The 80-acre Rollins Lake Wildlife Management Area (WMA) ranges across a lake and an adjacent meadow in the valley of Mill Creek. Rollins Lake is equipped with a boat launch ramp. The lake accommodates fishing for bluegill, crappie, largemouth bass, channel catfish, and trout (in winter). Camping is prohibited in the management area.
Directions: Rollins Lake Wildlife Management Area is located in northern Jackson County two miles west of Ripley, WV. To reach the area from the I-77 expressway at Ripley, follow Ripley Road (highway WV-62) west approximately two miles to a lefthand turn onto Longview Road (CR-87). The lake entrance is on the left 200 feet along.
Rollins Lake WMA is managed by the W.Va. Division of Natural Resources.
Hotels near Rollins Lake WMA
Regional Information
Further information on lodging, dining, and recreation near the Rollins Lake WMA may be found in our guide to travel in the Mid-Ohio Valley Region in western West Virginia, in which the management area is located.
