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🌲 WildPass

🦆 Cantara/Ney Springs Wildlife Area

Wildlife Mgmt Area📍 Californiaauto-imported (OSM)
Cost of access
Unknown — check official site
🦉 Birdwatching🥾 Hiking🦌 Hunting
Amenities: Not documented — check the official site.
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Fees and rules change — always confirm with the managing agency. Public land ≠ unlimited harvest: state licenses apply for hunting/fishing, and foraging rules vary by unit.

🧭 Keep exploring nearby

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The closest public places to Cantara/Ney Springs Wildlife Area, straight-line distance.

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Unknown — check official site
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🗺️ Trinity Alps Wilderness
Unknown — check official site
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🗺️ Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Whiskeytown Unit
Unknown — check official site
51 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Marble Mountain Wilderness
Unknown — check official site
52 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Lava Wilderness Study Area
Unknown — check official site
53 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Lava Beds Wilderness
Unknown — check official site
54 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Thousand Lakes Wilderness
Unknown — check official site

🎫 Entry requirements — CA state lands

Required passDay-use fee
CA residents$10/vehicle typical
Out-of-state visitors$10/vehicle typical
Annual option$195 Golden Poppy

Typical published rates — fees change; confirm at the official site before travel. Hunting/fishing licenses are always separate from entry passes.

📋 Standard rules — Wildlife Mgmt Areas

The publicly posted baseline for this land type. Individual units add their own rules — the official page ↗ always controls.

  • Managed FOR hunting: expect hunters in season, wear blaze orange, and check season dates before hiking
  • State hunting/fishing license (and sometimes a WMA stamp) required for take; some states require it just to enter
  • Dog training, target shooting, and camping rules vary — check the area's page