Swan Lake - Clark Game Production Area: hunting, map and access
Swan Lake - Clark Game Production Area is 1,593 acres of land managed by South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks in 3 pieces, in Clark County. Game production areas are open to public hunting under GFP's rules. Within 5 miles of this one are 1,613 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 1,273 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)Waterfowl production areaOther GFP land (access sites, lakes)Walk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting)Swan Lake - Clark GPACounty lineLake or riverHighway
| Size | 1,593 acres, 3 pieces (measured from GFP's boundary) |
|---|---|
| County | Clark |
| Deer units in the county | Deer unit 18A |
| Walk-In Areas and CREP within 5 miles | 1,613 acres |
| Nearest towns | Bradley (4 mi), Wallace (4 mi) and Crocker (10 mi) |
What other hunting land is near Swan Lake - Clark GPA?
Within 5 miles of the GPA's boundary, GFP's maps show 1,613 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land (8 tracts centered in that ring) and 1,273 acres of other public land. Other game production areas close by: Faehn GPA (127 acres in the ring), Lynbye GPA (122 acres in the ring), Bradley GPA (82 acres in the ring) and Haugen GPA (41 acres in the ring).
| Within 5 miles | Acres |
|---|---|
| Walk-In Area or CREP (private land open to hunting) | 1,613 |
| Waterfowl production area | 1,273 |
| Game production area (GFP) | 372 |
| Other GFP land (access sites, lakes) | 177 |
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 Swan Lake - Clark GPA?
Swan Lake - Clark GPA is about 4 miles northeast of Bradley, and 4 miles northwest of Wallace. Highways within 8 miles: SD 25 (18 miles of it) and SD 20 (17 miles of it). Hunting units: GFP names Deer unit 18A for Clark County.
Questions hunters ask
How big is Swan Lake - Clark GPA?
1,593 acres, in 3 separate pieces, measured by FilledTag from GFP's Managed Lands boundary.
What county is Swan Lake - Clark GPA in?
Clark County.
Is there other public hunting land near Swan Lake - Clark GPA?
Within 5 miles, GFP's maps show 1,613 acres of Walk-In Areas and CREP land and 1,273 acres of other public land, plus Faehn GPA, Lynbye GPA and Bradley GPA.
What is the closest town to Swan Lake - Clark GPA?
Bradley (4 miles), Wallace (4 miles) and Crocker (10 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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