Sunfish Creek State Forest
State forest · Ohio
Sunfish Creek State Forest is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 650 acres in Monroe County, Ohio (State forest), managed by a Ohio state agency (PAD-US category: state department of natural resources). It may allow hunting, but PAD-US does not say so — confirm with the managing agency.
| Approx. size | 650 acres |
|---|---|
| Manager | Ohio state agency (PAD-US category: state department of natural resources) Listed in PAD-US as: Ohio Department of Natural Resources |
| Manager type | State |
| Designation | State Conservation Area Local designation: Forest Management |
| 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 | Monroe County |
| Reference point | 39.80939, -80.84024 A point inside the area — not an entrance or parking lot. Google Maps · OpenStreetMap |
| Source records | 1 PAD-US record combined |
Before you hunt here
- Regulations, seasons and licenses: check with Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife. This site does not list regulations.
- Managing agency: Ohio Department of Natural Resources. 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)
- Consol Energy Powhatan Point Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area · 3,908 acres · 6.2 mi
- Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge · 2,661 acres · 14.2 mi · WV
- Cecil H. Underwood Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 3,372 acres · 15.4 mi · WV
- Burches Run Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 41 acres · 16 mi · WV
- Monroe Lake Wildlife Area State wildlife / game area · 1,338 acres · 16.3 mi
- Dunkard Fork Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 472 acres · 19.1 mi · WV
- State Game Land 179 State wildlife / game area · 5,859 acres · 23.7 mi · PA
- Lewis Wetzel Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 13,459 acres · 23.8 mi · WV
- State Game Land 302 State wildlife / game area · 2,958 acres · 24.2 mi · PA
- The Jug Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 2,098 acres · 24.5 mi · WV
Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.
Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), record for “Sunfish Creek State Forest” in Ohio combined into one listing. How listings are built. Spotted an error? PAD-US is maintained by USGS with data from the managing agencies.