State Game Lands 38: hunting, parking and access
State Game Lands 38 is 5,818 acres owned by the Pennsylvania Game Commission in Monroe County, inside WMU 3D. PGC's maps show 3 parking areas and 5 gates.
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 forestState parkSGL 38PGC parkingWMU lineHighway
| Size | 5,818 acres, measured from PGC's boundary |
|---|---|
| Counties | Monroe |
| WMU | WMU 3D |
| Parking areas | 3 (3 gravel) |
| Game land roads closed to public vehicles | 15 miles |
| Gates | 5 |
| Nearest towns | Sierra View (next to it), Emerald Lakes (next to it) and Sun Valley (next to it) |
Where do you park on SGL 38?
PGC maps 3 parking areas on State Game Lands 38, listed north to south. Surfaces: 3 gravel.
| Lot | Latitude, longitude | Surface | Size (square feet) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41.07557, -75.36873 | gravel | |
| 2 | 41.07443, -75.36537 | gravel | |
| 3 | 41.04464, -75.37264 | gravel | 12,000 |
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 38 are open to vehicles?
PGC's road layer shows no seasonally opened road on SGL 38.
PGC also maps 15 miles of game land road on SGL 38 that is closed to public vehicles. PGC's road layer counts 6.2 miles of road open to public traffic through or along the game lands. PGC records 5 gates here.
Sources: PGC State Game Lands roads; PGC State Game Lands gates; PGC State Game Lands trails. Road miles measured by FilledTag from PGC's lines.
Which WMU is SGL 38 in, and what is taken there?
SGL 38 lies wholly in WMU 3D. 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 3D | 5,818 | 6,004 (2025-26) | 9,641 (2025-26) | 287 (2024) |
In WMU 3D, 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 38?
Highways through the game lands: I-80. Highways within five miles: I-80, PA 715, PA 115, PA 611, PA 940 and I-380. Nearest towns: Sierra View (next to it), Emerald Lakes (next to it), Sun Valley (next to it) and Indian Mountain Lake (3 miles).
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 38?
PGC maps 3 parking areas on SGL 38: 3 gravel. The largest PGC lists is about 12,000 square feet, at 41.0446, -75.3726. Every lot's coordinates are in the table on this page.
What WMU is State Game Lands 38 in?
All of SGL 38 is in WMU 3D. PGC estimates 6,004 antlered and 9,641 antlerless deer were taken in the whole WMU in 2025-26.
Can you drive on the roads in SGL 38?
PGC's road layer shows no road on SGL 38 that it opens to vehicles by season. It shows 15 miles of game land road closed to public vehicles. 6.2 miles of road through the game lands is open to traffic.
Can you camp on State Game Lands 38?
No. PGC does not allow camping on any State Game Lands, SGL 38 included. The nearest town is Sierra View, next to the game lands, 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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