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Open/Closed Status of FWC Offices, Facilities, and Managed Areas

Below is a list of FWC-managed areas and facilities, including wildlife management areas, fish management areas, shooting ranges and regional offices. If an area, in part or all, has been closed due to storm activity/other natural occurrences or for repairs/renovations, it will be noted next to the area's listing. If nothing is noted next to the name of the area, it is open.

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Wildlife Management Areas

If an area, in part or all, has been closed due to storm activity/other natural occurrences or for repairs/renovations, it will be noted next to the area's listing. If nothing is noted next to the name of the area, it is open.

Camping Notices: Some WMAs do not offer camping opportunities and others allow camping only during certain times of the year. In addition to checking an area’s open/closed status, please also review the WMA regulations brochure for information about camping. Also, campgrounds with restroom facilities that don't have running water (such as portable toilets and vault toilets) may not be stocked with hand hygiene products. Visitors should bring their own hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol for use in these facilities.

Fish Management Areas

For Fish Management Areas' Open/Close status please refer to lead area emergency management website.

Shooting Ranges

Offices

  • Northwest Regional Office/Bay -
  • Apalachicola WEA Field Office/Gulf -
  • Blackwater Fisheries Research & Development Center/Okaloosa -
  • Blackwater Wildlife Field Office/Santa Rosa -
  • Carrabelle LE Field Office/Franklin -
  • Douglas/Carr -
  • DeFuniak LE Field Office -
  • FWRI Field Station/Franklin -
  • Garcon Point Aquatic Research Center -
  • Joe Budd Aquatic Education Center/Gadsden -
  • Joe Budd Field Office/Gadsden -
  • Midway Fisheries Field Office/Gadsden -
  • North Florida Waterfowl Field Station/Leon -
  • Panama City Beach LE Field Office/Bay -
  • Pensacola LE Field Office/Escambia 
  • Russell Park Building/Leon -
  • St. Augustine Road Office/Leon -
  • Tallahassee Headquarters/Leon -
  • Tallahassee Regional Communications Center/Leon -

Wildlife Management Areas

If an area, in part or all, has been closed due to storm activity/other natural occurrences or for repairs/renovations, it will be noted next to the area's listing. If nothing is noted next to the name of the area, it is open.

Camping Notices: Some WMAs do not offer camping opportunities and others allow camping only during certain times of the year. In addition to checking an area’s open/closed status, please also review the WMA regulations brochure for information about camping.  Also, campgrounds with restroom facilities that don't have running water (such as portable toilets and vault toilets) may not be stocked with hand hygiene products. Visitors should bring their own hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol for use in these facilities.

Fish Management Areas

For Fish Management Areas' Open/Close status please refer to lead area emergency management website.

  • Alligator Lake
  • Baymeadows
  • Bethesda pond 
  • Camp Blanding area - Lowry and Magnolia Lakes are open Sundays and Mondays during regular hours.
  • Crystal Springs 
  • Eagle Lake - Closed until further notice for dredging.
  • Hanna Park ponds
  • Huguenot Pond 
  • Koon lake
  • Lakes Lochloosa
  • Lang Lake - Closed until further notice. 
  • Montgomery Lake
  • Oceanway Pond
  • Pope Duval East and West ponds
  • Ronnie Vanzant Park 
  • St. Augustine Road ponds (North and South)
  • Suwannee Lake
  • Watertown Lake
  • William Sheffield Park ponds

Shooting Range

Offices

  • North Central Regional Office - Lake City / Columbia - 
  • Andrews Field Office / Levy - 
  • Big Bend Field Office / Taylor - 
  • Camp Blanding Field Office / Clay - 
  • Cedar Key, Senator George Kirkpatrick Marine Lab / Levy - 
  • Crystal River Field Office / Citrus - 
  • Ft White Mitigation Park / Suwannee - 
  • FWRI Wildlife Research Lab / Alachua - 
  • Gainesville Freshwater Fisheries Field Office / Alachua - 
  • Gainesville WIMs Office / Alachua - 
  • Gainesville Wildlife Research Lab / Alachua - 
  • Half Moon Field Office / Sumter - 
  • Inverness Invasive Plant Management Office / Citrus - 
  • Jacksonville Law Enforcement Field Office / Duval - 
  • Jacksonville Regional Communication Center / Duval - 
  • Jacksonville University Field Lab / Duval - 
  • FWRI Freshwater Fish. Field Office / Alachua - 
  • FWRI Yankeetown Lab / Levy - Closed indefinitely 
  • FWRI Fisheries Research / Duval - 

Wildlife Management Areas

If an area, in part or all, has been closed due to storm activity/other natural occurrences or for repairs/renovations, it will be noted next to the area's listing. If nothing is noted next to the name of the area, it is open.

