State forest · Virginia
Garland Gray Forestry Center
Garland Gray Forestry Center is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 198 acres in Sussex 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.
Approximate outline (north up) from simplified PAD-US boundaries
Area details
| Approx. size | 198 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 Forestry Center |
| 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 | Sussex County |
| Reference point | 36.85902, -77.17499 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 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)
- State wildlife / game area
Big Woods Wildlife Management Area
4,176 acres · 6.5 mi away
Not recorded
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Airfield Pond Public Fishing Lake
119 acres · 8.7 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Open access - Other state land
Antioch Pines
139 acres · 18.6 mi away
State: department of conservation
Restricted access - State forest
South Quay State Forest
266 acres · 23.9 mi away
State: department of natural resources
Open access - State wildlife / game area
General Vaughns Bridge Wildlife Management Area
165 acres · 24.1 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Open access - Other state land
South Quay Sandhills
158 acres · 26.2 mi away
State: department of conservation
Restricted access - National Wildlife Refuge
James River National Wildlife Refuge
4,626 acres · 28.6 mi away
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Restricted access
Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.
Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), record for “Garland Gray Forestry Center” 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.