F. Gilbert Hills State Forest
State forest · Massachusetts
F. Gilbert Hills State Forest is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 1,021 acres in Norfolk 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 | 1,021 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 | Norfolk County |
| Reference point | 42.05999, -71.27705 A point inside the area — not an entrance or parking lot. Google Maps · OpenStreetMap |
| Source records | 7 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)
- Wrentham State Forest State forest · 193 acres · 3.3 mi
- Canoe River Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 119 acres · 7.6 mi
- Franklin State Forest State forest · 863 acres · 7.8 mi
- Emerson (North) State wildlife / game area · 108 acres · 9.2 mi · RI
- Erwin S. Wilder Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 456 acres · 10.3 mi
- Hockomock Swamp Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 4,415 acres · 10.6 mi
- Watson Pond Other state land · 73 acres · 11.1 mi
- West Meadows Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 234 acres · 12 mi
- Rehoboth State Forest State forest · 141 acres · 12.4 mi
- Ponkapoag Pond Other state land · 211 acres · 13.1 mi
Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.
Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), records for “F. Gilbert Hills 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.