Disabled Hunter Road Access Entry Program

Region 5 Blinds... Vancouver Lake-Shillapoo Area Two blinds are located around the Shillapoo Wildlife Area. All goose hunters in this county must be certified by WDFW to hunt geese. Call Olympia or the WDFW Region 5 Office for information about goose testing. The one in the south unit is for geese; both are removed and replaced each season because of flooding in the area. These areas are also pheasant release sites. The blinds are installed around early December until the end of the waterfowl season. Register with the Wildlife Area Manager in the Vancouver Region 5 Office to obtain an access permit and a key for the gates. For more information about these sites, please call the Shillapoo Wildlife Area Manager in advance in Vancouver at (360) 696-6211. DRIVING DIRECTIONS: From I-5 north of Vancouver, take the Fourth Plain Boulevard exit and head west to Fruit Valley Road.Turn right and go to Laframbois Road.Turn left. Follow the road to the Wildlife Area parking lot. The blind is usually about ½ mile from the gate depending on the level of the lake. The other blind is located in the south unit of the Shillapoo Wildlife Area. Follow Fourth Plain west until it turns into SR-501.At the fork in the road, go straight past the Vancouver Park entrance about two miles, watching for a gate on the left side of the road. Open the gate and go down a steep hill about 70 yards to the blind. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge This blind is managed by and located in the refuge area. All goose hunters in this county must be certified by WDFW to hunt geese. Call Olympia or the WDFW Region 5 Office for information about goose testing. Call the Ridgefield Office in advance at (360) 887-4106 for more information about their hunting opportunities and reservation system. DRIVING DIRECTIONS: Traveling on I-5 north of the Vancouver area, take the Ridgefield exit and go west toward the town of Ridgefield. The Office is in town, not on the refuge which is a few miles from the Office.            [Table of Contents]