Visitor Information (updated yearly)

Fees

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

Facilities

Located at the check station, one mile inside WMA, is an open year-round restroom facility and several picnic tables. An additional picnic table is located at the WMA entrance. A viewing deck/fishing dock can be accessed 2.5 miles inside area on main road.

Map of Half Moon WMA - pdf file

Public Access

Motorized vehicles are prohibited except during public hunts and one day prior to each hunt; please park outside the gate in the designated parking area as the gate may be locked. Vehicle use regulations.

Location

Half Moon Wildlife Management Area (WMA) lies in the northwest corner of Sumter County in central Florida.  The entrance to Half Moon is located at the north end of CR 247, off SR 44 between Inverness and Wildwood. It is approximately 7 miles west of I-75 and the turnpike and 25 miles south of Ocala.

View a location map - pdf file

Nearby

Additional wildlife viewing sites in the vicinity.

Numerous public conservation properties are close to Half Moon, including Crystal River State Preserve, Flying Each WMA, Lake Panasoffkee WMA, Potts WMA, and Withlacoochee and Goethe State Forests. The nearby state forest tracts include Jumper Creek, Richloam, Citrus, Ross Prairies, and Homosassa WMAs.

Nearest Cities/Towns

Inverness (8 miles southwest), Ocala (33 miles north), Crystal River (25 miles west), and Homosassa Springs (25 miles west).