Erving State Forest
State forest · Massachusetts
Erving State Forest is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 2,451 acres in Franklin 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 | 2,451 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 | Franklin County |
| Reference point | 42.61804, -72.38355 A point inside the area — not an entrance or parking lot. Google Maps · OpenStreetMap |
| Source records | 5 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)
- Orange State Forest State forest · 751 acres · 1.7 mi
- Warwick Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 390 acres · 4.2 mi
- Orange Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 372 acres · 4.5 mi
- Mount Grace State Forest State forest · 1,579 acres · 5.3 mi
- Wendell State Forest State forest · 1,423 acres · 5.6 mi
- Wendell Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 576 acres · 6.1 mi
- Northfield State Forest State forest · 3,519 acres · 6.5 mi
- Montague Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 2,130 acres · 6.6 mi
- Warwick State Forest State forest · 4,421 acres · 6.6 mi
- Montague State Forest State forest · 418 acres · 6.8 mi
Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.
Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), records for “Erving 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.