Crown City Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Crown City Wildlife Area is 11,351 acres on ODNR's hunting map in Gallia and Lawrence counties, 2 miles from Crown City, listed by ODNR as open to hunting. Hunters checked 2,956 deer in Gallia County in 2025-26.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: ODNR's ODNR area open to hunting data, read 2026-10. Harvest: Division of Wildlife harvest reports, 2021-22 to 2025-26.
Land on ODNR's hunting mapNational forestFederal land, mostly Corps of Engineers lakesOther state landCrown City Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 11,351 acres in 10 pieces |
|---|---|
| Counties | Gallia County and Lawrence County |
| Deer harvest unit | Gallia County, Lawrence County |
| Hunting (ODNR) | Open |
| Kind (ODNR) | wildlife area |
| Managed by | the Division of Wildlife |
| Held by ODNR as | owned land |
| Nearest towns | Crown City (2 mi), Miller (5 mi) and Athalia (7 mi) |
What are the rules on Crown City Wildlife Area?
ODNR's land layer lists the area as open to hunting under Ohio's statewide seasons and rules.
ODNR's hunting map for the area shows the boundaries, parking and any no-hunting zones.
Deer bag limits in Ohio are set by county; the Division's 2026-27 season list points to the bag limit map.
How many deer are taken around Crown City Wildlife Area?
Crown City Wildlife Area lies in 2 counties. Hunters checked 2,956 deer in Gallia County in 2025-26, against 3,293 in 2024-25.
| County | Crown City Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallia County | 7,157 | 2,956 | 3,293 | 2,618 |
| Lawrence County | 4,194 | 1,682 | 1,955 | 1,738 |
Harvest for the whole county, not the hunting area alone: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22).
How do you get to Crown City Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Crown City (2 miles), Miller (5 miles), Athalia (7 miles) and Proctorville (9 miles). Highways within 5 miles: OH 775, OH 7, OH 217, OH 218 and OH 141.
What other public land is near Crown City Wildlife Area?
ODNR areas open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Symmes Township Wildlife Area: 122 acres, 7.2 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Crown City Wildlife Area
Counting Crown City Wildlife Area itself, 13,922 of the 102,636 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (13.6%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land on ODNR's hunting map | 11,351 |
| National forest | 2,409 |
| Other state land | 160 |
| Metro parks, county and city land | 2 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Crown City Wildlife Area?
In Gallia and Lawrence counties, 2 miles from Crown City.
Can you hunt on Crown City Wildlife Area?
Yes. ODNR's layer lists it as open to hunting under Ohio's statewide seasons.
How much public land is around Crown City Wildlife Area?
13,922 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Crown City Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and ODNR's land boundaries. The closest other ODNR area open to hunting is Symmes Township Wildlife Area (7.2 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: ODNR, Crown City Wildlife Area; ODNR lands hunting status.
- Boundary and acres: ODNR's map layer above. Surrounding public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public) and ODNR's land boundaries with hunting status.
- Deer harvest: the Division of Wildlife's 2025-26, 2024-25 and 2023-24 final deer harvest reports and Publication 5304 (2021-22).
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