State guide
Public land that may allow hunting in Kansas
93 named public land units in Kansas from PAD-US 4.1: 74 state wildlife & game areas, 1 forests & grasslands, 3 wildlife refuges & WPAs, 15 lake & reservoir project lands. The largest are Cimarron National Grassland, Milford Recreation Area, Perry Recreation Area.
- 93listed areas
- 574Kacres (approx.)
- 74state wildlife & game areas
Regulations & licenses: Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
This site does not list seasons, bag limits, license or permit rules. Those change every year and differ by area. Check them with the state agency before you go, and confirm the specific area is open to the hunting you plan.
Where the listed areas are
One dot per area at its reference point; larger dots are larger areas. Outline: U.S. Census Bureau.
Acres by land type
Approximate acres for the portion of each unit inside Kansas.
All 93 areas, largest first
- National Grassland
Cimarron National Grassland
108,583 acres
U.S. Forest Service (USDA) · Morton County, Stevens County
Open access - Army Corps of Engineers project land
Milford Recreation Area
45,297 acres
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Geary County, Clay County + 2 more
Open access - Army Corps of Engineers project land
Perry Recreation Area
39,415 acres
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Jefferson County
Open access - Army Corps of Engineers project land
Tuttle Creek Recreation Area
34,535 acres
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Pottawatomie County, Riley County + 1 more
Open access - Army Corps of Engineers project land
Melvern Recreation Area
23,498 acres
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Osage County, Lyon County
Open access - Army Corps of Engineers project land
Clinton Recreation Area
22,672 acres
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Douglas County, Shawnee County
Open access - National Wildlife Refuge
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge
22,163 acres
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Stafford County, Reno County + 1 more
Restricted access - Army Corps of Engineers project land
Wilson Recreation Area
21,815 acres
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Russell County, Lincoln County
Open access - Army Corps of Engineers project land
Kanopolis Recreation Area
21,237 acres
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Ellsworth County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area
18,855 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Barton County
Restricted access - National Wildlife Refuge
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge
18,584 acres
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Coffey County, Lyon County
Restricted access - Bureau of Reclamation project land
Cheney Wildlife Area
15,856 acres
Bureau of Reclamation · Reno County, Sedgwick County + 1 more
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Mined Land Wildlife Area
14,830 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Cherokee County, Crawford County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Glen Elder Wildlife Area
14,024 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Mitchell County, Osborne County
Restricted access - Army Corps of Engineers project land
Hillsdale Recreation Area
13,170 acres
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Miami County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Cedar Bluff Wildlife Area
11,435 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Trego County
Restricted access - Bureau of Reclamation project land
Glen Elder Reservoir
10,637 acres
Bureau of Reclamation · Mitchell County
Open access - Army Corps of Engineers project land
Pomona Recreation Area
10,464 acres
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Osage County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Clinton Wildlife Area
9,919 acres
State: park and recreation agency · Douglas County, Shawnee County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Jeffery Energy Center Wildlife Area
9,752 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Pottawatomie County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Marais Des Cygne Wildlife Area
7,946 acres
State: park and recreation agency · Linn County
Restricted access - National Wildlife Refuge
Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge
7,647 acres
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Linn County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Norton Wildlife Area
6,278 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Norton County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Pratt Sandhills Wildlife Area
5,712 acres
State: park and recreation agency · Pratt County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Byron Walker Wildlife Area
4,426 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Kingman County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Kaw Wildlife Area
4,147 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Cowley County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Lovewell Wildlife Area
4,065 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Jewell County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Finney Game Refuge
3,622 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Finney County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Neosho Wildlife Area
2,990 acres
State: park and recreation agency · Neosho County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Jamestown Wildlife Area
2,709 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Cloud County, Republic County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Woodson State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area
2,468 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Woodson County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Hollister Wildlife Area
2,452 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Bourbon County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Maxwell Wildlife Refuge
2,232 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · McPherson County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
La Cygne Wildlife Area
1,967 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Miami County, Linn County
Restricted access - Bureau of Reclamation project land
Lovewell Reservoir
1,946 acres
Bureau of Reclamation · Jewell County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Sherman State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area
1,542 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Sherman County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Berentz-Dick Wildlife Area
1,357 acres
State: park and recreation agency · Montgomery County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Big Hill Wildlife Area
1,253 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Labette County
Restricted access - Bureau of Reclamation project land
Cedar Bluff Reservoir
1,233 acres
Bureau of Reclamation · Trego County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Texas Lake Wildlife Area
1,232 acres
State: park and recreation agency · Pratt County
Restricted access - Bureau of Reclamation project land
Kirwin Reservoir
1,147 acres
Bureau of Reclamation · Phillips County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
South Fork Wildlife Area
1,005 acres
State: park and recreation agency · Cheyenne County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Clark Wildlife Area
1,004 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Clark County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Finney State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area
844 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Finney County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Meade Wildlife Area
812 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Meade County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Francis Wachs Wildlife Area
