Landing Creek Game Production Area: hunting, map and access
Landing Creek Game Production Area is 2,464 acres of land managed by South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks in 9 pieces, in Gregory County. Game production areas are open to public hunting under GFP's rules. Within 5 miles of this one are 161 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 1,880 acres of other public land.
Data updated October 2026. Boundary: GFP Managed Lands. Land around it: GFP public hunting atlas layers. Units: GFP 2026 applications.
Game production area (GFP)BLMCorps of EngineersSchool and public landState park or recreation area (rules vary)Walk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting)Landing Creek GPACounty lineLake or riverHighway
| Size | 2,464 acres, 9 pieces (measured from GFP's boundary) |
|---|---|
| County | Gregory |
| Deer units in the county | Deer unit 30A |
| Walk-In Areas and CREP within 5 miles | 161 acres |
| Nearest towns | Bijou Hills (7 mi), Ola (9 mi) and Gregory (16 mi) |
What other hunting land is near Landing Creek GPA?
Within 5 miles of the GPA's boundary, GFP's maps show 161 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land (1 tract centered in that ring) and 1,880 acres of other public land. Other game production areas close by: Buryanek GPA (3,330 acres in the ring), Turgeon GPA (1,075 acres in the ring), Iona GPA (928 acres in the ring), Elm Creek GPA (831 acres in the ring) and Academy Lake GPA (63 acres in the ring).
| Within 5 miles | Acres |
|---|---|
| Game production area (GFP) | 6,226 |
| Corps of Engineers | 1,116 |
| State park or recreation area (rules vary) | 1,004 |
| BLM | 504 |
| School and public land | 260 |
| Walk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting) | 161 |
Measured by FilledTag from GFP public hunting atlas layers (Walk-In Areas, CREP, school and public land, federal land) and GFP Managed Lands; land outside South Dakota is not counted.
How do you get to Landing Creek GPA?
Landing Creek GPA is about 7 miles southwest of Bijou Hills, and 9 miles southwest of Ola. Highways within 8 miles: SD 44 (23 miles of it), SD 50 (17 miles of it), SD 47 (14 miles of it) and SD 1806 (6 miles of it). Hunting units: GFP names Deer unit 30A for Gregory County.
Questions hunters ask
How big is Landing Creek GPA?
2,464 acres, in 9 separate pieces, measured by FilledTag from GFP's Managed Lands boundary.
What county is Landing Creek GPA in?
Gregory County.
Is there other public hunting land near Landing Creek GPA?
Within 5 miles, GFP's maps show 161 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 1,880 acres of other public land, plus Buryanek GPA, Turgeon GPA and Iona GPA.
What is the closest town to Landing Creek GPA?
Bijou Hills (7 miles), Ola (9 miles) and Gregory (16 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Boundary: GFP Managed Lands. Land around it: GFP public hunting atlas layers (Walk-In Areas, CREP, school and public land, federal land) and GFP Managed Lands.
- Units: GFP 2026 west river deer application; GFP 2026 east river deer application; GFP 2026 firearm antelope application.
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