Hunting
State Game Land 257
- Type
- State game land (public hunting land)
- Where
- Schuylkill County, PA (two tracts, near Tamaqua)
- Township(s)
- (entirely in Schuylkill County; two tracts, near Tamaqua)
- Managed by
- Pennsylvania Game Commission
- Acreage
- 3,489 acres
- Wildlife Management Unit
- 4C
- Coordinates
- 40.77111, -75.95306 (approximate) · Open in Maps
GNIS centroid (multi-parcel central point) — not a parking pin; pull exact parking coordinates from the PGC interactive mapping center. - Last verified
- 2026-06-18
State Game Land 257 is a mountainous, wooded game land near Tamaqua, entirely within Schuylkill County in two tracts. It covers 3,489 acres.
In WMU 4C, hunters take deer, ruffed grouse, and rabbit. Several parking areas serve the land per the PGC map. Season dates, bag limits, antlerless allocations, and Sunday-hunting days are set each year by the Pennsylvania Game Commission — confirm the current year before you hunt.
Access & parking
- Getting there
- A wooded game land near Tamaqua.
- Parking
- Several parking areas (per the PGC map)
Sources
- PA Game Commission — State Game Lands 257 map (PDF)
Source type: government