Black bear climbing tree

Public Use of St. Maries WMA

St. Maries WMA provides wonderful opportunities for camping, picnicking, horseback riding, snowmobiling, wildlife viewing and hiking in a diverse setting of forest and mountain meadows. The town of St. Maries is close by for those forgotten camping and fishing items.

Hunting season for upland game and big game span the months of September through December, depending upon the species. The St. Maries River provides excellent fishing opportunities with some restrictions applying to cutthroat trout. The river is open all year from its mouth upstream to the railroad bridge crossing at Lotus.