State Game Lands 313: hunting, parking and access
State Game Lands 313 is 485 acres owned by the Pennsylvania Game Commission in Tioga County, inside WMU 3A. PGC's maps show 3 parking areas and 1 gate. The game lands are in 5 separate pieces; the largest is 296 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 313PGC parkingWMU lineHighway
| Size | 485 acres, measured from PGC's boundary |
|---|---|
| Counties | Tioga |
| WMU | WMU 3A |
| PGC region | Northcentral Region (office in Jersey Shore) |
| Parking areas | 3 (2 grass and 1 gravel) |
| Game land roads closed to public vehicles | 0.2 mile |
| Gates | 1 |
| Separate tracts | 5 (largest 296 acres) |
| Nearest towns | Wellsboro (3 mi), Knoxville (5 mi) and Sabinsville (7 mi) |
Where do you park on SGL 313?
PGC maps 3 parking areas on State Game Lands 313, listed north to south. Surfaces: 2 grass and 1 gravel.
| Lot | Latitude, longitude | Surface | Size (square feet) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41.88709, -77.40047 | grass | 1,000 |
| 2 | 41.81139, -77.28922 | grass | |
| 3 | 41.79734, -77.29939 | gravel |
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 313 are open to vehicles?
PGC's road layer shows no seasonally opened road on SGL 313.
PGC also maps 0.2 mile of game land road on SGL 313 that is closed to public vehicles. PGC's road layer counts 0.3 mile of road open to public traffic through or along the game lands. PGC records 1 gate 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 313 in, and what is taken there?
SGL 313 lies wholly in WMU 3A. 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 3A | 485 | 7,633 (2025-26) | 6,929 (2025-26) | 203 (2024) |
In WMU 3A, 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 313?
Highways within five miles: PA 249, PA 287, PA 660, PA 362 and PA 49. Nearest towns: Wellsboro (3 miles), Knoxville (5 miles), Sabinsville (7 miles) and Westfield (7 miles).
PGC's land records for SGL 313: PGC real estate, SGL 313.
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 313?
PGC maps 3 parking areas on SGL 313: 2 grass and 1 gravel. The largest PGC lists is about 1,000 square feet, at 41.8871, -77.4005. Every lot's coordinates are in the table on this page.
What WMU is State Game Lands 313 in?
All of SGL 313 is in WMU 3A. PGC estimates 7,633 antlered and 6,929 antlerless deer were taken in the whole WMU in 2025-26.
Can you drive on the roads in SGL 313?
PGC's road layer shows no road on SGL 313 that it opens to vehicles by season. It shows 0.2 mile of game land road closed to public vehicles. 0.3 mile of road through the game lands is open to traffic.
Can you camp on State Game Lands 313?
No. PGC does not allow camping on any State Game Lands, SGL 313 included. The nearest town is Wellsboro, 3 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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