State Game Lands 264: hunting, parking and access
State Game Lands 264 is 9,018 acres owned by the Pennsylvania Game Commission in Dauphin County and Schuylkill County, inside WMU 4E. PGC's maps show 8 parking areas, 15 gates and 0.5 mile of game land road that PGC opens to vehicles at set times of year. The game lands are in 7 separate pieces; the largest is 8,801 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 forestState parkSGL 264PGC parkingRoad open seasonallyWMU lineHighway
| Size | 9,018 acres, measured from PGC's boundary |
|---|---|
| Counties | Dauphin and Schuylkill |
| WMU | WMU 4E |
| PGC region | Southeast Region (office in Reading) |
| Parking areas | 8 (6 gravel and 2 grass) |
| Roads open seasonally | 0.5 mile on 1 road |
| Game land roads closed to public vehicles | 33 miles |
| Gates | 15 |
| Separate tracts | 7 (largest 8,801 acres) |
| Nearest towns | Wiconsico (next to it), Williamstown (next to it) and Gratz (next to it) |
Where do you park on SGL 264?
PGC maps 8 parking areas on State Game Lands 264, listed north to south. Surfaces: 6 gravel and 2 grass.
| Lot | Latitude, longitude | Surface | Size (square feet) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40.61546, -76.65160 | gravel | 4,000 |
| 2 | 40.60671, -76.61456 | grass | 4,000 |
| 3 | 40.60512, -76.61782 | grass | 12,000 |
| 4 | 40.60130, -76.71143 | gravel | 6,000 |
| 5 | 40.58580, -76.61344 | gravel | 6,400 |
| 6 | 40.58305, -76.75245 | gravel | 2,400 |
| 7 | 40.58212, -76.69907 | gravel | 6,120 |
| 8 | 40.57620, -76.69457 | gravel | 900 |
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 264 are open to vehicles?
PGC opens 1 road on SGL 264 to vehicles at set times of year, 0.5 mile in all. Outside those times it is closed to public vehicles.
| Road | Miles | When PGC opens it |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Road | 0.5 | See PGC's schedule below |
PGC's words: "Opened Two weeks prior to the start of the regular archery season, to the close of the late archery/muzzleloader deer season."
PGC also maps 33 miles of game land road on SGL 264 that is closed to public vehicles. PGC's road layer counts 1.9 miles of road open to public traffic through or along the game lands. PGC records 15 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 264 in, and what is taken there?
SGL 264 lies wholly in WMU 4E. 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 4E | 9,018 | 7,521 (2025-26) | 17,490 (2025-26) | 96 (2024) |
In WMU 4E, 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 264?
Highways within five miles: US 209, PA 25, PA 147, US 11, US 15 and PA 225. Nearest towns: Wiconsico (next to it), Williamstown (next to it), Gratz (next to it) and Lykens (next to it).
PGC's land records for SGL 264: PGC real estate, SGL 264.
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 264?
PGC maps 8 parking areas on SGL 264: 6 gravel and 2 grass. The largest PGC lists is about 12,000 square feet, at 40.6051, -76.6178. Every lot's coordinates are in the table on this page.
What WMU is State Game Lands 264 in?
All of SGL 264 is in WMU 4E. PGC estimates 7,521 antlered and 17,490 antlerless deer were taken in the whole WMU in 2025-26.
When are the roads on SGL 264 open to vehicles?
PGC lists 1 road on SGL 264 as open seasonally, 0.5 mile in all. For Unnamed Road, PGC's note reads: "Opened Two weeks prior to the start of the regular archery season, to the close of the late archery/muzzleloader deer season."
Can you camp on State Game Lands 264?
No. PGC does not allow camping on any State Game Lands, SGL 264 included. The nearest town is Wiconsico, 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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