Skip to main content
🌲 WildPass

🦆 Fay Slough Wildlife Area

Wildlife Mgmt Area📍 Californiaauto-imported (OSM)
Cost of access
Unknown — check official site

Access open, but refer to regulations or contact CDFW regional or area office prior to visit.

🦉 Birdwatching🥾 Hiking🦌 Hunting
Amenities: Not documented — check the official site.
🧭 Navigate there
Google MapsApple MapsWaze
Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Official website ↗
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

All public land in California →

The closest public places to Fay Slough Wildlife Area, straight-line distance.

3 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary
Unknown — check official site
5 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Unknown — check official site
11 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Headwaters Forest Reserve
Unknown — check official site
28 mi away · National Park
🏞️ Redwood National & State Parks
Free (some state day-use areas $12)
36 mi away · State Park
🌳 Humboldt Redwoods State Park
Unknown — check official site
42 mi away · State Park
🌳 Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
Unknown — check official site
43 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Mount Lassic Wilderness
Unknown — check official site
44 mi away · National Park
🏞️ Redwood National Park
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