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Public Land Hunting & Fishing in California

Free and permit-required public hunting and fishing areas in California: national forests, BLM land, state WMAs, and wildlife refuges. 6 areas listed.

National Forests 3
Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Shasta, Trinity, Siskiyou County · 2,200,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Shasta-Trinity National Forest encompasses 2.2 million acres in northern California, stretching from the volcanic peaks...
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Los Padres National Forest
Monterey, Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo County · 1,750,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Los Padres National Forest stretches 1.75 million acres along California's Central Coast from Monterey to Los Angeles, e...
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Mendocino National Forest
Lake, Mendocino, Colusa, Tehama, Glenn County · 913,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Mendocino National Forest covers 913,000 acres in the Northern Coast Ranges of California, the only national forest in t...
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BLM Land 1
Carrizo Plain National Monument
San Luis Obispo County · 204,107 acres
🦌 Hunting Free Access
Carrizo Plain National Monument encompasses 204,107 acres of the last large undeveloped valley grassland in California,...
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State WMAs 1
Tehama Wildlife Management Area
Tehama County · 46,900 acres
🦌 Hunting Free Access
Tehama Wildlife Management Area is the largest state WMA in California at nearly 47,000 acres, situated on the eastern s...
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Wildlife Refuges 1
San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Merced County · 45,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Permit Required
San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Complex in the San Joaquin Valley encompasses approximately 45,000 acres of managed we...
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