Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area: hunting rules and map

Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area is 13,520 acres of CDFW land in Lassen and Sierra counties, in CDFW's North Central Region. Title 14, Section 551 lists it as Type C: open daily for hunting all legal species without a hunting pass, except where CDFW's area rules say otherwise. It lies in deer Zone X7a, where CDFW estimates 52 deer were taken in 2025.

Data updated October 2026. Rules: CDFW's 2026-2027 land use regulations (updated July 1, 2026). Boundary and acres: CDFW. Zones: CDFW. Land around it: CPAD 2026a.

What are CDFW's rules for Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area?

As a Type C area, Hallelujah Junction WA needs no hunting pass; the rows below are CDFW's own limits for it.

Source: CDFW 2026-2027 Waterfowl, Upland Game, and Public Use of Department Lands Regulations, Title 14, Section 551. CDFW's page for Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area has maps and contacts. Deer, elk and pronghorn hunting also follow the zone's own season and tag.

What does CDFW say about Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area?

The approximately 13,200-acre Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area sits at about 5,200 feet in elevation. The land is gently sloping and all but the highest portions are dominated by sagebrush and bitterbrush. Several hundred acres were burned in a 1986 wildfire and are being rehabilitated. Other more recent fires, and a century of heavy livestock grazing, have resulted in fair to poor vegetation conditions. Long Valley Creek drains from south to north through the property and terminates in Honey Lake, southeast of Susanville in Lassen County.

This area serves as a key migration corridor for part of the Loyalton-Truckee deer herd. Mammals which occur here include coyote, gray fox, bobcat, and possibly badger. The Long Valley area is also wintering habitat for golden eagles, and red-tailed and rough-legged hawks.

On hunting, CDFW's page says: Deer, rabbit, quail, and dove may be present.

CDFW lists big game, small game and upland game birds hunting for the area, and also wildlife viewing and hiking trails.

From CDFW's page for Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area, read October 2026.

Which hunt zones is Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area in?

CDFW's numbers for each zone are for the whole zone, not the wildlife area alone.

CDFW deer hunts whose ground includes part of Hallelujah Junction WA: hunt A-13 (Zone X-7a Archery Hunt), hunt J-19 (Zone X-7a Apprentice Either-Sex Deer Hunt), hunt A-12 (Zone X-6b Archery Hunt), hunt M-3 (Doyle Muzzleloading Rifle Buck Hunt), hunt J-20 (Zone X-7b Apprentice Either-Sex Deer Hunt) and hunt A-14 (Zone X-7b Archery Hunt).

Harvest: CDFW California Deer Harvest Statistics (2020 to 2025); CDFW Pronghorn Hunt Statistics. Acres measured by FilledTag from CDFW's boundaries.

What public land is around Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area?

Within 4 miles of its boundary, CPAD 2026a maps 17,660 acres of national forest, 16,437 acres of BLM land and 13,165 acres of CDFW land.

How do you get to Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area?

CDFW's directions: From Reno travel north on Highway 395 approximately 15 miles. Enter through a double gate on the west side of the highway about 2 miles north of the California-Nevada state line.

CDFW's location note: Approximately 15 miles north of Reno and 11 miles east of Loyalton. Highways within 8 miles: US 395, CA 49, CA 70 and CA 284. Nearest towns: Chilcoot-Vinton (6 miles), Sierra Brooks (7 miles), Loyalton (8 miles) and Verdi (9 miles).

Questions hunters ask

Can you hunt on Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area?

Yes. Section 551 lists it as Type C. Type C areas are open daily for all legal species, unless CDFW's area rules say otherwise. CDFW's closure: Closed to all visitor use from February 1 through June 30. Ranch house area closed to all visitor use. Dogs are prohibited except for hunting.

Can you camp on Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area?

No. Section 551(m) does not list Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area, and camping is prohibited on wildlife areas it does not list (Section 550(p)).

Which deer zone is Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area in?

Zone X7a (9,581 acres), Zone X6b (3,915 acres) and Zone X7b (18 acres), by CDFW's boundaries. CDFW estimates 52 deer were taken in Zone X7a in 2025, across the whole zone.

What is the closest town to Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area?

Chilcoot-Vinton (6 miles), Sierra Brooks (7 miles) and Loyalton (8 miles), by the Census Bureau's places.

Where these facts come from

• Rules: CDFW 2026-2027 Waterfowl, Upland Game, and Public Use of Department Lands Regulations.
• Boundary and acres: CDFW public access lands (BIOS ds3077); CDFW, Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area.
• Zones: CDFW BIOS zone layers. Surrounding public land: California Protected Areas Database (CPAD) 2026a.
• Deer harvest: CDFW California Deer Harvest Statistics (2020 to 2025).

FilledTag is not part of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

California hunting CDFW Region 2 Deer Zone X7a Deer Zone X6b Deer Zone X7b