Shutesbury State Forest
State forest · Massachusetts
Shutesbury State Forest is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 763 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 | 763 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 | 42.46622, -72.40028 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)
- Brushy Mountain Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 182 acres · 2.5 mi
- Wendell Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 576 acres · 4.6 mi
- Wendell State Forest State forest · 1,423 acres · 5 mi
- Leverett Pond Other state land · 88 acres · 5.4 mi
- Montague Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 2,130 acres · 6 mi
- Montague State Forest State forest · 418 acres · 6.3 mi
- Mount Toby State Forest State forest · 420 acres · 7.4 mi
- Mt. Toby Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 622 acres · 7.5 mi
- Federated Womens Club State Forest State forest · 970 acres · 8 mi
- New Salem State Forest State forest · 117 acres · 8 mi
Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.
Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), records for “Shutesbury 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.