Unit 3
Public lands inside this unit
14 found
Auerfarm State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkDinosaur State Park
ParkState ParkEnders State Forest
ParkState ParkHorseguard State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkLamentation Mountain State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkMassacoe State Forest
ParkState ParkMeshomasic State Forest
ParkState ParkPenwood State Park
ParkState ParkRiver Highlands State Park
ParkState ParkScantic River State Park
ParkState ParkStratton Brook State Park
ParkState ParkSunset Rock State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkTalcott Mountain State Park
ParkState ParkWindsor Meadows State Park
ParkState Park
Trails near Unit 3
12 found
North Country National Scenic Trail
4832.9 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultAppalachian Trail
2123.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultNew England Trail (NET)
207.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultMetacomet Trail (Complete)
62.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertBlackledge to Case Mountain
18.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertFarmington River Trail
16.2 miTrailDifficulty: EasyShenipsit Trail Blue Blazes
16.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSuffield Mountain Trail
14.1 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertCT NET Section 13 (Mattabesett Trail)
13.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSouthwick Rail Trail
13.5 miTrailDifficulty: EasyUpper Hop River State Park Trail
13.4 miTrailDifficulty: EasyFarmington Canal Heritage Trail
13.3 miTrailDifficulty: Moderate
Campgrounds near Unit 3
7 found
Onion Mountain Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSouthwick Acres Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDinosaur State Park Picnic Shelter
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundNelson's Family Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundQuarry View Historic Park and Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLake Compounce Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundPortland Riverside Marina Campground
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 3, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Connecticut agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/11/2026.