The Altamaha Waterfowl Management Area at Altamaha WMA consists of 3,154 acres of managed waterfowl impoundments and some 27,000 acres of bottomland hardwoods and cypress-tupelo swamps. The property offers hunting opportunities for deer, turkey, small game, waterfowl, and dove.
The waterfowl impoundments are in three units. Each unit provides a different type of hunting opportunity:
- Butler Island provides quota hunting
- Champney Island provides quota hunting
- Rhett's Island is reachable only by boat
Accommodations & Facilities
- Boat Ramp
- Campsites
- Canoe Access
- Dock
- Lake
- Nature Trails
Activities
- Boating
- Camping
- Canoeing
- Geocaching — not allowed during managed hunts or before 10 a.m. during turkey season
- Hiking
- Hunting
- Quota Hunts
- Lake Fishing
- River Fishing
- Wildlife Viewing
Nearby Properties
- Altama Plantation WMA
- Clayhole Swamp WMA
- Fort King George State Historic Site
- Fort Morris State Historic Site
- Griffin Ridge WMA
- Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation State Historic Site
- Little Satilla WMA
- Morgan Lake WMA
- Ossabaw Island WMA
- Paulks Pasture WMA
- Penholoway Swamp WMA
- Rayonier Corridor Lands WMA
- Richmond Hill WMA & Hatchery
- Rogers WMA
- Sansavilla WMA
- Sapelo Island WMA
- Townsend WMA