This is a list of Maryland wildlife management areas. , the state of Maryland owned and managed sixty-one wildlife management areas (WMAs) covering of land.
Management Maryland wildlife management areass are managed by the Wildlife and Heritage Service of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Management focuses on developing wildlife habitat and providing publicly accessible space for hunting, fishing and trapping; low-impact non-hunting use is also permitted on many properties.
List of Maryland wildlife management areas The following table lists all WMAs owned and managed by Maryland . It does not include Cooperative Wildlife Management Areas, which are managed by Maryland but owned by various other entities.
WMA nameCounty or countiesRegionInformation included in this column is sourced from individual pages found at: AreaNotes Avondale Carroll Central Belle Grove Allegany Western Bodkin Island Queen Anne's Eastern Billmeyer Allegany Western Bowen Prince George's Southern Accessible only by boat Cedar Island Somerset Eastern Accessible only by boat Cedar Point Charles Southern Cheltenham Prince George's Southern Chicamuxen Charles Southern Chicone Creek Dorchester Eastern Cunningham Swamp Garrett Western Dan's Mountain Allegany Western Deal Island Somerset Eastern Devil Island Area Worcester Eastern Dierssen Montgomery Central Designated as a wildlife sanctuary; hunting and trapping not permitted. E.A. Vaughn Worcester Eastern Earleville Cecil Central Ellis Bay Wicomico Eastern Fairmount Somerset Eastern Fishing Bay Dorchester Eastern Located adjacent to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Fort Hill Allegany Western Globe Com Anne Arundel Southern Gravel Hill Swamp Frederick Western Grove Farm Cecil Central Gwynnbrook Baltimore Central The oldest WMA in Maryland; established in 1919. Heater's Island Frederick Western Located within the Potomac River and accessible only by boat. Hopkins Branch Harford Central Hugg-Thomas Howard, Carroll Central Idylwild Caroline Eastern Indian Springs Washington Western Islands of the Potomac Allegany, Washington,Frederick, Montgomery Central Encompasses thirty islands within the Potomac River. Isle of Wight Worcester Eastern Johnson Wicomico Eastern Kent Island Research Center Queen Anne's Eastern LeCompte Dorchester Eastern Linkwood Dorchester Eastern Little Patuxent Oxbow Anne Arundel Southern Maryland Marine Properties Somerset Eastern McIntosh Run St. Mary's Southern McKee-Beshers Montgomery Central Millington Kent Eastern Mt. Nebo Garrett Western Myrtle Grove Charles Southern Nanjemoy Charles Southern Nanjemoy Creek Charles Southern Nanticoke River Wicomico, Dorchester Eastern Old Bohemia Cecil Central Parker's Creek Calvert Southern Pocomoke River Worcester Eastern Pocomoke Sound Somerset Eastern Accessible only by boat Prather's Neck Washington Western Ridenour Swamp Frederick Western Riverside Charles Southern Sideling Hill Allegany, Washington Western Sinepuxent Bay Worcester Eastern Accessible only by boat South Marsh Island Dorchester, Somerset Eastern Accessible only by boat Strider Montgomery Central Tar Bay Dorchester Eastern Accessible only by boat Taylor's Island Dorchester Eastern Warrior Mountain Allegany Western Wellington Somerset Eastern Wetipquin Wicomico Eastern
See also List of Maryland state forests List of National Wildlife Refuges in Maryland Natural Environment Area (Maryland)
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External links Maryland Wildlife Management Areas