Gifford Pinchot National Forest
National Forest land · Washington
Gifford Pinchot National Forest is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 1,312,114 acres in Skamania County, Lewis County + 4 more, Washington (National Forest land), managed by the U.S. Forest Service (USDA). It may allow hunting, but PAD-US does not say so — confirm with the managing agency.
| Approx. size | 1,312,114 acres |
|---|---|
| Manager | U.S. Forest Service (USDA) Listed in PAD-US as: Forest Service Region 06 Pacific Northwest |
| Manager type | Federal |
| Designation | National 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 | Skamania County, Lewis County, Yakima County, Cowlitz County, Klickitat County, Clark County |
| Reference point | 46.23554, -121.87427 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 Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. This site does not list regulations.
- Managing agency: U.S. Forest Service: hunting on national forests
- 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)
- Spears State wildlife / game area · 426 acres · 19.3 mi
- Riffe Buffer State wildlife / game area · 2,334 acres · 20.6 mi
- Kiona Creek State wildlife / game area · 404 acres · 21.1 mi
- Kosmos State wildlife / game area · 687 acres · 23 mi
- Merrill Lake Natural Resources Conservation Area State wildlife / game area · 127 acres · 23.4 mi
- Merrill Lake State wildlife / game area · 255 acres · 23.5 mi
- Mudflow State wildlife / game area · 2,853 acres · 26.6 mi
- Davis Lake State wildlife / game area · 241 acres · 27.5 mi
- Cowlitz Wildlife Area Complex State wildlife / game area · 92 acres · 27.6 mi
- Peterman Ridge State wildlife / game area · 6,802 acres · 27.8 mi
Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.
Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), records for “Gifford Pinchot National Forest” in Washington combined into one listing. How listings are built. Spotted an error? PAD-US is maintained by USGS with data from the managing agencies.