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Aucilla WMA


Aucilla WMA

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Fees

No Daily-Use Permit currently required. To hunt or fish you must possess the appropriate license and permit.

Facilities

photo hikers on  Aucilla WMA Joe Davis

Boat ramps, picnic, and toilet facilities at Goose Pasture and the headwaters of the Wacissa. Boat access and picnic facilities also available at Welaunee Landing.  Canoe/kayak/hand launch is available at Calico Hill.  Picnic facilities available at Western Sloughs.

Map of Aucilla PDF

Public Access

Open to public access year round.

Vehicle use regulations

  • Vehicles may be operated only on designated roads.
  • No motor vehicle shall be operated on any part of any wildlife and environmental area designated and posted as "CLOSED" because of inclement weather, poor road conditions, construction, management activities, or wildlife surveys.
  • No person shall park any vehicle in a manner that obstructs a road, gate, or firelane.
  • ATVs are prohibited.

Location

Jefferson and Taylor counties; main entrance is at Western Sloughs about 3.5 miles east of junction of highways 59 and 98; hiker access off Goose Pasture Road about 1 mile west of Powell Hammock Grade and at the small game hunt area south of 98 about 4 miles east of highway 98 and 59 junction; boater access at the headsprings of the Wacissa and at Goose Pasture.

View a location map PDF

Nearby

Additional wildlife viewing sites in the vicinity.

Ochlocknee River State Park (camping permitted); Goose Pasture (camping permitted); Wakulla Springs State Park; Econfina River State Park; St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge.

Nearest Cities/Towns

Tallahassee is 15 miles northwest of the Wacissa headwaters at the north end of the WMA.  From the Western Sloughs entrance, Perry is 27 miles east, and Wakulla is 15 miles west.
 

Our mission: Managing fish and wildlife resources for their long-term well-being and the benefit of people.