State Game Lands 87: hunting, parking and access
State Game Lands 87 is 17,296 acres owned by the Pennsylvania Game Commission in Clearfield County, inside WMU 2E. PGC's maps show 17 parking areas, 10 gates and 6.9 miles of game land road that PGC opens to vehicles at set times of year. The game lands are in 5 separate pieces; the largest is 14,243 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 87PGC parkingRoad open seasonallyWMU lineHighway
| Size | 17,296 acres, measured from PGC's boundary |
|---|---|
| Counties | Clearfield |
| WMU | WMU 2E |
| PGC region | Northcentral Region (office in Jersey Shore) |
| Parking areas | 17 (8 gravel, 5 dirt and 4 grass) |
| Roads open seasonally | 6.9 miles on 7 roads |
| Game land roads closed to public vehicles | 74 miles |
| Gates | 10 |
| Separate tracts | 5 (largest 14,243 acres) |
| Nearest towns | Mahaffey (2 mi), Troutville (2 mi) and Grampian (2 mi) |
Where do you park on SGL 87?
PGC maps 17 parking areas on State Game Lands 87, listed north to south. Surfaces: 8 gravel, 5 dirt and 4 grass.
| Lot | Latitude, longitude | Surface | Size (square feet) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41.00749, -78.75116 | gravel | 1,000 |
| 2 | 40.99919, -78.71639 | dirt | 1,500 |
| 3 | 40.99632, -78.75077 | gravel | 10,000 |
| 4 | 40.99050, -78.71369 | gravel | 6,500 |
| 5 | 40.98947, -78.66563 | dirt | 400 |
| 6 | 40.98354, -78.70490 | dirt | 600 |
| 7 | 40.98327, -78.79391 | dirt | 25,000 |
| 8 | 40.97513, -78.70757 | gravel | |
| 9 | 40.97436, -78.69645 | grass | 6,000 |
| 10 | 40.97235, -78.79771 | grass | 600 |
| 11 | 40.97111, -78.72538 | gravel | 900 |
| 12 | 40.95602, -78.77353 | gravel | 900 |
| 13 | 40.95385, -78.76478 | gravel | 7,500 |
| 14 | 40.94533, -78.76333 | gravel | 25,000 |
| 15 | 40.93703, -78.67342 | grass | 8,000 |
| 16 | 40.93696, -78.73442 | dirt | 2,000 |
| 17 | 40.93012, -78.72657 | grass | 4,800 |
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 87 are open to vehicles?
PGC opens 7 roads on SGL 87 to vehicles at set times of year, 6.9 miles in all. Outside those times they are closed to public vehicles.
| Road | Miles | When PGC opens it |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Rd | 2.1 | See PGC's schedule below |
| Lightner Farm Rd | 1.2 | See PGC's schedule below |
| Tire Gate East Branch | 1.1 | See PGC's schedule below |
| Tower Rd | 1.0 | See PGC's schedule below |
| Clover Run 2 Mine Road | 0.7 | See PGC's schedule below |
| Tire Gate North Branch | 0.6 | See PGC's schedule below |
| Roger Thomas Access | 0.3 | See PGC's schedule below |
PGC's words: "Open: 9/19/2025 - 2/9/2026"
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 74 miles of game land road on SGL 87 that is closed to public vehicles. PGC's road layer counts 79 miles of road open to public traffic through or along the game lands. PGC records 10 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 87 in, and what is taken there?
SGL 87 lies wholly in WMU 2E. 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 2E | 17,296 | 7,709 (2025-26) | 12,476 (2025-26) | 53 (2024) |
In WMU 2E, 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 87?
Highways within five miles: US 219, PA 36, US 119, US 322, PA 410 and PA 729. Nearest towns: Mahaffey (2 miles), Troutville (2 miles), Grampian (2 miles) and Luthersburg (3 miles).
PGC's land records for SGL 87: PGC real estate, SGL 87.
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 87?
PGC maps 17 parking areas on SGL 87: 8 gravel, 5 dirt and 4 grass. The largest PGC lists is about 25,000 square feet, at 40.9453, -78.7633. Every lot's coordinates are in the table on this page.
What WMU is State Game Lands 87 in?
All of SGL 87 is in WMU 2E. PGC estimates 7,709 antlered and 12,476 antlerless deer were taken in the whole WMU in 2025-26.
When are the roads on SGL 87 open to vehicles?
PGC lists 7 roads on SGL 87 as open seasonally, 6.9 miles in all. For Unnamed Rd, PGC's note reads: "Open: 9/19/2025 - 2/9/2026" The dates may be from a past season; PGC posts new ones each year.
Can you camp on State Game Lands 87?
No. PGC does not allow camping on any State Game Lands, SGL 87 included. The nearest town is Mahaffey, 2 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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