Camas Prairie - Centennial Marsh Wildlife Management Area: hunting, access and rules
Camas Prairie - Centennial Marsh Wildlife Management Area is 6,240 acres in Camas County, in Idaho Fish and Game's Magic Valley Region, inside game management units 45 and 52, established in 1987. A high-prairie marsh that floods from mid-April to mid-July, most of it under a foot of water or less.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: IDFG's page for Camas Prairie - Centennial Marsh WMA, read October 18, 2026. Outline: PAD-US. Harvest: IDFG harvest statistics, 2025.
| Size | 6,240 acres (IDFG) |
|---|---|
| County | Camas County |
| Established | 1987 |
| IDFG region | Magic Valley |
| Game management units | 45, 52 |
| Elk zone | Smoky-Bennett |
| Primary purpose (IDFG) | Aquatic and upland habitat for breeding, nesting and feeding waterfowl and shorebirds |
| Habitat (IDFG) | Grassland, sage-steppe, wetland |
| Camping | No designated camping. |
What is Camas Prairie - Centennial Marsh WMA?
A high-prairie marsh that floods from mid-April to mid-July, most of it under a foot of water or less. It was bought to keep breeding and brood habitat for the waterfowl and shorebirds that once crowded it, and its late-May camas lily bloom is the busiest time of year. The prairie was a principal camas-gathering and summer hunting ground for the Bannock, Shoshoni and Northern Paiute.
What can you hunt on Camas Prairie - Centennial Marsh WMA?
Elk, pronghorn and sage-grouse are taken on the WMA every year. It lies in Unit 45 and the Smoky-Bennett elk zone. Waterfowl hunting is limited because the marshes freeze about when the season opens.
IDFG lists these uses for the area: hunting, trapping, wildlife watching and education.
How do you get onto Camas Prairie - Centennial Marsh WMA, and when is it closed?
Maintained gravel county roads lead to and through the WMA. Facilities are one outhouse, a picnic table and a few shade trees.
Can you camp on Camas Prairie - Centennial Marsh WMA?
No designated camping.
How many elk and deer are taken in the surrounding units?
IDFG counts harvest by unit, not by WMA. These are the whole units Camas Prairie - Centennial Marsh WMA lies in, for 2025:
General seasons, all weapons. Source: IDFG harvest statistics.
IDFG's maps and rules for Camas Prairie - Centennial Marsh WMA
Questions hunters ask
What can you hunt on Camas Prairie - Centennial Marsh WMA?
Elk, pronghorn and sage-grouse are taken on the WMA every year. It lies in Unit 45 and the Smoky-Bennett elk zone. Seasons and tags follow the regulations for Units 45 and 52.
Can you camp on Camas Prairie - Centennial Marsh WMA?
No designated camping.
How do you get onto Camas Prairie - Centennial Marsh WMA?
Maintained gravel county roads lead to and through the WMA. Facilities are one outhouse, a picnic table and a few shade trees.
Which hunting unit is Camas Prairie - Centennial Marsh WMA in?
Units 45 and 52 (Smoky-Bennett elk zone), measured from IDFG's unit boundaries.
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, rules, access, camping and uses: IDFG, Camas Prairie - Centennial Marsh WMA, written up by FilledTag in its own words.
- Outline: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US), land managed by Idaho Fish and Game. Units: IDFG's unit boundaries.
- Harvest: IDFG harvest statistics.
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