State forest · Virginia
Hawks State Forest
Hawks State Forest is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 118 acres in Carroll 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 | 118 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 | Carroll County |
| Reference point | 36.60377, -80.77603 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 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
Stewarts Creek Wildlife Management Area
1,204 acres · 1.2 mi away
Not recorded
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Crooked Creek
93 acres · 3.6 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Open access - State wildlife / game area
Crooked Creek Wildlife Management Area
1,833 acres · 4.8 mi away
Not recorded
Open access - State forest
Judge Matthews State Forest
568 acres · 10.1 mi away
State: department of natural resources
Open access - State wildlife / game area · North Carolina
Mitchell River Game Land
2,366 acres · 14.1 mi away
Not recorded
Open access - State wildlife / game area · North Carolina
Hill Farm Game Land
156 acres · 22.8 mi away
Not recorded
Open access - Other state land
Camp Branch Wetlands
59 acres · 22.9 mi away
State: department of conservation
Restricted access - State wildlife / game area
The Big Survey Wildlife Management Area
7,596 acres · 27.1 mi away
State: fish and wildlife agency
Open access - State wildlife / game area · North Carolina
Thurmond Chatham Game Land
6,341 acres · 28.5 mi away
Not recorded
Restricted access
Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.
Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), records for “Hawks 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.