State Game Lands 68: hunting, parking and access
State Game Lands 68 is 3,761 acres owned by the Pennsylvania Game Commission in Lycoming County, inside WMU 2G. PGC's maps show 1 parking area and 2 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 68PGC parkingWMU lineHighway
| Size | 3,761 acres, measured from PGC's boundary |
|---|---|
| Counties | Lycoming |
| WMU | WMU 2G |
| PGC region | Northcentral Region (office in Jersey Shore) |
| Parking areas | 1 (1 dirt) |
| Game land roads closed to public vehicles | 3.6 miles |
| Gates | 2 |
| Nearest towns | Hyner (11 mi), North Bend (13 mi) and Farwell (14 mi) |
Where do you park on SGL 68?
PGC maps 1 parking area on State Game Lands 68, listed north to south. Surfaces: 1 dirt.
| Lot | Latitude, longitude | Surface | Size (square feet) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41.47963, -77.44332 | dirt | 9,600 |
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 68 are open to vehicles?
PGC's road layer shows no seasonally opened road on SGL 68.
PGC also maps 3.6 miles of game land road on SGL 68 that is closed to public vehicles. PGC's road layer counts 1.4 miles of road open to public traffic through or along the game lands. PGC records 2 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 68 in, and what is taken there?
SGL 68 lies wholly in WMU 2G. 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 | 3,761 | 7,572 (2025-26) | 12,307 (2025-26) | 476 (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.
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 68?
Highways within five miles: PA 44, PA 664 and PA 414. Nearest towns: Hyner (11 miles), North Bend (13 miles), Farwell (14 miles) and South Renovo (16 miles).
PGC's land records for SGL 68: PGC real estate, SGL 68.
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 68?
PGC maps 1 parking area on SGL 68: 1 dirt. The largest PGC lists is about 9,600 square feet, at 41.4796, -77.4433. Every lot's coordinates are in the table on this page.
What WMU is State Game Lands 68 in?
All of SGL 68 is in WMU 2G. PGC estimates 7,572 antlered and 12,307 antlerless deer were taken in the whole WMU in 2025-26.
Can you drive on the roads in SGL 68?
PGC's road layer shows no road on SGL 68 that it opens to vehicles by season. It shows 3.6 miles of game land road closed to public vehicles. 1.4 miles of road through the game lands is open to traffic.
Can you camp on State Game Lands 68?
No. PGC does not allow camping on any State Game Lands, SGL 68 included. The nearest town is Hyner, 11 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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