State Game Lands 140: hunting, parking and access
State Game Lands 140 is 1,346 acres owned by the Pennsylvania Game Commission in Susquehanna County, inside WMU 3C. PGC's maps show 10 parking areas and 7 gates. The game lands are in 3 separate pieces; the largest is 779 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 140PGC parkingWMU lineHighway
| Size | 1,346 acres, measured from PGC's boundary |
|---|---|
| Counties | Susquehanna |
| WMU | WMU 3C |
| PGC region | Northeast Region (office in Dallas) |
| Parking areas | 10 (5 gravel, 4 grass and 1 dirt) |
| Game land roads closed to public vehicles | 2.6 miles |
| Gates | 7 |
| Separate tracts | 3 (largest 779 acres) |
| Nearest towns | Friendsville (2 mi), Little Meadows (3 mi) and LeRaysville (6 mi) |
Where do you park on SGL 140?
PGC maps 10 parking areas on State Game Lands 140, listed north to south. Surfaces: 5 gravel, 4 grass and 1 dirt.
| Lot | Latitude, longitude | Surface | Size (square feet) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41.94484, -76.07441 | gravel | 400 |
| 2 | 41.94309, -76.07623 | gravel | 800 |
| 3 | 41.94280, -76.08724 | dirt | 40,000 |
| 4 | 41.93912, -76.07521 | gravel | 2,500 |
| 5 | 41.93906, -76.07319 | grass | 5,625 |
| 6 | 41.91725, -76.10568 | gravel | 10,000 |
| 7 | 41.91361, -76.10346 | grass | 5,625 |
| 8 | 41.91136, -76.10393 | grass | 5,625 |
| 9 | 41.90644, -76.10684 | grass | 5,625 |
| 10 | 41.90430, -76.10692 | gravel | 400 |
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 140 are open to vehicles?
PGC's road layer shows no seasonally opened road on SGL 140.
PGC also maps 2.6 miles of game land road on SGL 140 that is closed to public vehicles. PGC's road layer counts 4.2 miles of road open to public traffic through or along the game lands. PGC records 7 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 140 in, and what is taken there?
SGL 140 lies wholly in WMU 3C. 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 3C | 1,346 | 7,957 (2025-26) | 14,672 (2025-26) | 145 (2024) |
In WMU 3C, 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 140?
Highways through the game lands: PA 858. Highways within five miles: PA 858 and PA 267. Nearest towns: Friendsville (2 miles), Little Meadows (3 miles), LeRaysville (6 miles) and Forest Lake (7 miles).
PGC's land records for SGL 140: PGC real estate, SGL 140.
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 140?
PGC maps 10 parking areas on SGL 140: 5 gravel, 4 grass and 1 dirt. The largest PGC lists is about 40,000 square feet, at 41.9428, -76.0872. Every lot's coordinates are in the table on this page.
What WMU is State Game Lands 140 in?
All of SGL 140 is in WMU 3C. PGC estimates 7,957 antlered and 14,672 antlerless deer were taken in the whole WMU in 2025-26.
Can you drive on the roads in SGL 140?
PGC's road layer shows no road on SGL 140 that it opens to vehicles by season. It shows 2.6 miles of game land road closed to public vehicles. 4.2 miles of road through the game lands is open to traffic.
Can you camp on State Game Lands 140?
No. PGC does not allow camping on any State Game Lands, SGL 140 included. The nearest town is Friendsville, 2 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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