Douglas State Forest
State forest · Massachusetts
Douglas State Forest is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 5,925 acres in Worcester County, Massachusetts (State forest); PAD-US does not record its manager. It may allow hunting, but PAD-US does not say so — confirm with the managing agency.
| Approx. size | 5,925 acres |
|---|---|
| Manager | Not recorded in PAD-US (state-owned land) |
| Manager type | Unknown |
| Designation | State Resource Management Area |
| Public access (PAD-US) | Open access PAD-US definition: “requires no special requirements for public access to the property (may include regular hours of availability).” |
| County | Worcester County |
| Reference point | 42.04795, -71.80318 A point inside the area — not an entrance or parking lot. Google Maps · OpenStreetMap |
| Source records | 25 PAD-US records combined |
Before you hunt here
- Regulations, seasons and licenses: check with Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife). This site does not list regulations.
- Managing agency: Not recorded in PAD-US (state-owned land). We don’t have a verified direct link for this manager; the state wildlife agency above can point you to the right office.
- Boundaries: PAD-US boundaries are approximate and simplified here. Use the agency’s official maps and respect adjacent private land.
Nearby public land (within 30 miles)
- Mine Brook Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 1,159 acres · 2.3 mi
- Buck Hill Management Area Other state land · 257 acres · 4.1 mi · RI
- Sutton State Forest State forest · 1,512 acres · 5.1 mi
- Lackey Pond Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 140 acres · 6.4 mi
- Merrill Pond Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 980 acres · 6.5 mi
- Chockalog Swamp Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 80 acres · 7.1 mi
- Harrisville Quarries State wildlife / game area · 109 acres · 7.8 mi · RI
- Laurenzo Other state land · 56 acres · 9 mi · RI
- West Hill Wildlife Management Area Army Corps of Engineers project land · 75 acres · 11.5 mi
- E. Kent Swift Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 178 acres · 11.6 mi
Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.
Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), records for “Douglas State Forest” in Massachusetts combined into one listing. How listings are built. Spotted an error? PAD-US is maintained by USGS with data from the managing agencies.