Downer State Forest
State forest · Vermont
Downer State Forest is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 743 acres in Windsor County, Vermont (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 | 743 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 | Windsor County |
| Reference point | 43.78476, -72.38287 A point inside the area — not an entrance or parking lot. Google Maps · OpenStreetMap |
| Source records | 2 PAD-US records combined |
Before you hunt here
- Regulations, seasons and licenses: check with Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. 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)
- White River Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 642 acres · 4 mi
- Clover Hill Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 497 acres · 4.2 mi
- Union Village Dam Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land · 999 acres · 5.9 mi
- Thetford Hill State Forest State forest · 260 acres · 7.5 mi
- Podunk Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 891 acres · 8.1 mi
- West Fairlee Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 92 acres · 10.1 mi
- Fairlee Marsh Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 59 acres · 13 mi
- Lower Shaker Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 1,103 acres · 15.9 mi · NH
- Washington Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 261 acres · 16.5 mi
- Les Newell Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 6,189 acres · 17.3 mi
Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.
Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), records for “Downer State Forest” in Vermont combined into one listing. How listings are built. Spotted an error? PAD-US is maintained by USGS with data from the managing agencies.