List of West Virginia wildlife management areas

This is a list of wildlife management areas in West Virginia.

West Virginia wildlife management areas
West Virginia Wildlife Management Areas

Wildlife Management Area

County

Area

Accommodations[1]

Lakes

Shooting
Ranges[2]

Acres

Hectares

Cabins

Camping

Allegheny Mineral 5,884 2,381
Amherst-Plymouth Putnam 7,061 2,857
Anawalt Lake McDowell 2,097 849
Bear Rock Lakes Ohio 242 98
Becky Creek Randolph 1,930 781
Beech Fork Lake Cabell
Wayne		 7,531 3,048
Berwind Lake McDowell 93 38 8
Beury Mountain Fayette 9,232[3][4] 3,736
Big Ditch Webster 388 157
Big Ugly Lincoln 5,300 2,145
Bluestone Lake Summers
Mercer
Monroe		 18,019 7,292 330
Burches Run Marshall 55 22
Burnsville Lake Braxton 12,579 5,091
Castleman Run Lake Brooke
Ohio		 486 197
Cecil H. Underwood Marshall 2,115 856
Center Branch Harrison 974 394
Cheat Canyon Preston 3,836[5] 1,552
Chief Cornstalk Mason 11,772 4,764
Conaway Run Lake Tyler 630 255
Cross Creek Brooke 2,080 842
Dents Run Marion 1,226 496
Dunkard Fork Marshall 470 190
East Lynn Lake Wayne 22,928 9,279
Edwards Run Hampshire 397 153
Elk Creek Logan
Mingo		 6,004 2,430
Elk River Braxton 18,225 7,375
Fairfax Pond-Rehe Preston 638 258
Fort Mill Ridge Hampshire 217 88
Frozen Camp Jackson 2,735 1,107
Green Bottom Cabell
Mason		 1,096 444
Handley Pocahontas 784 317
Hilbert Lincoln 289 117
Hillcrest Hancock 2,212 895
Horse Creek Wyoming 48 19
Hughes River Ritchie
Wirt		 10,000 4,047
Huttonsville State Farm Randolph 2,720 1,101
Lantz Farm and Nature Preserve Wetzel 548 222
Laurel Lake Mingo 12,854 5,202
Lewis Wetzel Wetzel 13,590 5,500
Little Indian Creek Monongalia 1,036 419
McClintic Mason 3,655 1,479
Meadow River Greenbrier 2,504 1,013
Mill Creek Cabell 1,470 595
Moncove Lake Monroe 898 363
Morris Creek Clay
Kanawha		 9,874 3,996
Nathaniel Mountain Hampshire 10,675 4,320
Panther McDowell 7,820 3,147 8
Pedlar Monongalia 766 310
Pleasant Creek Barbour
Taylor		 3,030 1,226
Plum Orchard Lake Fayette 3,201 1,295 38
Pruntytown State Farm Taylor 1,764 714
R.D. Bailey Lake Mingo
Wyoming		 17,280 6,993
Ritchie Mines Ritchie 2,300 931
Sand Hill Ritchie
Wood		 967 391
Shannondale Springs Jefferson 1,566 634
Short Mountain Hampshire 8,005 3,240
Slatyfork Pocahontas
Randolph		 49 20
Sleepy Creek Berkeley
Morgan		 22,928 9,279
Smoke Camp Lewis 252 102
Snake Hill Monongalia 3,092 1,251
South Branch Hampshire
Hardy		 1,097 444
Stonecoal Lake Lewis
Upshur		 3,000 1,214
Stonewall Jackson Lake Lewis 18,289 7,401
Stumptown Calhoun
Gilmer		 1,674 677
Summersville Lake Nicholas 5,974 2,418
Tate Lohr Mercer 576 233
Teter Creek Lake Barbour 136 55
The Jug Tyler 2,065 836
Thorn Creek Pendleton 528 214
Tug Fork McDowell 2,165 876
Turkey Run Jackson 64 26
Upper Deckers Creek Preston 56 23
Upper Mud River Lincoln 1,725 698
Valley Bend Wetlands Randolph 31 13
Wallback Clay
Kanawha
Roane		 11,757 4,758
Widmeyer Morgan 422 171
Woodrum Lake Jackson 1,700 688
Former West Virginia Wildlife Management Areas
Briery Mountain Wildlife Management Area – Closed in 2011.[6]
Fork Creek Wildlife Management Area – Closed in 2008.[7]
Springfield Wildlife Management Area – Closed in 2004.[8]

References
  1. "West Virginia State Parks Facilities Grid" (PDF). West Virginia State Parks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-14. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
  2. "Public Shooting Ranges in West Virginia". West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 2009-03-14. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
  3. "Beury Mountain WMA in Fayette County Extended; National Wild Turkey Federation Supports Land Acquisition". West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. 2008-10-17. Archived from the original on 2009-03-14. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
  4. "New River Gorge land to be added to preserve". Charleston Gazette. February 2, 2010. Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
  5. "DNR Acquires Two New Wildlife Management Areas in Preston County". West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. October 9, 2014. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  6. Wolford, Michelle (September 28, 2011). "Hunting Banned at Briery Mountain". The Dominion Post. Morgantown, West Virginia. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  7. "Fork Creek Wildlife Management Area Closes". West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 2009-03-14. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
  8. "Springfield Wildlife Management Area Lease Agreement Will Not Be Renewed". West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.

See also
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