Camping Notices: Some WMAs do not offer camping opportunities and others allow camping only during certain times of the year. In addition to checking an area’s open/closed status, please also review the WMA regulations brochure for information about camping.  Also, campgrounds with restroom facilities that don't have running water (such as portable toilets and vault toilets) may not be stocked with hand hygiene products. Visitors should bring their own hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol for use in these facilities.

  • Buck Lake - Open with the following road closures (view map) to remain in place until further notice due to recent rainfall associated with Hurricane Milton and high river stages: Road 1 is closed 1.0 mile east of S.R. 46 and also closed 0.5 miles west of its intersection with Road 2 just before Six Mile Creek. Road 3 and Road 4 are also closed until further notice. Conditions will be monitored, and roads will be re-opened as soon as possible.
  • Caravelle Ranch - 
  • Charles H Bronson - 
  • Dunns Creek -
  • Emeralda Marsh PSGHA -
  • Etoniah Creek -
  • Fellsmere Area 1 PSGHA -
  • Fort Drum - Open. Campsite #1 open for reservations. Campsites #2 & #3 are closed/flooded until further notice.
  • Gores Landing - 
  • Guana River - 
  • Guana River - Lake Ponte Vedra PSGHA - 
  • Half Moon - 
  • Herky Huffman/Bull Creek - 
  • Jumper Creek - The area is open to public access and hunts will continue as scheduled. Due to the effects of Hurricane Milton, the lead area manager (Florida Forest Service) has determined some campgrounds and recreation areas will remain closed at this time. See Florida Forest Service webpage for closure details.
  • Kissimmee Chain of Lakes Area - 
  • Kissimmee Chain of Lakes - Rolling Meadows Unit - 
  • Lake George - This area is open with the following closures to remain in place due to impacts associated with Hurricane Milton: Pine Road and Chessor Hammock Road on Heart Island Conservation Area (also part of Lake George WMA) are closed until further notice due to a washout. Pulp Road and Doe Neck Road are also closed to vehicle access due to flooding until further notice.
  • Lake George - Dexter/Mary Farms Unit - This area is open with the following closures due to impacts associated with Hurricane Milton: Price Road will be closed until further notice.
  • Lake Monroe -
  • Lake Panasoffkee - The following road closure is in place until further notice: Jones Creek Trail is closed.
  • Lake Panasoffkee PSGHA - 
  • Lake Woodruff NWR - 
  • Little Big Econ - 
  • Marshall Swamp - 
  • Matanzas -
  • Merritt Island NWR - Please see the USFWS website for more details at details at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (fws.gov) Please observe all closures and do not enter through closed gates. Refuge facilities will reopen when it is safe to do so.
  • Ocala - 
  • Ocklawaha Prairie PSGHA -
  • Orange Creek PSGHA -
  • Pine Meadows PSGHA - 
  • Richloam - The area is open to public access and hunts will continue as scheduled. Due to the effects of Hurricane Milton, the lead area manager (Florida Forest Service) has determined some campgrounds and recreation areas will remain closed at this time. See Florida Forest Service webpage for closure details. 
  • Richloam - Baird Unit - The area is open to public access and hunts will continue as scheduled. Due to the effects of Hurricane Milton, the lead area manager (Florida Forest Service) has determined some campgrounds and recreation areas will remain closed at this time. See Florida Forest Service webpage for closure details. 
  • Rock Springs Run - Open but due to heavy rains and flooding associated with Hurricane Milton, some roads have become impassable or unsafe. Scrub Road is closed at the 1st parking area on the east side of the loop to its intersection with Spear Road until further notice. See Map. 
    General year-round access to Rock Springs Run Reserve and WMA is by using the Florida Park Service entrance on Wekiva River Road approximately 0.5 miles south of State Road 46. Access for hunting-related activity during established quota hunts and scout days is by Deerwood Farms Road off State Road 46.
  • Ross Prairie -
  • Salt Lake - 
  • Seminole Forest - 
  • Seminole Forest - Lake Tracy Unit - 
  • Seminole Ranch - 
  • Silver Springs Forest - Several areas within Silver Springs Forest WMA totaling 495 acres may have timber harvest activities occurring during the hunting season - a 330-acre timber contract (map) and a 165-acre timber contract (map). This work could impact hunting within the Silver Springs Forest Wildlife Management Area. When work is occurring, please be careful with the logging trucks entering and exiting the property. For updates, visit the St. Johns River Water Management District’s website at: sjrwmd.com/lands/#silver-springs-forest
  • Split Oak Forest WEA - 
  • Three Lakes - 
  • Three Lakes - Prairie Lake Unit -
  • Tiger Bay - The bridge on Indian Lake Road at the south end is closed. (See Map) The gate at the south entrance to Rima Ridge is closed and locked to prevent access to the damaged bridge for public safety. The area is closed until further notice. The Rima Ridge Unit can be accessed from the north end at the State Road 40 entrance.
  • Tiger Bay - Rima Ridge Unit - The bridge on Indian Lake Road at the south end is also closed until further notice. (See Map) The gate at the south entrance to Rima Ridge is closed and locked to prevent access to the damaged bridge for public safety. The area is closed until further notice. The Rima Ridge Unit can be accessed from the north end at the State Road 40 entrance.
  • T.M. Goodwin PSGHA - 
  • Triple N Ranch - 
  • Upper St Johns River Marsh - 
  • William Beardall Tosohatchee - Heavy rain and flooding compromised the bridge crossings on Powerline Road. Powerline Road is closed from Parking Area 10 (Florida Trail Footbridge) to Parking Area 11 (Mud Lake Observation Platform) until further notice. Users can access the St. Johns River by taking Fish Hole Road to Long Bluff Road.

