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🌲 WildPass

🦆 Swale Creek Wildlife Area

Wildlife Mgmt Area📍 Washingtonauto-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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Unknown — check official site
5 mi away · State Park
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Unknown — check official site
5 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
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Free — access model varies by site (WA license required)
7 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Mineral Springs Wildlife Area
Unknown — check official site
8 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
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Free — access model varies by site (WA license required)
8 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 WDFW Private Lands Access — Wahkiakus Oaks
Free — access model varies by site (WA license required)
9 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Dillacort Canyon Wildlife Area
Unknown — check official site

🎫 Entry requirements — WA state lands

Required passDiscover Pass
WA residents$10/day or $30/yr per vehicle
Out-of-state visitors$10/day or $30/yr per vehicle

Covers state parks AND DNR/WDFW lands.

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