Speedwell Forge Lake (formerly Hammer Creek Dam Site)
State wildlife / game area · Pennsylvania
Speedwell Forge Lake (formerly Hammer Creek Dam Site) is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 246 acres in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (State wildlife / game area), managed by a Pennsylvania state agency (PAD-US category: state fish and wildlife agency). It may allow hunting, but PAD-US does not say so — confirm with the managing agency.
| Approx. size | 246 acres |
|---|---|
| Manager | Pennsylvania state agency (PAD-US category: state fish and wildlife agency) Listed in PAD-US as: PA Fish & Boat Commission |
| Manager type | State |
| Designation | State Other or Unknown Local designation: Fee Title |
| 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 | Lancaster County |
| Reference point | 40.20860, -76.31659 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 Pennsylvania Game Commission. This site does not list regulations.
- Managing agency: Pennsylvania Game Commission
- 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)
- State Game Land 156 State wildlife / game area · 5,601 acres · 3.4 mi
- State Game Land 046 State wildlife / game area · 6,225 acres · 5.9 mi
- State Game Land 225 State wildlife / game area · 291 acres · 9.3 mi
- State Game Land 145 State wildlife / game area · 2,996 acres · 9.4 mi
- State Game Land 220 State wildlife / game area · 94 acres · 11.5 mi
- William Penn State Forest State forest · 1,439 acres · 12.9 mi
- State Game Land 274 State wildlife / game area · 470 acres · 13.9 mi
- Blue Marsh Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land · 5,693 acres · 18.6 mi
- State Game Land 246 State wildlife / game area · 429 acres · 18.8 mi
- Sgl 280 State wildlife / game area · 2,512 acres · 19.2 mi
Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.
Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), record for “Speedwell Forge Lake (formerly Hammer Creek Dam Site)” in Pennsylvania combined into one listing. How listings are built. Spotted an error? PAD-US is maintained by USGS with data from the managing agencies.