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🦆 Red Willow Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area

Wildlife Mgmt Area📍 Nebraskaauto-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.

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The closest public places to Red Willow Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area, straight-line distance.

3 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Open Fields & Waters — Frontier,Hayes,RedWillow County
Free — walk-in hunting, trapping & fishing (NE permit required)
20 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Open Fields & Waters — Hitchcock County
Free — walk-in hunting, trapping & fishing (NE permit required)
20 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Open Fields & Waters — RedWillow,Frontier County
Free — walk-in hunting, trapping & fishing (NE permit required)
20 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Open Fields & Waters — Hayes,Hitchcock County
Free — walk-in hunting, trapping & fishing (NE permit required)
21 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Open Fields & Waters — Hayes County
Free — walk-in hunting, trapping & fishing (NE permit required)
24 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Open Fields & Waters — RedWillow County
Free — walk-in hunting, trapping & fishing (NE permit required)
26 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Swanson Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
27 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Open Fields & Waters — Hayes,Dundy County
Free — walk-in hunting, trapping & fishing (NE permit required)

🎫 Entry requirements — NE state lands

Required passPark entry permit
NE residents$7/vehicle/day
Out-of-state visitors$14/vehicle/day
Annual option$35 res / $70 non-res

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