The Stonycreek

Hunters can seek everything from whitetails to waterfowl within The Stonycreek – and there are thousands of acres here within which to do it! Portions of two state forests are within the corridor, the Pennsylvania Game Commission maintains two state game lands here and most of Laurel Ridge State Park also is open to hunting. The Cambria Somerset Authority, which owns a total of 3,200 acres around Quemahoning Lake, permits hunting on most of its land. Learn more below about hunting opportunities here, then lock and load!

State-owned resources, managed for hunting by the Pennsylvania Game Commission, include:

Forbes State Forest, which straddles Laurel Ridge in the southwest corner of the corridor south of U.S. Route 30.
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Gallitzin State Forest, which is located in the northeast corner of the corridor along both sides of PA Route 56.
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Laurel Ridge State Park, which contains the Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail that extends for 70 miles from Ohiopyle State Park to Johnstown. Most of the park is open to hunting.
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Pennsylvania Game Land #42, which sits atop Laurel Ridge. Portions extend along the eastern slope north of U.S. Route 30 within the corridor.
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Pennsylvania Game Land #228, which is located on the eastern side of the corridor north of U.S. Route 30 and west of Central City.
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Cambria Somerset Authority permits hunting on practically all of its 3,275 acres, where resources are managed by the Pennsylvania Game Commission. On the lakeside of Quemahoning Dam Road in the vicinity of the Family Recreation Area and Summer’s Best Two Weeks camp, hunting is restricted to waterfowl only, and a special safety zone permit must be obtained by contacting Summer’s Best Two Weeks.
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