Public land that may allow hunting in Kansas
93 named public land units in Kansas from PAD-US 4.1: 74 state wildlife & game areas, 1 forests & grasslands, 3 wildlife refuges & WPAs, 15 lake & reservoir project lands. The largest are Cimarron National Grassland, Milford Recreation Area, Perry Recreation Area.
Regulations & licenses: Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
This site does not list seasons, bag limits, license or permit rules. Those change every year and differ by area. Check them with Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (hunting information) before you go, and confirm the specific area is open to the hunting you plan.
All 93 areas, largest first
| Area | Acres (approx.) | Manager | Access | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cimarron National Grassland National Grassland | 108,583 | U.S. Forest Service (USDA) | Open access | Morton County, Stevens County |
| Milford Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land | 45,297 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Open access | Geary County, Clay County + 2 more |
| Perry Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land | 39,415 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Open access | Jefferson County |
| Tuttle Creek Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land | 34,535 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Open access | Pottawatomie County, Riley County + 1 more |
| Melvern Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land | 23,498 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Open access | Osage County, Lyon County |
| Clinton Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land | 22,672 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Open access | Douglas County, Shawnee County |
| Quivira National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | 22,163 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Restricted access | Stafford County, Reno County + 1 more |
| Wilson Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land | 21,815 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Open access | Russell County, Lincoln County |
| Kanopolis Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land | 21,237 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Open access | Ellsworth County |
| Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 18,855 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Barton County |
| Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | 18,584 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Restricted access | Coffey County, Lyon County |
| Cheney Wildlife Area Bureau of Reclamation project land | 15,856 | Bureau of Reclamation | Open access | Reno County, Sedgwick County + 1 more |
| Mined Land Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 14,830 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Cherokee County, Crawford County |
| Glen Elder Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 14,024 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Mitchell County, Osborne County |
| Hillsdale Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land | 13,170 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Open access | Miami County |
| Cedar Bluff Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 11,435 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Trego County |
| Glen Elder Reservoir Bureau of Reclamation project land | 10,637 | Bureau of Reclamation | Open access | Mitchell County |
| Pomona Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land | 10,464 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Open access | Osage County |
| Clinton Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 9,919 | State: park and recreation agency | Restricted access | Douglas County, Shawnee County |
| Jeffery Energy Center Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 9,752 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Pottawatomie County |
| Marais Des Cygne Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 7,946 | State: park and recreation agency | Restricted access | Linn County |
| Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | 7,647 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Restricted access | Linn County |
| Norton Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 6,278 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Norton County |
| Pratt Sandhills Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 5,712 | State: park and recreation agency | Restricted access | Pratt County |
| Byron Walker Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 4,426 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Kingman County |
| Kaw Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 4,147 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Cowley County |
| Lovewell Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 4,065 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Jewell County |
| Finney Game Refuge State wildlife / game area | 3,622 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Finney County |
| Neosho Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 2,990 | State: park and recreation agency | Restricted access | Neosho County |
| Jamestown Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 2,709 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Cloud County, Republic County |
| Woodson State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 2,468 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Woodson County |
| Hollister Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 2,452 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Bourbon County |
| Maxwell Wildlife Refuge State wildlife / game area | 2,232 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | McPherson County |
| La Cygne Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 1,967 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Miami County, Linn County |
| Lovewell Reservoir Bureau of Reclamation project land | 1,946 | Bureau of Reclamation | Open access | Jewell County |
| Sherman State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 1,542 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Sherman County |
| Berentz-Dick Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 1,357 | State: park and recreation agency | Restricted access | Montgomery County |
| Big Hill Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 1,253 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Labette County |
| Cedar Bluff Reservoir Bureau of Reclamation project land | 1,233 | Bureau of Reclamation | Open access | Trego County |
| Texas Lake Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 1,232 | State: park and recreation agency | Restricted access | Pratt County |
| Kirwin Reservoir Bureau of Reclamation project land | 1,147 | Bureau of Reclamation | Open access | Phillips County |
| South Fork Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 1,005 | State: park and recreation agency | Restricted access | Cheyenne County |
| Clark Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 1,004 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Clark County |
| Finney State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 844 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Finney County |
