State Game Lands 137: hunting, parking and access
State Game Lands 137 is 915 acres owned by the Pennsylvania Game Commission in Armstrong County, inside WMU 2D. PGC's maps show 4 parking areas and 7 gates. The game lands are in 2 separate pieces; the largest is 491 acres.
Data updated October 2026. Boundary, parking, roads and gates: PGC's game lands maps. Seasons: PGC 2026-27 Seasons and Bag Limits.
State game landsSGL 137PGC parkingWMU lineHighway
| Size | 915 acres, measured from PGC's boundary |
|---|---|
| Counties | Armstrong |
| WMU | WMU 2D |
| PGC region | Southwest Region (office in Bolivar) |
| Parking areas | 4 (4 gravel) |
| Game land roads closed to public vehicles | 0.2 mile |
| Gates | 7 |
| Separate tracts | 2 (largest 491 acres) |
| Nearest towns | South Bethlehem (next to it), Distant (next to it) and New Bethlehem (next to it) |
Where do you park on SGL 137?
PGC maps 4 parking areas on State Game Lands 137, listed north to south. Surfaces: 4 gravel.
| Lot | Latitude, longitude | Surface | Size (square feet) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40.98808, -79.34523 | gravel | 2,900 |
| 2 | 40.98713, -79.34727 | gravel | 1,500 |
| 3 | 40.98092, -79.34587 | gravel | 2,250 |
| 4 | 40.97671, -79.34303 | gravel | 2,500 |
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 137 are open to vehicles?
PGC's road layer shows no seasonally opened road on SGL 137.
PGC also maps 0.2 mile of game land road on SGL 137 that is closed to public vehicles. PGC records 7 gates here.
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 137 in, and what is taken there?
SGL 137 lies wholly in WMU 2D. 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 2D | 915 | 15,371 (2025-26) | 27,314 (2025-26) | 173 (2024) |
In WMU 2D, 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 137?
Highways within five miles: PA 28, PA 66, PA 861 and PA 839. Nearest towns: South Bethlehem (next to it), Distant (next to it), New Bethlehem (next to it) and Hawthorn (3 miles).
PGC's land records for SGL 137: PGC real estate, SGL 137.
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 137?
PGC maps 4 parking areas on SGL 137: 4 gravel. The largest PGC lists is about 2,900 square feet, at 40.9881, -79.3452. Every lot's coordinates are in the table on this page.
What WMU is State Game Lands 137 in?
All of SGL 137 is in WMU 2D. PGC estimates 15,371 antlered and 27,314 antlerless deer were taken in the whole WMU in 2025-26.
Can you drive on the roads in SGL 137?
PGC's road layer shows no road on SGL 137 that it opens to vehicles by season. It shows 0.2 mile of game land road closed to public vehicles.
Can you camp on State Game Lands 137?
No. PGC does not allow camping on any State Game Lands, SGL 137 included. The nearest town is South Bethlehem, next to the game lands, 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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