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Return to Washita National Wildlife Refuge

Rules and Policies

Updated November 2, 2026
  • Refuge is open daily from sunrise to sunset.
  • Vehicles are permitted only on designated access roads. ATVs and UTVs are not permitted on the refuge.
  • Pets must be leashed when outside of vehicles.
  • The possession or use of alcoholic beverages while hunting is prohibited on all National Wildlife Refuges.
  • Only federally approved nontoxic shot is permitted on the refuge.  
  • Littering, fires, cleaning or filleting fish, water skiing, jet skiing, swimming, fireworks, and collecting plants and objects of antiquity, including Native American artifacts are prohibited.
  • Fi/media/101771shing is allowed according to Oklahoma State Fishing Regulations and specific Refuge fishing regulations.
  • B/media/101776oating is permitted March 15- October 14. The refuge is closed to watercraft October 15-March 14. 

Hunt/Fish Regulations, PDF, 4.56 MB

Washita NWR Hunt-Fish-Boat brochure

Washita NWR Hunt-Fish BrochurePDF4.6 MBSeptember 3, 2026
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