PUBLIC ACCESS

WHMA / WHMA / South Park

South Park - WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT Area

            
Public Access Area Open: May 1 at 6am - Jan 1
Exceptions: Closed to vehicle traffic Dec 1 - May 1 at 6am Signed area open to foot traffic only Dec 1 - Dec 31
Recreation Opportunities: Fishing, Hunting, Trapping, Hiking, Wildlife Viewing
Amenities: Parking, Comfort Station
Restrictions: Jan. 1 - May 1 at 6am
Additional Restrictions: No human presence from Jan 1 - May 1 at 6am Closed to vehicle traffic Dec 1 - April 30 Signed area open to foot traffic Dec 1 - Dec 31 No overnight camping, open fires or fireworks Vehicle travel restricted to roads marked with white arrows Firewood cutting prohibited Certified weed free hay only No Collection of shed antlers or horns January 1-May 1 at 6:00 AM
Total Acres: 1006.3

South Park Wildlife Habitat Management Area is eight miles south of Jackson on U.S. Highway 26/89. This 832-acre area is one of the several elk feeding grounds in the Teton and Hoback areas. The area was established in 1939 to reduce damage to private lands caused by elk. Approximately 1,000 head of wintering elk are fed here daily from horse-drawn sleighs four months of the year.
 
At an elevation of almost 6,000 feet, South Park consists mostly of river bottom habitat along the Snake River. A small portion east of the highway is considered foothills.  There are cottonwoods and meadows along the river. Besides elk, mule deer, moose, many songbirds, small mammals and fish also use this area.  With the Snake River and Flat Creek winding through the area and more than 50 acres of wetlands, opportunities for viewing osprey, trumpeter swans, bald eagles, and waterfowl are excellent.
 
If you like to hunt, opportunities for waterfowl are good, and hunting for elk is fair late in the season. Fishing opportunities are good to excellent for whitefish, brook and cutthroat trout.
 
This WHMA lies within bear country, please visit our bear wise page for information on recreating in bear country - https://wgfd.wyo.gov/Wildlife-in-Wyoming/More-Wildlife/Large-Carnivore/Grizzly-Bear-Management/Bear-Wise-Wyoming.

Camping and open fires are not allowed on this property.
 
Portions of this area are closed to vehicular traffic, providing excellent hiking and wildlife observation opportunities.
 
South Park is closed to various activities each year from December 1 (12:00 am) through May 1 (6:00 am).

Questions

For questions about this Public Access Area, please contact:
Jackson Regional Office

420 N. Cache ST
Jackson, WY 83001
ph: (307) 733-2321
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Last Updated: 6/28/2019
*Some boundary areas are missing and will be updated as soon as possible.
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