Judge Matthews State Forest
State forest · Virginia
Judge Matthews State Forest is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 568 acres in Grayson 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 | 568 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 | Grayson County |
| Reference point | 36.63090, -80.95563 A point inside the area — not an entrance or parking lot. Google Maps · OpenStreetMap |
| Source records | 3 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)
- Crooked Creek Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 1,833 acres · 8.4 mi
- Stewarts Creek Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 1,204 acres · 9.1 mi
- Crooked Creek State wildlife / game area · 93 acres · 9.1 mi
- Hawks State Forest State forest · 118 acres · 10.1 mi
- Mitchell River Game Land State wildlife / game area · 2,366 acres · 15.4 mi · NC
- The Big Survey Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 7,596 acres · 19.8 mi
- Thurmond Chatham Game Land State wildlife / game area · 6,341 acres · 22.6 mi · NC
- Camp Branch Wetlands Other state land · 59 acres · 29.1 mi
Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.
Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), records for “Judge Matthews 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.