Fish Management Areas

For Fish Management Areas' Open/Close status please refer to lead area emergency management website.

Bear Creek  

Clear Lake 

Chain of Lakes (Cook, Winona, Palatlakaha, Crescent, Louisa, Minnehaha, Hiawatha, Minneola, Wilson, Susan and Cherry) 

East Lake Tohopekaliga

Fox Lake  

Hal-Scott Lake 

Lake Blue Cypress 

Lake Dias 

Lake Griffin 

Lake Ivanhoe

Lake Jackson 

Lake Lawne  

Lake Marian 

Lake Panasoffkee  

Lake Santiago 

Lakes Tohopekaliga (West Lake Tohopekaliga), Cypress, Hatchineha, and Kissimmee, Osceola and Polk counties 

Lake Underhill 

Pellicer Pond

Secret Lake 

Shadow Bay Park 

South Lake 

Starke Lake 

Turkey Lake 

Shooting Ranges

Indian River County Shooting Range  

Ocala Shooting Range -

Triple N Ranch Shooting Range - 

Offices

Northeast Regional Office/Marion - 

Caravelle Ranch Field Office/Putnam - 

De Leon Springs Field Office/Volusia - 

Eustis Field Office/Lake - 

Florida Bass Conservation Center & Richloam Fish Hatchery/Sumter - 

FWRI Hubbs SeaWorld Field Office/Brevard - 

Guana River Habitat & Species Field Office/St. Johns - 

Indian River FWRI Lab/Brevard - 

Invasive Plant Management (IPM) Orlando Field Office/Orange - 

Kissimmee Field Office/Osceola - 

New Smyrna Beach Field Office at Marine Discovery Center/Volusia - 

Ocala Conservation Center/Marion - 

Palm Bay Field Office/Brevard - 

Prairie Lakes Field Office/Osceola - 

Sanford Regional Communications Center/Seminole - 

Titusville Law Enforcement Field Office/Brevard - 

T.M. Goodwin Field Office/Indian River - 

Triple N Ranch Field Office/Osceola -

Vero Beach USFWS Field Office/Indian River - 

William Beardall Tosohatchee Field Office/Orange - 

Wildlife Management Areas

If an area, in part or all, has been closed due to storm activity/other natural occurrence or for repairs/renovations, it will be noted next to the area's listing. If nothing is noted next to the name of the area, it is open.

Camping Notices: Some WMAs do not offer camping opportunities and others allow camping only during certain times of the year. In addition to checking an area’s open/closed status, please also review the WMA regulations brochure for information about camping.  Also, campgrounds with restroom facilities that don't have running water (such as portable toilets and vault toilets) may not be stocked with hand hygiene products. Visitors should bring their own hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol for use in these facilities.

