Arcadia Diversion Dam WMA: hunting, rules and access
Arcadia Diversion Dam WMA is 882 acres of Game and Parks land, centered about 5 miles south of Comstock, in Custer County and the Loup West deer unit.
Data updated October 2026. Game and Parks' 2026-27 Public Access Atlas and property layer; OFW 2026-27.
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| Acres | 882 (Game and Parks); 884 inside the mapped boundary |
|---|---|
| District and atlas sheet | SW, map sheet 23 & 24 |
| County | Custer |
| Deer unit | Loup West |
| On Game and Parks' records since | 1920 |
Which deer unit is Arcadia Diversion Dam WMA in?
The Loup West deer unit, 2,607 square miles, with 1,023 deer taken across the whole unit in 2025. No antlerless mule deer here.
Unit Buck permits for the Loup West unit in 2026: Loup West 700 (1 AD2, sold out R - Oct. 11, NR - DRAW in 2025) and Loup West WT 600 (1 WT, sold out Nov. 14 in 2025) (Game and Parks' 2026 Big Game Guide, page 13).
Harvest: Game and Parks' 2026 Big Game Recommendations.
What public and walk-in land is near Arcadia Diversion Dam WMA?
Within five miles: 884 acres of Game and Parks land (this area included), and 127 acres of OFW walk-in land on 1 tract. The biggest walk-in tracts reaching into that ring: 468 acres 4.6 miles north (Canyon Access Initiative - All Hunting Seasons & Trapping).
Measured by FilledTag from USGS PAD-US 4.1 and Game and Parks Open Fields and Waters, 2026-2027. County walk-in totals: Custer County.
How do you get to Arcadia Diversion Dam WMA?
No numbered highway within five miles.
| Town | Miles from the boundary | Direction from the area |
|---|---|---|
| Comstock | 4 | north |
| Arcadia | 6 | southeast |
| Sargent | 11 | northwest |
| Ansley | 16 | southwest |
| Berwyn | 16 | southwest |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Arcadia Diversion Dam WMA?
Its middle is about 5 miles south of Comstock, in Custer County and the Loup West deer unit.
How big is Arcadia Diversion Dam WMA?
882 acres by Game and Parks' count; 884 acres inside the boundary on Game and Parks' map, in 4 pieces.
Is there walk-in land near Arcadia Diversion Dam WMA?
Yes: 127 acres of OFW land on 1 tract within five miles, on Game and Parks' 2026-27 map.
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Sources: Game and Parks' 2026-27 Public Access Atlas; Game and Parks properties (WMAs, recreation areas, parks); USGS PAD-US 4.1; Game and Parks Open Fields and Waters, 2026-2027; Game and Parks' 2026 Big Game Recommendations. General WMA rules: all WMAs. FilledTag is not part of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.