State Game Lands 124: hunting, parking and access
State Game Lands 124 is 6,847 acres owned by the Pennsylvania Game Commission in Franklin County and Fulton County, inside WMU 4A. PGC's maps show 5 parking areas and 5 gates.
Data updated October 2026. Boundary, parking, roads and gates: PGC's game lands maps. Seasons: PGC 2026-27 Seasons and Bag Limits.
State game landsState forestState parkSGL 124PGC parkingWMU lineHighway
| Size | 6,847 acres, measured from PGC's boundary |
|---|---|
| Counties | Franklin and Fulton |
| WMU | WMU 4A |
| PGC region | Southcentral Region (office in Huntingdon) |
| Parking areas | 5 (2 gravel, 2 grass and 1 dirt) |
| Game land roads closed to public vehicles | 15 miles |
| Gates | 5 |
| Nearest towns | McConnellsburg (3 mi), Mercersburg (3 mi) and Fort Loudon (4 mi) |
Where do you park on SGL 124?
PGC maps 5 parking areas on State Game Lands 124, listed north to south. Surfaces: 2 gravel, 2 grass and 1 dirt.
| Lot | Latitude, longitude | Surface | Size (square feet) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39.84919, -77.96282 | gravel | 2,000 |
| 2 | 39.83428, -77.97331 | grass | 1,200 |
| 3 | 39.81581, -77.99648 | gravel | 3,000 |
| 4 | 39.79566, -78.06567 | dirt | 3,000 |
| 5 | 39.74693, -78.04610 | grass | 3,200 |
Source: PGC State Game Lands parking areas. Sizes and surfaces are PGC's own records; a lot may be plowed or not in winter.
Which roads on SGL 124 are open to vehicles?
PGC's road layer shows no seasonally opened road on SGL 124.
PGC also maps 15 miles of game land road on SGL 124 that is closed to public vehicles. PGC's road layer counts 3.4 miles of road open to public traffic through or along the game lands. PGC records 5 gates here.
Named trails PGC maps on SGL 124: Tuscarora Blue Trail, Hunter's Road, AliceTrail, Hell's Hill Trail, Yellow Trail, Hunter's Access Trail, Reese Hollow Trail and Blue Trail.
Sources: PGC State Game Lands roads; PGC State Game Lands gates; PGC State Game Lands trails. Road miles measured by FilledTag from PGC's lines.
Which WMU is SGL 124 in, and what is taken there?
SGL 124 lies wholly in WMU 4A. Seasons, antlerless licenses and harvest are kept by WMU, not by game lands; these are the figures for each whole WMU:
| WMU | Game lands acres in it | Antlered deer | Antlerless deer | Bears |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU 4A | 6,847 | 5,005 (2025-26) | 8,523 (2025-26) | 71 (2024) |
In WMU 4A, 2026-27 archery deer runs October 3 to November 20, and December 26 to January 24, 2027 and the regular firearms season November 28 to December 13.
Harvest: PGC Annual Deer Population Report, April 2026; PGC's 2024 bear harvest release. Seasons: PGC 2026-27 Seasons and Bag Limits.
How do you get to SGL 124?
Highways through the game lands: PA 456. Highways within five miles: US 522, US 30, PA 16, PA 75, PA 456 and PA 655. Nearest towns: McConnellsburg (3 miles), Mercersburg (3 miles), Fort Loudon (4 miles) and Needmore (5 miles).
PGC's land records for SGL 124: PGC real estate, SGL 124.
PGC's rules for every State Game Lands tract, from tree stands to fluorescent orange for non-hunters, are on the Pennsylvania hunting page.
Questions hunters ask
Where can you park on State Game Lands 124?
PGC maps 5 parking areas on SGL 124: 2 gravel, 2 grass and 1 dirt. The largest PGC lists is about 3,200 square feet, at 39.7469, -78.0461. Every lot's coordinates are in the table on this page.
What WMU is State Game Lands 124 in?
All of SGL 124 is in WMU 4A. PGC estimates 5,005 antlered and 8,523 antlerless deer were taken in the whole WMU in 2025-26.
Can you drive on the roads in SGL 124?
PGC's road layer shows no road on SGL 124 that it opens to vehicles by season. It shows 15 miles of game land road closed to public vehicles. 3.4 miles of road through the game lands is open to traffic.
Can you camp on State Game Lands 124?
No. PGC does not allow camping on any State Game Lands, SGL 124 included. The nearest town is McConnellsburg, 3 miles away, by the Census map of places.
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Where these facts come from
- Boundary and acres: PGC State Game Lands boundaries. Parking: PGC State Game Lands parking areas. Roads: PGC State Game Lands roads. Gates: PGC State Game Lands gates.
- WMU harvest: PGC Annual Deer Population Report, April 2026; PGC's 2024 bear harvest release. Seasons: PGC 2026-27 Seasons and Bag Limits.
- Public land around the game lands: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US 4.1). Highways and towns: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 primary and secondary roads; U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer, places.
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