State Game Lands 323: hunting, parking and access
State Game Lands 323 is 3,308 acres owned by the Pennsylvania Game Commission in Centre County, across WMUs 2G and 4D. PGC's maps show 1 parking area, 11 gates and 3.5 miles of game land road that PGC opens to vehicles at set times of year. The game lands are in 3 separate pieces; the largest is 2,831 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 parkSGL 323PGC parkingRoad open seasonallyWMU lineHighway
| Size | 3,308 acres, measured from PGC's boundary (PGC's records list 3,085) |
|---|---|
| Counties | Centre |
| WMU | WMU 2G (2,862 acres), WMU 4D (446 acres) |
| PGC region | Northcentral Region (office in Jersey Shore) |
| Parking areas | 1 (1 gravel) |
| Roads open seasonally | 3.5 miles on 3 roads |
| Game land roads closed to public vehicles | 4.4 miles |
| Gates | 11 |
| Separate tracts | 3 (largest 2,831 acres) |
| Nearest towns | Mount Eagle (next to it), Holters Crossing (next to it) and Howard (next to it) |
Where do you park on SGL 323?
PGC maps 1 parking area on State Game Lands 323, listed north to south. Surfaces: 1 gravel.
| Lot | Latitude, longitude | Surface | Size (square feet) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40.97662, -77.71231 | gravel | 3,750 |
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 323 are open to vehicles?
PGC opens 3 roads on SGL 323 to vehicles at set times of year, 3.5 miles in all. Outside those times they are closed to public vehicles.
| Road | Miles | When PGC opens it |
|---|---|---|
| Lambs Gap Trail | 2.7 | See PGC's schedule below |
| Talus Slope Trail | 0.5 | See PGC's schedule below |
| Mine Access Road | 0.3 | See PGC's schedule below |
PGC's words: "Open: 9/19/2025 - 2/9/2026 & 4/24/2026 - 6/1/2026"
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 4.4 miles of game land road on SGL 323 that is closed to public vehicles. PGC's road layer counts 0 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 323 in, and what is taken there?
SGL 323 lies across 2 WMUs. 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 2G | 2,862 | 7,572 (2025-26) | 12,307 (2025-26) | 476 (2024) |
| WMU 4D | 446 | 9,388 (2025-26) | 15,439 (2025-26) | 143 (2024) |
In WMU 2G, 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. In WMU 4D, 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 323?
Highways within five miles: I-80, US 220, PA 150, PA 26, PA 144 and I-99. Nearest towns: Mount Eagle (next to it), Holters Crossing (next to it), Howard (next to it) and Bellefonte (2 miles).
PGC's land records for SGL 323: PGC real estate, SGL 323.
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 323?
PGC maps 1 parking area on SGL 323: 1 gravel. The largest PGC lists is about 3,750 square feet, at 40.9766, -77.7123. Every lot's coordinates are in the table on this page.
What WMU is State Game Lands 323 in?
SGL 323 lies across WMU 2G (2,862 acres) and WMU 4D (446 acres). Seasons and antlerless licenses follow the WMU the ground is in.
When are the roads on SGL 323 open to vehicles?
PGC lists 3 roads on SGL 323 as open seasonally, 3.5 miles in all. For Lambs Gap Trail, PGC's note reads: "Open: 9/19/2025 - 2/9/2026 & 4/24/2026 - 6/1/2026" The dates may be from a past season; PGC posts new ones each year.
Can you camp on State Game Lands 323?
No. PGC does not allow camping on any State Game Lands, SGL 323 included. The nearest town is Mount Eagle, next to the game lands, by the Census map of places.
Get a Pennsylvania hunt plan when they open
Hunt plans for Pennsylvania are coming. Join the list and you'll hear first. The first 50 hunters in each new state get their plan free.
Until then, the free FilledTag app for iPhone has a map that works in every state, Pennsylvania included.
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.
FilledTag is not part of the Pennsylvania Game Commission.