State Game Lands 138: hunting, parking and access
State Game Lands 138 is 2,879 acres owned by the Pennsylvania Game Commission in Fayette County, inside WMU 2C. PGC's maps show 4 parking areas, 3 gates and 1.2 miles of game land road that PGC opens to vehicles at set times of year. The game lands are in 3 separate pieces; the largest is 1,276 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 landsState forestSGL 138PGC parkingRoad open seasonallyWMU lineHighway
| Size | 2,879 acres, measured from PGC's boundary |
|---|---|
| Counties | Fayette |
| WMU | WMU 2C |
| PGC region | Southwest Region (office in Bolivar) |
| Parking areas | 4 (4 gravel) |
| Roads open seasonally | 1.2 miles on 1 road |
| Game land roads closed to public vehicles | 4.6 miles |
| Gates | 3 |
| Separate tracts | 3 (largest 1,276 acres) |
| Nearest towns | Fairchance (next to it), Smithfield (3 mi) and Hopwood (3 mi) |
Where do you park on SGL 138?
PGC maps 4 parking areas on State Game Lands 138, listed north to south. Surfaces: 4 gravel.
| Lot | Latitude, longitude | Surface | Size (square feet) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39.81102, -79.69068 | gravel | 1,452 |
| 2 | 39.80818, -79.69366 | gravel | 6,084 |
| 3 | 39.79371, -79.74468 | gravel | 7,590 |
| 4 | 39.77111, -79.73406 | gravel | 5,625 |
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 138 are open to vehicles?
PGC opens 1 road on SGL 138 to vehicles at set times of year, 1.2 miles in all. Outside those times it is closed to public vehicles.
| Road | Miles | When PGC opens it |
|---|---|---|
| Askon Rd | 1.2 | See PGC's schedule below |
PGC's words: "Opened two weeks before archery until two weeks after flintlock and during the spring gobbler season."
PGC also maps 4.6 miles of game land road on SGL 138 that is closed to public vehicles. PGC's road layer counts 0.9 mile of road open to public traffic through or along the game lands. PGC records 3 gates here.
Sources: PGC State Game Lands roads; PGC State Game Lands gates. Road miles measured by FilledTag from PGC's lines.
Which WMU is SGL 138 in, and what is taken there?
SGL 138 lies wholly in WMU 2C. 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 2C | 2,879 | 11,407 (2025-26) | 22,899 (2025-26) | 102 (2024) |
In WMU 2C, 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 138?
Highways within five miles: PA 43, US 40, US 119, PA 857 and PA 381. Nearest towns: Fairchance (next to it), Smithfield (3 miles), Hopwood (3 miles) and Leith-Hatfield (4 miles).
PGC's land records for SGL 138: PGC real estate, SGL 138.
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 138?
PGC maps 4 parking areas on SGL 138: 4 gravel. The largest PGC lists is about 7,590 square feet, at 39.7937, -79.7447. Every lot's coordinates are in the table on this page.
What WMU is State Game Lands 138 in?
All of SGL 138 is in WMU 2C. PGC estimates 11,407 antlered and 22,899 antlerless deer were taken in the whole WMU in 2025-26.
When are the roads on SGL 138 open to vehicles?
PGC lists 1 road on SGL 138 as open seasonally, 1.2 miles in all. For Askon Rd, PGC's note reads: "Opened two weeks before archery until two weeks after flintlock and during the spring gobbler season."
Can you camp on State Game Lands 138?
No. PGC does not allow camping on any State Game Lands, SGL 138 included. The nearest town is Fairchance, 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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