Townsend Wildlife Management Area is located in Long and McIntosh counties. The property offers deer, turkey, small game and waterfowl hunting. Townsend WMA is made up of four tracts of land: North Townsend, South Townsend, Buck Island, and Pine Island Tract. Together, they comprise 32,000 acres of land on the north side of the Altamaha River between Route 301 and the city of Darien.

Accommodations & Facilities

• Canoe Access
• Lake

Activities

• Boating
• Canoeing
• Geocaching — not allowed before 10 a.m. during turkey season
• Hunting
• Lake Fishing
• River Fishing
• Wildlife Viewing
• Primitive campsites

Nearby Properties

• Altama Plantation WMA
• Altamaha WMA
• Clayhole Swamp WMA
• Dixon Memorial WMA
• Evans County PFA
• Fort King George State Historic Site
• Fort Morris State Historic Site
• Griffin Ridge WMA
• Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation State Historic Site
• Moody Forest WMA
• Morgan Lake WMA
• Ossabaw Island WMA
• Penholoway Swamp WMA
• Rayonier Corridor Lands WMA
• Sansavilla WMA
• Sapelo Island WMA
• Wormsloe State Historic Site

Nearby Accommodations

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• Fort McAllister State Park
• Jack Hill State Park
• Skidaway Island State Park