A quota permit is required for hunting in the Yellow River Wildlife Management Area during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun and spring turkey seasons. Recreational access is allowed.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says that the wildlife management area covers more than 17,000 acres between Milton and Crestview in Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties. The area runs for over 20 miles along the Yellow River including the protection of a small portion of the Shoal River where it empties into the Yellow. The area also includes the 2,337-acre Grassy Point Conservation Area, which encompasses Escribano Point, and fronts Blackwater Bay. A wide variety of natural communities are found on the area including sandhill, upland pine forests, slope forests, wet prairie, and floodplain forests. Here you’ll find Florida black bear, green sturgeon, and endemic mayflies as well as Florida anise, mountain laurel, and spider lilies.
Recreational activities include hunting, fishing, boating, canoeing, primitive camping and wildlife viewing. Camping is permitted throughout the area except in the Grassy Point Conservation Area where camping is allowed only at designated campsites. Numerous boat landings along the Yellow River provide access to the area. Vehicular access is limited, but is available on River Road located north of Milligan and Trawick Creek Road near Holt (Okaloosa County), and Ward Basin Road (Santa Rosa County). The Grassy Point Conservation Area can be accessed through Eglin Air Force Base south of the Yellow River off of Highway 87.