| Meade Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 812 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Meade County |
| Francis Wachs Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 785 | State: park and recreation agency | Restricted access | Phillips County, Smith County |
| Concannon State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 754 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Finney County |
| Nemaha Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 703 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Nemaha County |
| Ottawa State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 648 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Ottawa County |
| Bolton Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 633 | State: park and recreation agency | Restricted access | Wabaunsee County |
| Douglas State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 598 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Douglas County |
| Keith Sebelius Reservoir Bureau of Reclamation project land | 522 | Bureau of Reclamation | Open access | Norton County |
| St. Francis Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 485 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Cheyenne County |
| Geary State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 461 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Geary County |
| Sheridan Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 453 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Sheridan County, Gove County |
| Isabel Wetlands Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 442 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Pratt County |
| Spring River Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 441 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Cherokee County |
| Lyon State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 441 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Lyon County |
| Washington State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 419 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Washington County |
| Dove Flats Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 417 | State: park and recreation agency | Restricted access | Montgomery County |
| Louisburg-middlecreek Wildlife Management Area & Fishing Lake State wildlife / game area | 396 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Miami County |
| Chase State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 388 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Chase County |
| Woodson Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 344 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Woodson County |
| Woodson Diversion Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 329 | State: park and recreation agency | Restricted access | Rooks County |
| Garton Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 320 | State: park and recreation agency | Restricted access | Lane County |
| Hamilton State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 317 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Hamilton County |
| Michael Brzon Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 309 | State: park and recreation agency | Restricted access | Republic County |
| Prairie Center State wildlife / game area | 300 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Johnson County |
| Rooks State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 298 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Rooks County |
| Neosho Wildlife Area - South Unit State wildlife / game area | 267 | State: park and recreation agency | Restricted access | Neosho County |
| Goodman State Lake and Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 264 | State: park and recreation agency | Restricted access | Ness County |
| Hodgeman State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 253 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Hodgeman County |
| Bourbon Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 246 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Bourbon County |
| Duck Creek Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 246 | State: park and recreation agency | Restricted access | Montgomery County |
| Logan State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 229 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Logan County |
| Atchison State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 205 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Atchison County |
| Leavenworth Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 202 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Leavenworth County |
| Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake No. 1 And Wildlife State wildlife / game area | 173 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Pottawatomie County |
| Miami State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 167 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Miami County |
| Jewell State Lake Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 161 | State: park and recreation agency | Restricted access | Jewell County |
| Scott Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 160 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Scott County |
| Binger Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 155 | State: park and recreation agency | Restricted access | Rice County |
| Ferris Demonstration Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 149 | State: park and recreation agency | Restricted access | McPherson County |
| Brown State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 140 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Brown County |
| Cowley State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 140 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Cowley County |
| Rutlander Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 132 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Miami County |
| Barber State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 125 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Open access | Barber County |
| Wilson State Fishing Lake Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 90 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Wilson County |
| Cottonwood Flats Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 89 | State: park and recreation agency | Restricted access | Hamilton County |
| Nebo State Lake Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 80 | State: park and recreation agency | Restricted access | Jackson County |
| Green Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 78 | State: fish and wildlife agency | Restricted access | Shawnee County |
| Hain State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 70 | State: park and recreation agency | Restricted access | Ford County |
| Lane Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area | 41 | State: park and recreation agency | Restricted access | Lane County |
Acreage is calculated from simplified PAD-US boundaries for the portion inside Kansas. “Access” is the PAD-US public access field, not a statement about hunting. National wildlife refuges are generally coded “restricted” in PAD-US because of seasonal or area closures.