farm WMA
- Mockhorn Island WMA
- Pettigrew WMA
- Powhatan WMA
- Princess Anne WMA
- Ragged Island WMA
- Rapidan WMA
- Saxis WMA
- Short Hills WMA
- Smith Mountain Cooperative WMA
- Stewarts Creek WMA
- Thompson WMA
- Turkeycock WMA
- Weston WMA
- White Oak Mountain WMA
