Hunting
State Game Land 286
- Type
- State game land (public hunting land)
- Where
- North Manheim & South Manheim Townships (Schuylkill Mountain, next to Schuylkill Haven), Schuylkill County, PA
- Township(s)
- North Manheim & South Manheim (Schuylkill Mountain, next to Schuylkill Haven)
- Managed by
- Pennsylvania Game Commission
- Acreage
- 478 acres
- Wildlife Management Unit
- 4C
- Coordinates
- 40.62667, -76.15306 (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 286 is a small game land on Schuylkill Mountain next to Schuylkill Haven, in the North Manheim and South Manheim Township areas within Schuylkill County. It covers 478 acres of steep north-facing forested slope plus reclaimed coal-silt bottomland, between about 460 and 960 feet.
In WMU 4C, hunters take ruffed grouse, deer, turkey, and woodcock. There is one established parking area on SR 2010 (Adamsdale Road), plus limited roadside parking. 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 small game land on Schuylkill Mountain next to Schuylkill Haven.
- Parking
- One established parking area on SR 2010 (Adamsdale Road), plus limited roadside parking
Sources
- PA Game Commission — State Game Lands 286 map (PDF)
Source type: government