PUBLIC RECREATION

“I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees.”
– Henry David Thoreau

Collins forest public recreation, land use policies, DMAP units

We want you to enjoy our forests, too.

The Collins Pennsylvania Forest, Collins Almanor Forest, and Collins Lakeview Forest are private property. When the lands are open, recreational use is generally available to individual members of the public, provided the property is treated with respect. Please be sure to check the Collins Facebook page for up-to-date closure information, and please observe and comply with gates and posted signs.

Land Use Policies

Except during times when the lands are closed, the public may use Collins lands according to each forestland’s provisions. Please see the associated policy for the forest where you would like to recreate.


Collins Land Access Update:

Collins Almanor Forest (Chester, CA):  Due to ongoing activities related to the Park Fire, the Collins Almanor Forest remains closed to access to the public on its lands between California State Highways 32 & 36 in Tehama County as originally announced on Friday, August 30, 2024. Please see announcement here and associated map. This policy will remain in effect until further notice.

Thank you for your understanding and support.


DMAP Units in Collins Pennsylvania Forest

For the 2024 hunting season the Collins Pine Company has selected 59 properties throughout Northwestern Pennsylvania totaling 113,000 acres. There are DMAP units in Clarion, Elk, Forest, McKean, and Warren counties. There will be 3332 permits to distribute for these DMAP units. All distribution will be handled via the Pennsylvania Automated License System (PALS).

If you have questions that are not answered below about DMAP, consult the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s website. Hunters can purchase DMAP antlerless deer permits from license issuing agents or the PGC’s website if they have the DMAP unit number.

These permits are for antlerless deer only! Absolutely NO antlered deer are to be harvested with this permit.

DMAP Interactive Map

The below interactive hunting map can be used to discover a variety of hunting-related information about Collins properties around the Allegheny National Forest. Collins is providing the following GIS layers to be used for personal hunting use; Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) units, roads/gates that are open during hunting season and stand harvest information. Check here for tag availability.

*** In May 2021 – Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was confirmed in a white-tailed deer on a Warren County hunting preserve and the PGC established a new Disease Management Area (DMA 5) that includes part of the ANF (but not any of the DMAP units above).

If you plan to hunt in a DMA, there are a handful of specific rules to follow. Please see the PGC’s Hunting and Trapping Digest to learn more about these rules and visit the PGC’s Chronic Wasting Disease website to learn more about CWD and where it has been found in Pennsylvania .***

For Collins DMAP questions or concerns, please email us at dmap@collinsco.com. For any general comments or questions, please email us at cpfcomments@collinsco.com.

Please read the Recreational Use Policies for how to best respect and enjoy your time in our forests.

DMAP Frequently Asked Questions

The management of the privately held Collins Lakeview Forest is based on the stewardship ethics and principles of the Collins Pine Company and the Collins family. This ethic is based upon a commitment to the health of the total forest ecosystem based upon adopted scientific and sustainable forestry and production practices. The production of wood will be only on a sustained, renewable basis; and provide social and economic benefits to the surrounding areas and communities.

You may receive up to two DMAP permits per property.

Hunters can purchase DMAP antlerless deer permits from license issuing agents or the PGC’s website if they have the DMAP unit number.

You do not contact Collins Pine Company to request a DMAP permit. All DMAP permits are available at in-store vendors across the state, or can be purchased online here.

Fees for DMAP permits are $10.70 for residents and $35.70 for non-residents. The permit you receive is only valid for the individual DMAP unit for which it is labeled.

These permits are for antlerless deer only! Absolutely NO antlered deer are allowed to be harvested with this permit!

Collins does not track DMAP permit availability.

If you attempt to purchase a permit through the PGC website or any licensing issuing agent, they will notify you if the permits for the DMAP unit you are interested in are sold out.

No. All of our land is enrolled in the Forest Game Cooperator Program with PA Game Commission which is open to the public, therefore individual written permission is not needed when it comes to this Sunday hunting requirement. It is considered public land when it comes to this aspect.

Collins forest public recreation, Hunters Sharing the Harvest program
Hunters Sharing the Harvest

Interested in harvesting a deer but do not need the venison? Please consider donating your legally harvested deer to a worthy cause at no cost to you.

Hunters Sharing the Harvest is Pennsylvania’s donation program for hunters who share their extra venison via a statewide network of butchers, food pantries, and community assistance centers.

Learn more about HSH here, or visit the official HSH website for more information.

Meet Our Certified Forests

Collins is committed to well-managed forestry practices across all of our land.