Altamaha WMA

The Altamaha Waterfowl Management Area at Altamaha WMA consists of 3,154 acres of managed waterfowl impoundments and some 27,000 acres of bottomland hardwoods and cypress-tupelo swamps. The property offers hunting opportunities for deer, turkey, small game, waterfowl, and dove.

The waterfowl impoundments are in three units. Each unit provides a different type of hunting opportunity:

• Butler Island provides quota hunting
• Champney Island provides quota hunting
• Rhett's Island is reachable only by boat

Accommodations & Facilities

• Boat Ramp
• Campsites
• Canoe Access
• Dock
• Lake
• Nature Trails

Activities

• Boating
• Camping
• Canoeing
• Geocaching — not allowed during managed hunts or before 10 a.m. during turkey season
• Hiking
• Hunting
  • Quota Hunts
• Lake Fishing
• River Fishing
• Wildlife Viewing

Nearby Properties

• Altama Plantation WMA
• Clayhole Swamp WMA
• Fort King George State Historic Site
• Fort Morris State Historic Site
• Griffin Ridge WMA
• Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation State Historic Site
• Little Satilla WMA
• Morgan Lake WMA
• Ossabaw Island WMA
• Paulks Pasture WMA
• Penholoway Swamp WMA
• Rayonier Corridor Lands WMA
• Richmond Hill WMA & Hatchery
• Rogers WMA
• Sansavilla WMA
• Sapelo Island WMA
• Townsend WMA

Nearby Accommodations

MAKE AN OVERNIGHT RESERVATION

• Crooked River State Park
• Fort McAllister State Park