State Game Lands 283: hunting, parking and access
State Game Lands 283 is 3,061 acres owned by the Pennsylvania Game Commission in Jefferson County and Clarion County, inside WMU 2F. PGC's maps show 9 parking areas, 11 gates and 2.6 miles of game land road that PGC opens to vehicles at set times of year.
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 forestNational forestState parkSGL 283PGC parkingRoad open seasonallyWMU lineHighway
| Size | 3,061 acres, measured from PGC's boundary |
|---|---|
| Counties | Jefferson and Clarion |
| WMU | WMU 2F |
| PGC region | Northwest Region (office in Franklin) |
| Parking areas | 9 (5 gravel, 3 grass and 1 not recorded) |
| Roads open seasonally | 2.6 miles on 3 roads |
| Game land roads closed to public vehicles | 17 miles |
| Gates | 11 |
| Nearest towns | Leeper (6 mi), Crown (6 mi) and Vowinckel (6 mi) |
Where do you park on SGL 283?
PGC maps 9 parking areas on State Game Lands 283, listed north to south. Surfaces: 5 gravel, 3 grass and 1 not recorded.
| Lot | Latitude, longitude | Surface | Size (square feet) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41.30432, -79.19660 | grass | 2,275 |
| 2 | 41.30282, -79.20090 | grass | 1,000 |
| 3 | 41.30261, -79.19903 | ||
| 4 | 41.30253, -79.20063 | gravel | 2,025 |
| 5 | 41.30059, -79.20880 | gravel | 5,600 |
| 6 | 41.29708, -79.16564 | grass | 6,600 |
| 7 | 41.29231, -79.21040 | gravel | 600 |
| 8 | 41.29192, -79.21153 | gravel | 1,250 |
| 9 | 41.28908, -79.16472 | 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 283 are open to vehicles?
PGC opens 3 roads on SGL 283 to vehicles at set times of year, 2.6 miles in all. Outside those times they are closed to public vehicles.
| Road | Miles | When PGC opens it |
|---|---|---|
| Fisher Side | 1.3 | See PGC's schedule below |
| Cook Forest Side | 1.0 | See PGC's schedule below |
| Clawson Run | 0.4 | See PGC's schedule below |
PGC's words: "Open seasonally 9/19/2025 – 2/2/2026. No winter maintenance, drive at your own risk. Roads subject to weather related closings."
Any dates are the ones in PGC's road layer when this page was built, and may be from a past season. PGC posts each year's dates on its game lands maps and at the gates.
PGC also maps 17 miles of game land road on SGL 283 that is closed to public vehicles. PGC's road layer counts 2.8 miles of road open to public traffic through or along the game lands. PGC records 11 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 283 in, and what is taken there?
SGL 283 lies wholly in WMU 2F. 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 2F | 3,061 | 10,785 (2025-26) | 15,651 (2025-26) | 213 (2024) |
In WMU 2F, 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 283?
Highways within five miles: PA 36, PA 949 and PA 899. Nearest towns: Leeper (6 miles), Crown (6 miles), Vowinckel (6 miles) and Tylersburg (7 miles).
PGC's land records for SGL 283: PGC real estate, SGL 283.
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 283?
PGC maps 9 parking areas on SGL 283: 5 gravel, 3 grass and 1 not recorded. The largest PGC lists is about 6,600 square feet, at 41.2971, -79.1656. Every lot's coordinates are in the table on this page.
What WMU is State Game Lands 283 in?
All of SGL 283 is in WMU 2F. PGC estimates 10,785 antlered and 15,651 antlerless deer were taken in the whole WMU in 2025-26.
When are the roads on SGL 283 open to vehicles?
PGC lists 3 roads on SGL 283 as open seasonally, 2.6 miles in all. For Fisher Side, PGC's note reads: "Open seasonally 9/19/2025 – 2/2/2026. No winter maintenance, drive at your own risk. Roads subject to weather related closings." The dates may be from a past season; PGC posts new ones each year.
Can you camp on State Game Lands 283?
No. PGC does not allow camping on any State Game Lands, SGL 283 included. The nearest town is Leeper, 6 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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