Crow Wing River Corridor Wildlife Management Area hunting guide and rules

Parking lots and routes for Crow Wing River Corridor WMA

DNR maps no parking point for Crow Wing River Corridor WMA; use the route text below.

• Crow Wing River Corridor WMA: North unit: from Nimrod travel east 1.5 miles on CR 139 (280th Street). Parking area will be on the south side of the road. Middle unit: travel south out of Nimrod on CR 12 (280th Street). On the south side of Nimrod turn left onto CR 26. Travel south on CR 26 for 1 mile to CR 138 (270th Street). Turn left onto CR 138. In 2 miles CR 138 will turn south. Continue south on CR 138 for 1 mile. Parking area will be on the left side of the road. South unit (west side of river): travel south out of Nimrod on CR 12 (280th Street). On the south side of Nimrod turn left onto CR 26. Travel south on CR 26 for 5 miles. Turn left onto CR 137 (230th Street). Continue east for 3 miles, cross over Wilderness Drive onto the unit. Parking will be 0.3 miles east of CR 137 and Wilderness Drive intersection. South unit (east side of river): travel south out of Oylen on CR 7 for 1.3 miles. Turn right onto the unnamed minimum maintenance road across from 230th street. In 0.3 miles the minimum maintenance road will curve south, continue south on the road 0.25 miles to the unit. Hunter walking trails and former logging trails provide good access to visitors. Wheel chair access to the unit is moderate to difficult. Primitive river access points are located on the north unit. Visitors can easily access the river from parking areas in the northwest and southeast sides of the north unit. The northwest parking area is gated and would require a short walk/portage to the river.

DNR WMA detail pages (Compass feature records); checked October 28, 2026.

Crow Wing River Corridor WMA: the use rules

These are the use rules the agency lists for Crow Wing River Corridor WMA; posted signs on site still govern.

• There is currently no access to the east side of the middle unit, except by river. The east side of the south unit is accessible by minimum maintenance road; however, there is no designated parking area. Please pull to the side of the road to park.

Sources: record, agency rules; booklet: 2026-2027 Minnesota Hunting and Trapping Regulations. Checked October 28, 2026.

Crow Wing River Corridor WMA deer calendar and limits

DPA 246 (200 series) is either-sex in 2026. Either-sex rules let you take a doe in DPA 246 without a permit.

Testing for CWD is optional in DPA 246. Area of DPA 246: 802 sq mi. Counties in DPA 246: Cass, Wadena, Hubbard and Todd.

From the DNR 2026 deer season map and the 2026-2027 regulations booklet; checked October 28, 2026.

Crow Wing River Corridor WMA: towns, DNR office and shops

Crow Wing River Corridor WMA is 3.9 mi from Nimrod, the nearest community. Staples is the bigger town nearby at 3,075 people. Directions on the DNR page begin at Nimrod. Park Rapids has the nearest DNR office to Crow Wing River Corridor WMA, 25 mi away.

Towns from the 2024 Census gazetteer and population estimates; offices and businesses from services.json (DNR and business listings, chain stores and license agents left out); straight-line miles. Checked October 28, 2026.

Crow Wing River Corridor WMA country, seen through a lens

Same-kind land closest to Crow Wing River Corridor WMA

Crow Wing River Corridor WMA trip checklist from this page

No paper tags in Minnesota: validate the electronic license where the animal falls, then register it on time.

Sources: source · source · source · source · source; regulations from the 2026-2027 Minnesota Hunting and Trapping Regulations. Checked October 28, 2026.