Waubay Wetland Management District

Waubay Wetland Management District is located in the "Coteau des Prairies," or prairie hills region of South Dakota. It includes more than 300 waterfowl production areas in six counties of northeastern South Dakota. The WPAs range from 40 acres (160,000 m²) to more than 1,600 acres (6.5 km²) in size, comprising a total of 40,000 acres (160 km²). WPAs provide vital wildlife habitat in a landscape of cropland and pasture.

Access to all WPAs is limited to foot traffic only. Grass parking lots are available at many of the larger WPAs to provide off-road parking. There are no facilities or designated hiking trails. WPAs tend to be used very heavily during hunting seasons, but they also provide wonderful opportunities to explore the natural areas of South Dakota at other times of the year.

Waubay Wetland Management District includes the very first waterfowl production area - McCarlson WPA, acquired in January 1959 from Arnold and Lydia McCarlson.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

Protected areas of South Dakota

Federal

National parks:	Badlands • Wind Cave

National monuments:	Jewel Cave

National forests:	Black Hills • Custer

National historic trails:	Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail

National memorials:	Mount Rushmore National Memorial

National historic sites:	Minuteman Missile National Historic Site

National wildlife refuges:	Huron WMD • Karl E. Mundt • Lacreek • Lake Andes • Madison WMD • Sand Lake • Sand Lake WMD • Waubay • Waubay WMD

National grasslands:	Buffalo Gap • Dakota Prairie • Fort Pierre • Grand River

U.S. wilderness areas:	Badlands • Black Elk

Wild and scenic rivers:	Missouri

State

State parks:	Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve • Bear Butte • Custer • Fisher Grove • Fort Sisseton • Hartford Beach • Lake Herman • Lone Pine • Newton Hills • Oakwood Lakes • Palisades • Roy Lake • Sica Hollow • Union Grove

State recreation areas:	Angostura • Beaver Creek • Big Sioux • Big Stone Island • Burke Lake • Buryanek • Chief White Crane • Cow Creek • Farm Island • George S. Mickelson Trail • Indian Creek • LaFramboise Island • Lake Alvin • Lake Cochrane • Lake Hiddenwood • Lake Louise • Lake Poinsett • Lake Thompson • Lake Vermillion • Lewis and Clark • Little Moreau • Llewellyn Johns • Mina Lake • North Point • North Wheeler • Oahe Downstream • Okobojo Point • Pease Creek • Pelican Lake • Pickerel Lake • Pierson Ranch • Platte Creek • Randall Creek • Richmond Lake • Sandy Shore • Shadehill • Snake Creek • Spirit Mound Historic Prairie • Springfield • Swan Creek • Walker's Point • West Bend • West Pollack • West Whitlock