Visitor Information (updated yearly)

Fees

A Daily-Use Permit is required to enter this area, unless you have purchased a Wildlife Management Area Permit. To hunt or fish you must also possess the appropriate license and permit.

Facilities

Interpretive trail, wildlife viewing structures, picnic tables, boat ramp, and primitive campgrounds on the Prairie Lakes Unit. The Three Lakes Prairie Lakes Unit Recreation Guide is a useful resource when visiting this area.

Map of Three Lakes WMA - pdf file

Map of Prairie Lakes Unit of Three Lakes WMA - pdf file

Public Access

Vehicles allowed on named and numbered roads only, except during the mobility-impaired general gun seasons. During general gun-dog hunts, quota permit holders may operate vehicles on named and numbered roads and established fire breaks in the area between the Florida Turnpike and U.S. 441; helps to have 4-wheel drive, more or less mandatory in sandy or wet conditions. Vehicle use regulations.

Location

Osceola County; from Florida Turnpike, exit onto HWY 192 (Kissimmee/St Cloud); head east on Hwy 192 into St Cloud and take CR 523 (Canoe Creek Road, Vermont Street in town) south to the two entrances on Canoe Creek Road. To get to the 441 entrance from the turnpike, take Hwy 192 east into Holopaw. In Holopaw turn south on HWY 441 and proceed approx 15 mi to Williams Road (Hwy 441 entrance) and turn right. For the Hwy 60 entrance from the turnpike, take the turnpike south to the Yeehaw Junction exit (Hwy 60). Proceed west approximately 14.5 miles to the Three Lakes entrance.

View a location map - pdf file

Nearby

Additional wildlife viewing sites in the vicinity.

Nearest Cities/Towns

St. Cloud (25 miles north), Holopaw (13 miles north), and Kenansville (9 miles southeast).