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🌲 WildPass

🦆 Henderson Island Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife Mgmt Area📍 Tennesseeauto-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 Henderson Island Wildlife Refuge, straight-line distance.

7 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
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Unknown — check official site
15 mi away · State / Public Land
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Unknown — check official site
19 mi away · National Forest
🌲 Cherokee National Forest
Unknown — check official site
24 mi away · National Park
🏞️ Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Free entry; parking tag $5/day, $15/week, $40/yr
24 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Forks Of The River Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
24 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Burnett Creek Easement
Unknown — check official site
24 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Berrys Island Ecological Study Area
Unknown — check official site
25 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Meads Quarry Park
Unknown — check official site

🎫 Entry requirements — TN state lands

Required passNone — state parks are free
TN residentsFree
Out-of-state visitorsFree

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