Special Use Vehicle Summary 2012-2013
Area specific stipulations for Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) and Wildlife Environmental Areas (WEA)
For information on additional areas, call 850-265-3676 or go to SUV Summary of WMAs.
Revised June 12, 2012 (next update June 2013)
Apalachee WMA
SUV permit needed for firelines and ungated roads. Driving through fields, or off of established firelines or roads is prohibited. ATVs are allowed.
Apalachicola WMA
SUV permit is not valid on this area per U.S. Forest Service Policy. U.S. Forest Service regulations must be adhered to when operating an ORV or ATV on the area.
Apalachicola WMA – Bradwell Unit
SUV permit is not valid on this area per U.S. Forest Service Policy. U.S. Forest Service regulations must be adhered to when operating an ORV or ATV on the area.
Apalachicola River WEA
SUV permit needed to operate vehicles on service roads and firelines that are not cabled or otherwise mechanically/physically closed to vehicular traffic. ATVs are prohibited on lands owned by the Northwest Florida Water Management District and on those lands lying east of East Bay and Cash Bayou.
Aucilla WMA
SUV permit not valid for this WMA, ample open roads available.
Beaverdam Creek WMA
SUV permit not valid on this WMA, ample open roads available.
Blackwater WMA
SUV permit not valid for this WMA, ample open roads available.
Blackwater WMA – Carr Unit
Hunting allowed only by persons possessing a special-opportunity Blackwater released quail permit (no exceptions). ATVs are prohibited. Permit valid only during periods when hunting with archery and gun equipment is allowed.
Blackwater WMA – Hutton Unit
SUV permit not valid for this WMA, ample open roads available.
Box-R WMA
Permit holder should display permit to check station operator upon entry into the WMA when check station is manned. Use of vehicles is prohibited on archeological sites, bald eagle nesting areas, newly planted pine plantations, wildlife food plots and areas posted as closed for wildlife surveys. Roads closed by gates or cables are closed to vehicles. ATVs are prohibited.
Chipola River WMA
SUV permit not valid for this WMA, ample open roads available.
Choctawhatchee River WMA
SUV permit not valid for this WMA, ample open roads available.
Econfina Creek WMA
SUV permit not valid for this WMA, ample open roads available. ATVs are prohibited except in the designated Mobility-Impaired Area, during mobility-impaired hunts and scouting days only by persons possessing quota permits for the designated hunt.
Eglin AFB WMA
SUV permit not valid for this WMA, ample open roads available.
Escambia River WMA
SUV permit not valid for this WMA, ample open roads available.
Flint Rock WMA
SUV permit not valid for this WMA, ample open roads available. Recreational Use permit required (no exceptions).
Joe Budd WMA
Permit holder should display permit to check station operator upon entry into the WMA when check station is manned. Use of vehicles, is prohibited on archeological sites, bald eagle nesting areas, newly planted pine plantations, wildlife food plots and areas posted as closed for wildlife surveys. Roads closed by gates or cables are closed to vehicles. ATVs are prohibited.
Juniper Creek
SUV permit is not valid on this area per U.S. Forest Service Policy. U.S. Forest Service regulations must be adhered to when operating an ORV or ATV on the area.
L. Kirk Edwards WEA
Permit holders will need to contact the FWC NW Regional Office at 850-265-3676 (8 a.m.-5 p.m. ET, M-F) for combination to perimeter gates. Licensed vehicles allowed on all closed roads except those closed by cable or physical barriers. Driving on firelines, trails or cross-country (off-road) is prohibited. Permit valid only during periods when hunting with archery and gun equipment is allowed. ATVs are prohibited.
Lafayette Creek WMA
SUV permit not valid for this WMA, ample open roads available.
Ochlockonee River WMA
Use of vehicles, is prohibited on archeological sites, bald eagle nesting areas, newly planted pine plantations, wildlife food plots and areas posted as closed for wildlife surveys. Roads closed by gates or cables are closed to vehicles. ATVs are prohibited.
Permit valid only during periods when hunting with archery and gun equipment is allowed.
Perdido River WMA
SUV permit not valid for this WMA, ample open roads available.
Pine Log WMA
SUV permit not valid for this WMA, ample open roads available.
Point Washington WMA
SUV permit not valid for this WMA, ample open roads available.
Talquin WMA
Permit holder should display permit to check station operator upon entry into the WMA when check station is manned. Permit valid only during periods when hunting with archery and gun equipment is allowed. Use of vehicles, is prohibited on archeological sites, bald eagle nesting areas, newly planted pine plantations, wildlife food plots and areas posted as closed for wildlife surveys. Roads closed by gates or cables are closed to vehicles. ATVs are prohibited.
Tate’s Hell WMA
SUV permit not valid for this WMA, ample open roads available.
Tate's Hell WMA – Womack Creek Unit
SUV permit not valid on this area, ample open roads are available.
Tyndall AFB WMA
SUV permit not valid on this area.
Wakulla WMA
Licensed vehicles allowed on all closed roads except those closed by cable or physical barriers. Permit valid only during periods when hunting with archery and gun equipment is allowed. ATVs are prohibited.
Yellow River WMA
SUV permit not valid for this WMA, ample open roads available.
Persons with Disabilities