Access Partnerships and Programs
Fish and Game Managed Locations
Idaho Fish and Game manages locations for wildlife conservation, access, and opportunity.
Hunting and Fishing Access
Idaho Fish and Game partners with state, federal, and private landowners to allow public access to your favorite hunting areas, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs.
Access - Large Tracts Program
Land owners have entered into agreements to ensure access for hunting and fishing. Each of these landowners have established rules based on their ownership.
Fishing and Boating Access Sites
More than 300 fishing and boating access sites are managed by Idaho Fish and Game
Access - Idaho Endowment Partnership
State agencies ensure access to 2.3 million acres of endowment lands in Idaho
Fish Hatcheries
Idaho's Fish Hatcheries may offer visiting and access. Learn more about the fish each hatchery provides as well as access and visiting status.
Idaho's Wildlife Management Areas
Idaho Fish and Game has 31 Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs), which range from 275 to 85,000 acres. Each has specific priorities based upon the needs of wildlife in the surrounding area.
Fishing and Boating Access Sites
This list and brochure were designed to help you take advantage of outdoor opportunities by guiding you to over 300 fishing and boating access sites. Amenities and facilities are listed for each site.
Idaho's Wildlife Habitat Areas
Wildlife depend on Wildlife Habitat Areas (WHAs) to thrive in parts of Idaho. Idaho Fish and Game has 29 parcels of land set aside as Wildlife Habitat Areas. Each has specific priorities based upon the needs of wildlife in the surrounding area.
Partnerships
Idaho Fish and Game works with many partners to maintain wildlife recreational access.
Access Yes!
Idaho Fish and Game partners with private landowners to allow public access to your favorite hunting areas, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs.
Access - Idaho Endowment Partnership
Idaho Fish and Game and the Idaho Department of Lands are working together to keep these lands accessible for recreational opportunities.
Access - Large Tracts Program
These land owners have entered into agreements to ensure access for hunting and fishing. Each of these landowners have established rules based on their ownership.
Access - Regional Partnerships
Learn about regional access agreements.
Fire Information
Access can be impacted by fire closures and restrictions. Learn about current closures with our interactive fire closures map and find resources associated with wildfires in Idaho.
Fish and Game to host open house to discuss revitalizing the Billingsley Creek North access site
Fish and Game staff is developing a grant application to submit to Idaho Park and Recreation’s Waterways Improvement grant program, seeking monies to fund access improvements. The project will improve the takeout at Billingsley Creek WMA by installing a dock, stairway landing, widening the stairs, reducing stairway steepness, installing a vault toilet, and constructing a larger parking area at the top of the stairway.
