Unit 5
Public lands inside this unit
19 found
Mansfield Hollow Lake
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaWest Thompson Lake
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaBeaver Brook State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkBigelow Hollow State Park
ParkState ParkJames L. Goodwin State Forest
ParkState ParkKillingly Pond State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkMansfield Hollow State Park
ParkState ParkMashamoquet Brook State Park
ParkState ParkMohegan State Forest
ParkState ParkMohegan State Forest Salt Rock Campground
ParkState ParkNatchaug State Forest
ParkState ParkNathaniel Lyon Memorial State Park
ParkState ParkNipmuck State Forest
ParkState ParkOld Furnace State Park
ParkState ParkPomeroy State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkQuaddick State Forest
ParkState ParkQuaddick State Park
ParkState ParkQuinebaug Lake State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkRoss Pond State Park
ParkState Park
Trails near Unit 5
12 found
Appalachian Trail
2123.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultNew England Trail (NET)
207.3 miTrailDifficulty: Difficult
Southern New England Trunkline Trail
23.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertQuinebaug Trail
14.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertBigelow Hollow Pond, Mashapaug Lake and Breakneck Pond
11.8 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultMoosup Valley Trail
11.6 miTrailDifficulty: EasyBuck Hill Trail Loop via North South Trail
10.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultTri-Point and Midstate Loop
10.4 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultNS Trail Wallum Lake to Richardson Trail
9.9 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultNorth South Trail and Center Trail to Bowdish Reservoir
8.5 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultSilvermine Horse Camp Loop
8.4 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultNipmuck Trail
8.3 miTrailDifficulty: Difficult
Campgrounds near Unit 5
12 found
Hide-A-Way Cove Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMoosemeadow Camping Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundNickerson Park Family Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMashamoquet Brook State Park Wolf Den Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGibson Hill RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWolf Den
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSalt Rock State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundThe Pond at Canterbury Tails
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundStateline Campresort & Cabins
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSun Ridge Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundHighland Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMashamuquet Brook Campground - Mashamuquet Brook State Park
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 5, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Connecticut agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/11/2026.