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Hillman State Park is a 3,654-acre (1,479 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Hanover Township, Washington County in the United States. [4] It is about 25 miles (40 km) west of Pittsburgh . The park opened in the late 1960s and has been managed for hunting by the Pennsylvania Game Commission since the early 1980s. [ 3 ]
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands (SGL) are lands managed by the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) for hunting, trapping, and fishing.These lands, often not usable for farming or development, are donated to the PGC or purchased by the PGC with hunting license money.
Admission to all Pennsylvania state parks is free, although there are fees charged for use of cabins, marinas, etc. Pennsylvania's state parks offer "over 7,000 family campsites, 286 cabins, nearly 30,000 picnic tables, 56 major recreational lakes, 10 marinas, 61 beaches for swimming, 17 swimming pools" and over 1,000 miles (1,600 km) of trails.
Hunting is permitted on about half of Keystone State Park. The most common game species are eastern cottontail rabbits, common pheasant, eastern gray squirrels, wild turkey, ruffed grouse and white-tailed deer. The hunting of groundhogs is prohibited. Hunters are expected to follow the rules and regulations of the Pennsylvania Game Commission. [6]
Game animals occurring in Pennsylvania State Game Lands #58 include deer, bear, wild turkey, and grouse. [1] Pheasants have also been hunted in the game lands and have been stocked there. [6] [7] The area has been managed for ruffed grouse and woodcocks. [8] Pennsylvania State Game Lands #58 have a high level of bird biodiversity.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission talks about the new process for purchasing antlerless deer licenses as round four begins Monday. Round 4 of antlerless deer license sales starts Monday in ...
The gorge is also protected by the state of Pennsylvania as the 12,163-acre (4,922 ha) Pine Creek Gorge Natural Area, which is the second largest State Natural Area in Pennsylvania. [43] [44] Within this area, 699 acres (283 ha) of Colton Point and Leonard Harrison State Parks are designated a State Park Natural Area. [45]
Gov. Tom Wolf announced on Twitter Tuesday three new additions to Pennsylvania’s 121 state parks. The announcement comes soon after the passing of the state budget, which included $56 million ...