RENOVO — The Sproul State Forest will open some seasonally gated roads to provide additional motorized vehicle access to portions of the Sproul State Forest. With these additions, there are over 500 miles of roads on the Sproul State Forest open for vehicular access by deer hunters. Each fall we open roads that are normally gated, offering hunters greater preseason scouting and hunting opportunities. Opening some of the roads that are typically closed, through the remainder of the year, also points to areas that have an abundance of deer.

These roads will remain open depending on weather conditions. Rainy weather or ice and snow could force these roads to close for safety or for environmental concerns. Any open road is subject to closure at any time if the road’s driving surface becomes rutted or resource damage occurs or has the potential to occur from intensive use or changing weather conditions. These gated open roads are not maintained, so hunters travel at their own risk. The roads will be posted open with signs. All other gated access roads are closed to vehicular traffic. These roads are all open to foot travel by human powered bicycles, or horse travel. Non-motorized use is always permitted on closed roads. ATV use is not permitted anywhere within the Sproul State Forest or on any forest roads during the hunting season except for disabled hunters who are in special use areas designated by the District Forester. Roads traditionally open on a year-round basis will remain open for the hunting season.

The following gated roads on Sproul State Forest will be opened for all deer hunting seasons and will be locked open from Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, until Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, as follows:

1.) Huling Branch Road – from Two-Mile Road to Whiskey Springs Road.

2.) Whiskey Springs Road – from Kettle Creek Road to Huling Branch Road.

3.) Middle Branch Road

4.) Boyer Road

5.) Shintown Run Road

6.) Bloody Skillet ATV Trail Road complex.

7.) Ligenza Lane – off Fisher Road. DMAP Unit #1505.

8.) Tin Shanty – Old Woods Road south of Grugan Hollow Road, 4.2 miles west of the intersection Grugan Hollow Road and PA Route 120.

9.) Administrative Road off Eagleton Road – at power line crossing into Holland Run. DMAP Unit # 2100.

10.) Benjamin Ridge Administrative Road – off Pete’s Run Road.

11.) Administrative Road off Rt. 144 – at Exco Pad 8 Entrance.

12.) Logway Run – off Kato-Orviston Road.

13.) Big “D” Timber Sale Road System – Located off Red Buck Road. East of Capitol Oil and Gas Compressor.

14.) Metzger Trail – Off Coon Run Road.

15.) Harry’s Trail – Off Yost Ridge Road.

16.) Tornado Trail – Off Fisher Fire Road.

17.) Eagleton Trail Administrative Road – off Eagleton Road at private boundary (Gobblers Roost). DMAP Unit #2100.

18.) Little Texas Lane Administrative Road – off Eagleton Road on west side between Dishpan and Smokehouse Hollow. DMAP Unit #2100.

19.) Confer’s Camp Trail Administrative Road – into Panther, off State Line Road. DMAP Unit #1505.

20.) Between the Pads Trail Administrative Road – off Shoemaker Ridge Road. DMAP Unit #2100.

21.) Dutlinger Trail Administrative Road – off Shoemaker Ridge Road. DMAP Unit #2100.

22.) Boggs Ridge Road.

23.) Susan’s Prayer – off Fields Ridge Road

24.) Buckhorn Trail Administrative Road – off Eagleton Road on east side between Boiler Run and Buckhorn Hollow. DMAP Unit #2100.

25.) Administrative Roads off Right Branch Cold Fork Trail – .36 miles off Eagleton Road. Barnhart Trail and Peters Trail (Red Gate). DMAP Unit #2100

26.) Clendenin Administrative Road – off Petes Run Road.

27.) Crabapple Administrative Road – off Grugan Road.