Important Notices For This Site
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| Seasonal Road Closures on WMAsSeasonal roads on Wildlife Management Areas are being closed early where possible due to the persistent poor winter conditions. These roads will remain closed until their scheduled spring opening the first Saturday in April. The public is asked to please use caution and if possible, avoid utilizing WMA roads that are open all year during inclement winter weather and poor road conditions. |
Description
Elevation: 752 ft.
White Oak Mountain Wildlife Management Area is a veritable habitat mosaic of scrubby fields, regenerating forest and dense woodland. Numerous plantings of sunflowers and other seed plants in the area attract a high density of seed-eating species such as large congregations of mourning dove, blue grosbeak, indigo bunting and American goldfinch. Many other bird species are also found in the area such as wild turkey, red-tailed and Cooper’s hawks, ruby-throated hummingbird, red-bellied and downy woodpeckers, northern flicker, eastern kingbird, blue-gray gnatcatcher, eastern bluebird, brown thrasher, white-eyed and red-eyed vireos, field sparrow, red-winged blackbird and eastern meadowlark. Look carefully around to find young regenerating pine trees for prairie warblers and make sure to check the small ponds to see a wood duck. Butterflies are also numerous in the area with eastern tiger and spicebush swallowtails, common wood-nymph, eastern-tailed blue and a variety of skippers being present.
Notes:
- To Access the Site: A Restore the Wild Membership, Virginia hunting license, freshwater fishing license, boat registration, or an access permit is required.
- This site may be closed during certain times of year for hunting or land management. See seasonal access information on the White Oak Mountain WMA website.
- If you are visiting this site during hunting seasons, please wear blaze orange/pink for safety.
Wildlife Sightings
143 species have been reported at this site to date.
Birds Recently Seen at White Oak Mountain Wildlife Management Area:
Recent Checklists:
| Date | # of Species | Submitted By |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 2026 | 31 | Evan Spears |
| 2 Oct 2025 | 32 | Cory Swift |
| 25 Jun 2025 | 15 | Michael Lipford |
| 12 Jun 2025 | 22 | Mark Kosiewski |
| 12 Jun 2025 | 26 | Mark Kosiewski |
Amenities & Accessibility
Amenities
- On-site Parking
- Restrooms
Other Amenities: Hiking Trails
Accessibility Considerations
This location does not have a Birdability Site Review available at this time
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Maps & Directions
From Danville, head north on US-29/Danville Expressway, turn right onto SR-825/Carter Lodge Rd, turn left onto SR-694/David Giles Ln, turn right onto SR-718/Snakepath Rd, and turn left onto Shotgun Rd.
Site Information
Access Requirements:
- Daily. Restore the Wild Membership, hunting license, freshwater fishing license, boat registration, or an access permit is required.
Contact Information:
- Virginia DWR - Region 2 Office: 434-525-7522, Contact Us
- Visit Website
Sites, or portions of sites, can be closed periodically for management activities. Please always check the site’s website for additional information prior to visiting.