IMPORTANT INFORMATION - PLEASE READ
UPDATE 3/6/2026
Until further notice, the Hospital Point Gate's daily hours of operation will be from 0500 to 1800, including weekends and holidays. The gate will be closed outside of those hours but will automatically open from the inside if recreation extends past the closing hour.
UPDATE 2/19/2026
The Virginia Department of Health has issued a recreational water advisory for the Potomac, that includes Marine Corps Base Quantico shoreline. Take appropriate precautions when accessing the Potomac River:
UPDATE 2/18/2026
Due to the recent base closures resulting from inclement weather, West Side training areas will be opened (as allowed by Range Control) for gear retrieval ONLY starting tomorrow 19 Feb until 7 March from 0800-1600 daily. Check into the Scouting activity but understand this is not for scouting, only gear retrieval for hunt blinds, ground blinds, ladder stands, etc.
EVENT - Turkey Hunting Skills Workshop
March 21, 2026 - Currently FULL, Join waitlist at https://www.register-ed.com/events/view/238109
UPDATE 9/16/2025
Hunting Bulletin is now available for viewing
UPDATE 9/4/2025
NEW For 2025- 2026 SEASON: Sunday hunting is now authorized. The Game Check Station (GCS) will be closed Tuesdays (except 11 November) and Wednesdays and there will be no hunting on those days. Opening day for hunting will be 4 September and GCS will open at 0800. For the first time in 20 years, license fees were increased. All hunters must purchase a license except youth under 18 years of age. Hunters who want the ability to deploy trail cameras must come to the GCS and receive a brief. Once brief is complete, hunters will be issued a trail camera permit and can deploy up to 5 cameras at one time.
Tuesday/Wednesday Scouting:
Scouting on Tuesday and Wednesday is permitted from 0800-1600. You cannot reserve an area to scout on Tuesday or Wednesday. Additionally, to make a reservation for Thursday, you make your reservation on Wednesday.
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Quantico DOES NOT participate in the Early Archery Season in September that Stafford and Prince William Counties have enrolled in.
Quantico DOES NOT participate in the Early Muzzleloader Season.
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Containment Area – Fauquier County and Prince William County are within VDWR’s Disease Management Area (DMA) 2. The Training Areas included are 6C, 9B, 10A, 11A, 12A, 12B, 13, 14A, 14B, 14C, 15A, 15B, 15C, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D, 16E, 16F, 16G, 17A, 17B, 17C, Camp Upshur, and all Mainside Hunter Parking Areas. Any deer harvested in these areas MUST follow VDWR’s requirements on transporting deer. VDWR has authorized base hunters to transport deer to the Quantico Game Check Station for data collection purposes. Fauquier and Prince William County deer must be immediately taken to a processor within DMA 1 or DMA 2 or processed (quartered) at the Game Check Station. We have a refrigerator unit available to hang deer for up to 48 hours for you to come process your deer. The spinal column and head MUST be left at the GCS so NREA Staff can properly dispose of them. In a joint effort with the state, we have and will continue to take samples to test for CWD. Through testing, CWD has not been confirmed present on the base. Please see our Guidelines for Hunting within DMA2 document for more information.