Devils Backbone State Forest
State forest · Virginia
Devils Backbone State Forest is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 469 acres in Shenandoah County, Virginia (State forest), managed by a Virginia 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 | 469 acres |
|---|---|
| Manager | Virginia state agency (PAD-US category: state department of natural resources) Listed in PAD-US as: VA Dept of Forestry |
| Manager type | State |
| Designation | State Resource Management Area Local designation: State Forest |
| 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 | Shenandoah County |
| Reference point | 39.05298, -78.43676 A point inside the area — not an entrance or parking lot. Google Maps · OpenStreetMap |
| Source records | 6 PAD-US records combined |
Before you hunt here
- Regulations, seasons and licenses: check with Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. This site does not list regulations.
- Managing agency: VA Dept of Forestry. 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)
- Warden Lake Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 115 acres · 10.3 mi · WV
- Lost River Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 51 acres · 13 mi · WV
- Lake Frederick Public Fishing Lake State wildlife / game area · 139 acres · 14.8 mi
- Short Mountain Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 8,267 acres · 15.8 mi · WV
- George Washington National Forest National Forest land · 106,585 acres · 17.2 mi · WV
- Wardensville Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 54,993 acres · 17.2 mi · WV
- Edwards Run Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 381 acres · 18.6 mi · WV
- Nathaniel Mountain Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 11,120 acres · 21.9 mi · WV
- Thompson Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 4,012 acres · 23.5 mi
- South Branch Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 1,304 acres · 25.5 mi · WV
Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.
Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), records for “Devils Backbone State Forest” in Virginia combined into one listing. How listings are built. Spotted an error? PAD-US is maintained by USGS with data from the managing agencies.