State Game Lands 328: hunting, parking and access
State Game Lands 328 is 528 acres owned by the Pennsylvania Game Commission in Indiana County and Westmoreland County, inside WMU 2D. PGC's maps show 1 parking area and 8 gates. The game lands are in 5 separate pieces; the largest is 288 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 328PGC parkingWMU lineHighway
| Size | 528 acres, measured from PGC's boundary |
|---|---|
| Counties | Indiana and Westmoreland |
| WMU | WMU 2D |
| PGC region | Southwest Region (office in Bolivar) |
| Parking areas | 1 (1 gravel) |
| Game land roads closed to public vehicles | 4.4 miles |
| Gates | 8 |
| Separate tracts | 5 (largest 288 acres) |
| Nearest towns | Saltsburg (3 mi), New Alexandria (5 mi) and Avonmore (5 mi) |
Where do you park on SGL 328?
PGC maps 1 parking area on State Game Lands 328, listed north to south. Surfaces: 1 gravel.
| Lot | Latitude, longitude | Surface | Size (square feet) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40.47571, -79.38418 | gravel | 8,075 |
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 328 are open to vehicles?
PGC's road layer shows no seasonally opened road on SGL 328.
PGC also maps 4.4 miles of game land road on SGL 328 that is closed to public vehicles. PGC's road layer counts 1 mile of road open to public traffic through or along the game lands. PGC records 8 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 328 in, and what is taken there?
SGL 328 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 | 528 | 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 328?
Highways within five miles: US 119, US 22, PA 981, PA 982, PA 217 and PA 286. Nearest towns: Saltsburg (3 miles), New Alexandria (5 miles), Avonmore (5 miles) and Blairsville (6 miles).
PGC's land records for SGL 328: PGC real estate, SGL 328.
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 328?
PGC maps 1 parking area on SGL 328: 1 gravel. The largest PGC lists is about 8,075 square feet, at 40.4757, -79.3842. Every lot's coordinates are in the table on this page.
What WMU is State Game Lands 328 in?
All of SGL 328 is in WMU 2D. PGC estimates 15,371 antlered and 27,314 antlerless deer were taken in the whole WMU in 2025-26.
Can you drive on the roads in SGL 328?
PGC's road layer shows no road on SGL 328 that it opens to vehicles by season. It shows 4.4 miles of game land road closed to public vehicles. 1 mile of road through the game lands is open to traffic.
Can you camp on State Game Lands 328?
No. PGC does not allow camping on any State Game Lands, SGL 328 included. The nearest town is Saltsburg, 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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