State wildlife / game area · Virginia
Big Woods Wildlife Management Area
Big Woods Wildlife Management Area is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 4,176 acres in Sussex County, Virginia (State wildlife / game area); PAD-US does not record its manager. It may allow hunting, but PAD-US does not say so — confirm with the managing agency.
Approximate outline (north up) from simplified PAD-US boundaries
Area details
| Approx. size | 4,176 acres |
|---|---|
| Manager | Not recorded in PAD-US (state-owned land) |
| Manager type | Unknown |
| Designation | State Conservation Area |
| Public access (PAD-US) | Open access PAD-US definition: “requires no special requirements for public access to the property (may include regular hours of availability).” |
| County | Sussex County |
| Reference point | 36.94098, -77.11776 A point inside the area — not an entrance or parking lot. Google Maps · OpenStreetMap |
| Source records | 2 PAD-US records combined |
Before you hunt here
- Regulations, seasons and licenses: check with Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. This site does not list regulations.
- Managing agency: Not recorded in PAD-US (state-owned land). We don’t have a verified direct link for this manager; the state wildlife agency above can point you to the right office.
- Boundaries: PAD-US boundaries are approximate and simplified here. Use the agency’s official maps and respect adjacent private land.
Nearby public land (within 30 miles)
- State wildlife / game area
Airfield Pond Public Fishing Lake
119 acres · 5.3 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Open access - State forest
Garland Gray Forestry Center
198 acres · 6.5 mi away
State: department of natural resources
Open access - Other state land
Antioch Pines
139 acres · 17.1 mi away
State: department of conservation
Restricted access - National Wildlife Refuge
James River National Wildlife Refuge
4,626 acres · 22.9 mi away
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
Kittewan Wildlife Management Area
292 acres · 24.9 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Open access - State forest
South Quay State Forest
266 acres · 27 mi away
State: department of natural resources
Open access - State wildlife / game area
General Vaughns Bridge Wildlife Management Area
165 acres · 27.7 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Greensprings Wildlife Management Area
43 acres · 27.9 mi away
Not recorded
Open access - State wildlife / game area
DGIF Land Holding
43 acres · 27.9 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Open access
Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.
Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), records for “Big Woods Wildlife Management Area” in Virginia combined into one listing. How listings are built. Spotted an error? PAD-US is maintained by USGS with data from the managing agencies.