Wildlife Management Areas

Lands the managing agency names or lists as a wildlife management area.

Most are in Connecticut (54), Illinois (37), California (1). Counts are taken live from our profiles.

How we assign park types

Since October 2026 we take the type from the official name the managing state agency uses. A unit is a State Park only if the agency calls it “… State Park”. Otherwise it gets the type its official name states, such as State Recreation Area or State Historic Site. Every profile carries one type at most.

Units run by federal agencies, tribes or private operators, and parts of a larger park, carry no type. Their profiles say who runs them. Older assignments are being checked against the agencies, so a profile can still change type. More on our sources: editorial and review methodology.

Wildlife Management Areas by state

All 100 profiles, by state

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Georgia

Illinois

Louisiana

Massachusetts

Nebraska

Rhode Island

Texas

Washington

Other park types

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