Unit 12
Public lands inside this unit
25 found
Hop Brook Lake
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaStewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaBeckett Hill State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkBluff Point Coastal Reserve
ParkState ParkBluff Point State Park
ParkState ParkBrainard Homestead State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkCaptain Comer Memorial
ParkState ParkChatfield Hollow State Park
ParkState ParkCockaponset State Forest
ParkState ParkDevils Hopyard State Park
ParkState ParkEagle Landing State Park
ParkState ParkFarm River State Park
ParkState ParkForster Pond State Park
ParkState ParkFort Griswold State Park
ParkState ParkFort Trumbull State Park
ParkState ParkGeorge D. Seymour State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkGillette Castle State Park
ParkState ParkHaddam Island State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkHaddam Meadows State Park
ParkState ParkHaley Farm State Park
ParkState ParkHammonasset Beach State Park
ParkState ParkHarkness Memorial State Park
ParkState ParkHigganum Reservoir State Park
ParkState ParkHopemead State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkHurd State Park
ParkState Park
Trails near Unit 12
12 found
North Country National Scenic Trail
4832.9 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultAppalachian Trail
2123.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultNew England Trail (NET)
207.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultLarkin Trail via Southbury
21.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertRichard Goodwin Trail
13.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertCockaponset Blue and Red Loop
12.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertFarmington Canal Linear State Park Trail
10.9 miTrailDifficulty: EasyLarkin Bridle Path
10.5 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultMattabesett Blue Trail Section 11
10.4 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultWest Rock Loop
10.2 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultGoodwin Extended Trail
9.8 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultNaugatuck Trail from Beacon Road
9.7 miTrailDifficulty: Difficult
Campgrounds near Unit 12
12 found
Totoket Valley RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRocky Neck State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSalem Farms Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundHighland Orchards Resort Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundRiverdale Farm Campsites
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGillette Castle State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMystic KOA
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBranchbrook campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLaurel-lock Campgrounds
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundNiantic KOA
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundIsland Campground Cottages
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGetaway Machimoodus
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
On the books in Connecticut
Species inventory is state-level — which units actually hold or permit each species varies. Verify unit-specific rules with the state agency linked above.
Official agency resources
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Wildlife Division
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Hunting/Connecticut-Hunting-and-Trapping-Guide
- Draw / lottery ↗
https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Hunting/Lottery-Hunts
- GMU map ↗
https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Hunting/State-Land-Hunting
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Wildlife/Hunting-and-Trapping/Hunting-and-Trapping-Statistics
- Hunter education ↗
https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Hunting/CEFS/Connecticut-Hunter-Education
- Buy a license ↗
https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Hunting/Licenses-Fees-and-Permits
Authoritative source
Outdoors does not publish hunting regulations directly. For current season dates, bag limits, legal weapons, draw deadlines, and license costs in unit 12, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Connecticut agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/11/2026.