The Winona Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is a protected area within the boundaries of the Ouachita National Forest in the Ouachita Mountains. The WMA is owned by the U. S. Forest Service and managed under the provisions of a Memorandum of Understanding by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, and is situated in the Ouachita Mountains. Outdoors activities including hunting, fishing, backpacking, birding, and swimming are available. The WMA also contains hiking trails, including the Ouachita National Recreation Trail, and mountain biking trails. Winona includes the Flatside Wilderness.
Winona WMA includes Lake Winona, the reservoir serving as drinking water supply for Central Arkansas Water, as well as Lake Sylvia and Bear Creek Lake. Lake Winona and associated PWA improvements are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Lake Winona
Lake Winona is a reservoir of Alum Fork constructed by the Public Works Administration (PWA) in the 1930s during the New Deal. The lake is open to fishing with certain boating restrictions to ensure water quality. Swimming, camping, and ATVs are not allowed around the shoreline.
See also List of Wildlife Management Areas in Arkansas White Rock Wildlife Management Area, a large Forest Service-owned WMA with reservoirs in the Ozark Mountains
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