State Game Lands 31: hunting, parking and access
State Game Lands 31 is 5,157 acres owned by the Pennsylvania Game Commission in Jefferson County, inside WMU 2D. PGC's maps show 9 parking areas, 15 gates and 4.8 miles of game land road that PGC opens to vehicles at set times of year. The game lands are in 2 separate pieces; the largest is 5,051 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 31PGC parkingRoad open seasonallyWMU lineHighway
| Size | 5,157 acres, measured from PGC's boundary |
|---|---|
| Counties | Jefferson |
| WMU | WMU 2D |
| PGC region | Northwest Region (office in Franklin) |
| Parking areas | 9 (7 gravel and 2 grass) |
| Roads open seasonally | 4.8 miles on 2 roads |
| Game land roads closed to public vehicles | 20 miles |
| Gates | 15 |
| Separate tracts | 2 (largest 5,051 acres) |
| Nearest towns | Worthville (5 mi), Punxsutawney (5 mi) and Reynoldsville (6 mi) |
Where do you park on SGL 31?
PGC maps 9 parking areas on State Game Lands 31, listed north to south. Surfaces: 7 gravel and 2 grass.
| Lot | Latitude, longitude | Surface | Size (square feet) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41.06611, -79.01653 | gravel | 7,600 |
| 2 | 41.05972, -78.98987 | gravel | 12,800 |
| 3 | 41.05081, -79.05901 | gravel | 4,200 |
| 4 | 41.05078, -79.02951 | grass | 5,240 |
| 5 | 41.04906, -78.98653 | gravel | 12,000 |
| 6 | 41.03544, -79.03105 | gravel | 6,175 |
| 7 | 41.03167, -79.00792 | grass | 4,050 |
| 8 | 41.03051, -78.98671 | gravel | 3,900 |
| 9 | 41.01732, -79.04502 | gravel | 7,150 |
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 31 are open to vehicles?
PGC opens 2 roads on SGL 31 to vehicles at set times of year, 4.8 miles in all. Outside those times they are closed to public vehicles.
| Road | Miles | When PGC opens it |
|---|---|---|
| Main Road | 4.4 | Schedule 1 below |
| Bailar Fields Road | 0.5 | Schedule 2 below |
Schedule 1, PGC's words: "Open seasonally 9/19/2025 – 2/9/2026. No winter maintenance, drive at your own risk. Roads subject to weather related closings."
Schedule 2, 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 20 miles of game land road on SGL 31 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 15 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 31 in, and what is taken there?
SGL 31 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 | 5,157 | 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 31?
Highways within five miles: PA 36, PA 310, PA 536, US 322, PA 830 and I-80. Nearest towns: Worthville (5 miles), Punxsutawney (5 miles), Reynoldsville (6 miles) and Big Run (7 miles).
PGC's land records for SGL 31: PGC real estate, SGL 31.
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 31?
PGC maps 9 parking areas on SGL 31: 7 gravel and 2 grass. The largest PGC lists is about 12,800 square feet, at 41.0597, -78.9899. Every lot's coordinates are in the table on this page.
What WMU is State Game Lands 31 in?
All of SGL 31 is in WMU 2D. PGC estimates 15,371 antlered and 27,314 antlerless deer were taken in the whole WMU in 2025-26.
When are the roads on SGL 31 open to vehicles?
PGC lists 2 roads on SGL 31 as open seasonally, 4.8 miles in all. For Main Road, PGC's note reads: "Open seasonally 9/19/2025 – 2/9/2026. 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 31?
No. PGC does not allow camping on any State Game Lands, SGL 31 included. The nearest town is Worthville, 5 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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