785 acres
State: park and recreation agency · Phillips County, Smith County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Concannon State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area
754 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Finney County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Nemaha Wildlife Area
703 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Nemaha County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Ottawa State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area
648 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Ottawa County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Bolton Wildlife Area
633 acres
State: park and recreation agency · Wabaunsee County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Douglas State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area
598 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Douglas County
Open access - Bureau of Reclamation project land
Keith Sebelius Reservoir
522 acres
Bureau of Reclamation · Norton County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
St. Francis Wildlife Area
485 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Cheyenne County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Geary State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area
461 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Geary County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Sheridan Wildlife Area
453 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Sheridan County, Gove County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Isabel Wetlands Wildlife Area
442 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Pratt County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Spring River Wildlife Area
441 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Cherokee County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Lyon State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area
441 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Lyon County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Washington State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area
419 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Washington County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Dove Flats Wildlife Area
417 acres
State: park and recreation agency · Montgomery County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Louisburg-middlecreek Wildlife Management Area & Fishing Lake
396 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Miami County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Chase State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area
388 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Chase County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Woodson Wildlife Area
344 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Woodson County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Woodson Diversion Wildlife Area
329 acres
State: park and recreation agency · Rooks County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Garton Wildlife Area
320 acres
State: park and recreation agency · Lane County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Hamilton State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area
317 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Hamilton County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Michael Brzon Wildlife Area
309 acres
State: park and recreation agency · Republic County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Prairie Center
300 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Johnson County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Rooks State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area
298 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Rooks County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Neosho Wildlife Area - South Unit
267 acres
State: park and recreation agency · Neosho County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Goodman State Lake and Wildlife Area
264 acres
State: park and recreation agency · Ness County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Hodgeman State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area
253 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Hodgeman County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Bourbon Wildlife Area
246 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Bourbon County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Duck Creek Wildlife Area
246 acres
State: park and recreation agency · Montgomery County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Logan State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area
229 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Logan County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Atchison State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area
205 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Atchison County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Leavenworth Wildlife Area
202 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Leavenworth County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake No. 1 And Wildlife
173 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Pottawatomie County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Miami State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area
167 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Miami County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Jewell State Lake Wildlife Area
161 acres
State: park and recreation agency · Jewell County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Scott Wildlife Area
160 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Scott County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Binger Wildlife Area
155 acres
State: park and recreation agency · Rice County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Ferris Demonstration Wildlife Area
149 acres
State: park and recreation agency · McPherson County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Brown State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area
140 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Brown County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Cowley State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area
140 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Cowley County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Rutlander Wildlife Area
132 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Miami County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Barber State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area
125 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Barber County
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Wilson State Fishing Lake Wildlife Area
90 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Wilson County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Cottonwood Flats Wildlife Area
89 acres
State: park and recreation agency · Hamilton County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Nebo State Lake Wildlife Area
80 acres
State: park and recreation agency · Jackson County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Green Wildlife Area
78 acres
State: fish and wildlife agency · Shawnee County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Hain State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area
70 acres
State: park and recreation agency · Ford County
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Lane Wildlife Area
41 acres
State: park and recreation agency · Lane County
Restricted access
Acreage is calculated from simplified PAD-US boundaries for the portion inside Kansas. “Access” is the PAD-US public access field, not a statement about hunting. National wildlife refuges are generally coded “restricted” in PAD-US because of seasonal or area closures.