Public Land Hunting & Fishing in Virginia

Free and permit-required public hunting and fishing areas in Virginia: national forests, BLM land, state WMAs, and wildlife refuges. 4 areas listed.

National Forests 2
George Washington National Forest
Augusta, Bath, Rockbridge, Highland, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Frederick, Clarke, Warren County · 1,065,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
George Washington National Forest spans 1.065 million acres across the Allegheny, Blue Ridge, and Massanutten mountains...
Official site ↗
Jefferson National Forest
Montgomery, Giles, Craig, Bland, Wythe, Pulaski, Smyth, Washington, Scott, Wise, Lee, Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell County · 723,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Jefferson National Forest encompasses 723,000 acres of southwestern Virginia's Cumberland and Appalachian plateaus, incl...
Official site ↗
Wildlife Refuges 1
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
Accomack County · 14,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing
Chincoteague NWR protects 14,000 acres of barrier island habitat on Virginia's Eastern Shore, including the iconic Assat...
Official site ↗
State WMAs 1
Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Rockbridge, Augusta, Bath County · 33,919 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Goshen-Little North Mountain WMA encompasses 33,919 acres of Virginia's Allegheny Highlands in the Maury River watershed...
Official site ↗