Unit 9
Public lands inside this unit
24 found
Brainard Homestead State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkCaptain Comer Memorial
ParkState ParkDart Island State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkDay Pond State Park
ParkState ParkDevils Hopyard State Park
ParkState ParkEagle Landing State Park
ParkState ParkGay City 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 ParkHopemead State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkHurd State Park
ParkState ParkLake Williams State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkMachimoodus State Park
ParkState ParkMeshomasic State Forest
ParkState ParkMinnie Island State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkMohegan State Forest
ParkState ParkMohegan State Forest Salt Rock Campground
ParkState ParkMooween State Park
ParkState ParkPomeroy State Park Scenic Reserve
ParkState ParkSalem Campground
ParkState ParkSalmon River State Forest
ParkState ParkSunrise State Park
ParkState Park
Trails near Unit 9
12 found
Appalachian Trail
2123.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultNew England Trail (NET)
207.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultBlackledge to Case Mountain
18.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertShenipsit Trail Blue Blazes
16.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertRichard Goodwin Trail
13.0 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertCockaponset Blue and Red Loop
12.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertShenipsit Trail
11.4 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultGreyville Falls Loop
10.7 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultGoodwin Extended Trail
9.8 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultMooween State Park Loop
9.0 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultGlacial Boulders Trail
9.0 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultReservoir, North Mulford and Del Reeves Road
8.9 miTrailDifficulty: Difficult
Campgrounds near Unit 9
11 found
Salem Farms Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundOdetah Camping Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLake Williams Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWaters Edge Family Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGillette Castle State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundLaurel-lock Campgrounds
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSalt Rock State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundNelson's Family Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundHighland Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundGetaway Machimoodus
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWolf's Den Family 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 9, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Connecticut agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/11/2026.