Clarks Fork River-Clark Canyon Public Access Area: hunting, access and rules
Clarks Fork River-Clark Canyon Public Access Area is 2,883 acres in WGFD's Cody Region, Park County. Public Access Areas are places where WGFD has bought or leased public access, often to water and the ground around it. WGFD lists elk (hunt area 54), deer (hunt area 105), antelope (hunt area 80) and moose (hunt area 11) for big game hunting here.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: WGFD's PAA data. Boundary: WGFD GIS. Harvest: WGFD reports to 2025.
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| Size | 2,883 acres (WGFD) |
|---|---|
| WGFD region | Cody Region |
| County | Park |
| Access dates | Open year round. |
| Big game listed | Elk, Deer, Antelope and Moose |
| Nearest towns | Ralston (18 mi), Cody (23 mi) and Powell (23 mi) |
What is Clarks Fork River-Clark Canyon PAA?
Located approximately 40 miles north of Cody, WY near the Montana State Line. The Clark's Fork River is managed for the native Yellowstone cutthroat trout, but other native fishes include mountain whitefish, white, longnose and mountain suckers and longnose dace.
What are the rules on Clarks Fork River-Clark Canyon PAA?
Access: Open year round.
WGFD lists these uses: Fishing, Hunting.
In WGFD's words, from its PAA data and its page for Clarks Fork River-Clark Canyon. WGFD's posted signs and its Chapter 23 rules for Commission lands are the final word.
What can you hunt on Clarks Fork River-Clark Canyon PAA?
WGFD lists the hunt area each big game species is hunted under here: elk in area 54; deer in area 105; antelope in area 80; moose in area 11. Also listed: waterfowl, pheasant, sage grouse, doves, partridge, rabbit, mountain lion and black bear.
What did hunters take in the hunt areas around Clarks Fork River-Clark Canyon PAA?
WGFD reports harvest by hunt area, not by access area. The hunt areas that overlap Clarks Fork River-Clark Canyon PAA, with the acres of the PAA in each and WGFD's latest harvest for the whole hunt area:
| Hunt area | PAA acres in it | Harvest, whole area | Hunter success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Area 54 | 2,883 | 195 (2025) | 68.7% |
| Deer Area 105 | 2,013 | 175 (2025) | |
| Deer Area 109 | 870 | 71 (2025) | |
| Antelope Area 80 | 2,883 | 188 (2025) | 100% |
| Moose Area 11 | 2,883 | 5 (2025) | 100% |
| Bighorn sheep Area 1 | 2,012 | 12 (2025) | 85.7% |
| Bighorn sheep Area 2 | 871 | 25 (2025) | 89.3% |
Harvest: WGFD harvest reports, latest year each area was reported (WGFD harvest reports). Acres measured by FilledTag from WGFD's boundaries.
What land is around Clarks Fork River-Clark Canyon PAA?
Inside the PAA boundary, by manager (WGFD's own holdings and leases are not in the federal and state layers, so they show as unlisted land):
| Manager | Acres inside |
|---|---|
| BLM | 2,856 |
| Other land (WGFD-held, leased or private) | 27 |
Measured by FilledTag from USGS PAD-US 4.1 (federal land) and the Office of State Lands and Investments (state trust land) inside WGFD's boundary (2,883 acres as drawn).
How do you get to Clarks Fork River-Clark Canyon PAA?
Highways within 8 miles: WY 296, WY 120 and WY 294. Nearest towns: Ralston (18 miles), Cody (23 miles), Powell (23 miles) and Garland (28 miles).
Questions hunters ask
When is Clarks Fork River-Clark Canyon PAA open?
Open year round.
What can you hunt on Clarks Fork River-Clark Canyon PAA?
WGFD lists elk, deer, antelope and moose for big game, and waterfowl, pheasant, sage grouse, doves, partridge, rabbit, mountain lion and black bear. Each species follows the season of the hunt area the ground is in.
Where is Clarks Fork River-Clark Canyon PAA?
About 18 miles from Ralston, and 23 miles from Cody, measured from the area's boundary.
Which hunt areas is Clarks Fork River-Clark Canyon PAA in?
By WGFD's boundaries it lies in elk Area 54, deer Areas 105 and 109 and antelope Area 80. Each hunt area's season applies to the ground inside it.
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Where these numbers come from
- Area facts, access dates, rules and species: WGFD Public Access Area details; WGFD, Clarks Fork River-Clark Canyon.
- Boundary: WGFD Public Access Area boundaries. Surrounding land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (federal land) and the Office of State Lands and Investments (state trust land).
- Hunt area harvest: WGFD harvest reports, 2021 to 2025.
FilledTag is not part of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Numbers are copied from WGFD and the other agencies named, or measured by FilledTag from their maps; nothing on this page is estimated by FilledTag. WGFD's regulations are the final word on every rule.
Wyoming hunting Cody Region Elk Area 54 Deer Area 105 Deer Area 109 Antelope Area 80 Moose Area 11 Bighorn sheep Area 1