List of Maryland wildlife management areas
This is a list of Maryland wildlife management areas., the state of Maryland owned and managed sixty-one wildlife management areas covering of land.
Management
s are managed by the Wildlife and Heritage Service of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Management focuses on developing wildlife habitat and providing publicly accessible space for hunting, fishing and trapping; low-impact non-hunting use is also permitted on many properties.List of Maryland wildlife management areas
The following table lists all WMAs owned and managed by Maryland as of 2016. It does not include Cooperative Wildlife Management Areas, which are managed by Maryland but owned by various other entities.| WMA name | County or counties | Region | Area | Notes |
| Avondale | Carroll | Central | ||
| Belle Grove | Allegany | Western | ||
| Bodkin Island | Queen Anne's | Eastern | ||
| Billmeyer | Allegany | Western | ||
| Bowen | Prince George's | Southern | Accessible only by boat | |
| Cedar Island | Somerset | Eastern | Accessible only by boat | |
| Cedar Point | Charles | Southern | ||
| Cheltenham | Prince George's | Southern | ||
| Chicamuxen | Charles | Southern | ||
| Chicone Creek | Dorchester | Eastern | ||
| Cunningham Swamp | Garrett | Western | ||
| Dan's Mountain | Allegany | Western | ||
| Deal Island | Somerset | Eastern | ||
| Devil Island Area | Worcester | Eastern | ||
| Dierssen | Montgomery | Central | Designated as a wildlife sanctuary; hunting and trapping not permitted. | |
| E.A. Vaughn | Worcester | Eastern | ||
| Earleville | Cecil | Central | ||
| Ellis Bay | Wicomico | Eastern | ||
| Fairmount | Somerset | Eastern | ||
| Fishing Bay | Dorchester | Eastern | Located adjacent to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge | |
| Fort Hill | Allegany | Western | ||
| Globe Com | Anne Arundel | Southern | ||
| Gravel Hill Swamp | Frederick | Western | ||
| Grove Farm | Cecil | Central | ||
| Gwynnbrook | Baltimore | Central | The oldest WMA in Maryland; established in 1919. | |
| Heater's Island | Frederick | Western | Located within the Potomac River and accessible only by boat. | |
| Hopkins Branch | Harford | Central | ||
| Hugg-Thomas | Howard, Carroll | Central | ||
| Idylwild | Caroline | Eastern | ||
| Indian Springs | Washington | Western | ||
| Islands of the Potomac | Allegany, Washington, Frederick, Montgomery | Central | Encompasses thirty islands within the Potomac River. | |
| Isle of Wight | Worcester | Eastern | ||
| Johnson | Wicomico | Eastern | ||
| Kent Island Research Center | Queen Anne's | Eastern | ||
| LeCompte | Dorchester | Eastern | ||
| Linkwood | Dorchester | Eastern | ||
| Little Patuxent Oxbow | Anne Arundel | Southern | ||
| Maryland Marine Properties | Somerset | Eastern | ||
| McIntosh Run | St. Mary's | Southern | ||
| McKee-Beshers | Montgomery | Central | ||
| Millington | Kent | Eastern | ||
| Mt. Nebo | Garrett | Western | ||
| Myrtle Grove | Charles | Southern | ||
| Nanjemoy | Charles | Southern | ||
| Nanjemoy Creek | Charles | Southern | ||
| Nanticoke River | Wicomico, Dorchester | Eastern | ||
| Old Bohemia | Cecil | Central | ||
| Parker's Creek | Calvert | Southern | ||
| Pocomoke River | Worcester | Eastern | ||
| Pocomoke Sound | Somerset | Eastern | Accessible only by boat | |
| Prather's Neck | Washington | Western | ||
| Ridenour Swamp | Frederick | Western | ||
| Riverside | Charles | Southern | ||
| Sideling Hill | Allegany, Washington | Western | ||
| Sinepuxent Bay | Worcester | Eastern | Accessible only by boat | |
| South Marsh Island | Dorchester, Somerset | Eastern | Accessible only by boat | |
| Strider | Montgomery | Central | ||
| Tar Bay | Dorchester | Eastern | Accessible only by boat | |
| Taylor's Island | Dorchester | Eastern | ||
| Warrior Mountain | Allegany | Western | ||
| Wellington | Somerset | Eastern | ||
| Wetipquin | Wicomico | Eastern |