Fish Management Areas

NOTICE: For fish management areas located within city- or county-owned properties, please check with that entity for up-to-date information regarding open/closed status.

  • Al Lopez Park Lake -
  • Bobby Hicks Park Pond- 
  • Dover District Park Lake- 
  • Edward Medard Park Reservoir- 
  • Freedom Lake Park - 
  • Gadsden Park Pond - 
  • Hardee County Park - 
  • Lake Crago - 
  • Lake Istokpoga- 
  • Lake Parker- 
  • Lake Seminole - 
  • Lake Tarpon - 
  • Lake Thonotosassa - 
  • Largo Central Park Nature Preserve - 
  • Manatee Lake - 
  • Marl Pits 1, 2 & 3 - 
  • Middle Lake - Due to the effects of Hurricane Milton, this area is closed until further notice.
  • Mosaic (Lakes Haul Road, Pine East, Pine West, Coulter, SP11, SP12 North, SP12 South, LP 5, LP2 East, LP 2 West and S8) -Open Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Saddle Creek Park - 
  • Steven J. Wortham Park Lake - 
  • Tenoroc (Lakes A, B, C, F, G, 2, 3, 4, 5, Butterfly, Fish Hook, Half-Moon, Horseshoe, Hydrilla, Legs, Lost Lake East, Lost Lake West, Tern, Picnic Lake, East Pasture, West Pasture, Cemetery and Derby) - Tern Lake will be closed beginning Dec. 4 until further notice.
  • Walsingham Park Lake - 
  • Webb Lake - 

Shooting Ranges

Offices

  • Southwest Regional Office/Polk - 
  • Babcock/Webb WMA Field Office/Charlotte - 
  • Charlotte Harbor Field Lab/Charlotte - 
  • Chassahowitzka WMA Field Office/Hernando - 
  • Chinsegut Conservation Center/Hernando - 
  • Crooked Lake WEA Field Office/Polk - 
  • Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI)/Pinellas - 
  • Florida Youth Conservation Center Apollo Beach/Hillsborough - 
  • Fort Myers WIM Office/Lee - 
  • Florida Youth Conservation Center Apollo Beach/Hillsborough - 
  • Ft. Meyers Law Enforcement Office/Lee - 
  • Florida Youth Conservation Center Apollo Beach/Hillsborough - 
  • Hilochee WMA Field Office/Lake - 
  • Invasive Plant Mgt. Field Office/Polk - 
  • Lake Wales Ridge WEA Field Office/Highlands - 
  • Law Enforcement Field Office/Hillsborough - 
  • Marine Mammal Pathobiology Lab/Pinellas - 
  • Marine Fisheries Enhancement Center/Hillsborough - 
  • Platt Branch Mitigation Park Field Office/Highlands - 
  • Tenoroc PUA Office/Polk - 

Wildlife Management Areas

If an area, in part or all, has been closed due to storm activity/other natural occurrence or for repairs/renovations, it will be noted next to the area's listing. If nothing is noted next to the name of the area, it is open.

Camping Notices: Some WMAs do not offer camping opportunities and others allow camping only during certain times of the year. In addition to checking an area’s open/closed status, please also review the WMA regulations brochure for information about camping.  Also, campgrounds with restroom facilities that don't have running water (such as portable toilets and vault toilets) may not be stocked with hand hygiene products. Visitors should bring their own hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol for use in these facilities.

Fish Management Areas

For Fish Management Areas' Open/Close status please refer to lead area emergency management website.

Shooting Ranges

Offices

  • Regional Office/Palm Beach - 
  • Alligator Project Office/Okeechobee - 
  • Big Cypress Field Office/Collier - 
  • Biological Field Station/Okeechobee - 
  • Corbett WL Management Office/Palm Beach - 
  • Crew WEA Office/Lee - 
  • Dinner Island WL Office/Hendry - 
  • Dupuis Office/Palm Beach - 
  • Fisheating Creek WL Mgt. Office/Glades - 
  • Fla. Keys WEA/Monroe - 
  • Jupiter Office/Palm Beach - 
  • Lake Worth Regional Communications Center/Palm Beach - 
  • Marathon LE Office/Monroe - 
  • Miami Office/Dade -
  • Naples LE Office/Collier - 
  • Okaloacoochee Slough WL Office/Hendry - 
  • South Florida Regional Laboratory/Monroe - 
  • Sunrise Office/Broward - 
  • Tequesta Field Laboratory/Palm Beach -