Unit 7
Public lands inside this unit
21 found
Black Rock Lake
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaHancock Brook Lake
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaHop Brook Lake
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaNorthfield Brook Lake
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaThomaston Dam
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaBlack Rock State Park
ParkState ParkHumaston Brook State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkIndian Well State Park
ParkState ParkKettletown State Park
ParkState ParkLamentation Mountain State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkMattatuck State Forest
ParkState ParkNaugatuck State Forest
ParkState ParkOsbornedale State Park
ParkState ParkQuinnipiac River State Park
ParkState ParkSleeping Giant State Park
ParkState ParkSouthford Falls State Park
ParkState ParkSunset Rock State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkTrimountain State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkWest Rock Ridge State Park
ParkState ParkWharton Brook State Park
ParkState ParkWhittemore Glen State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState Park
Trails near Unit 7
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: ExpertLarkin Trail via Southbury
21.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertCT NET Section 13 (Mattabesett Trail)
13.6 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertFarmington Canal Heritage Trail
13.3 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateFarmington 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: DifficultNaugatuck Trail from Beacon Road
9.7 miTrailDifficulty: Difficult
Campgrounds near Unit 7
12 found
Totoket Valley RV Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSouthford Picnic Shelter
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBlack Rock State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGentiles Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBranchbrook campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundKettletown
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundKettletown State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLake Compounce Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWebb Mountain Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundIndian Well Picnic Shelter
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
HOP BROOK LAKE RECREATION AREA
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
NORTHFIELD BROOK LAKE GROUP SHELTERS
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 7, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Connecticut agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/11/2026.