Unit 5
Public lands inside this unit
1 found
Trails near Unit 5
10 found
Baxter State Park Scenic Drive
44.0 miTrailDifficulty: EasyLittle Wassataquoik Lake via Russel Pond Trail
22.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertNorth Traveler Mountain Trail to Pogy Notch Trail Loop
9.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertSouth Branch Pond Loop
6.2 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultHowe Brook Trail
5.6 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateNorth Traveler Mountain
4.9 miTrailDifficulty: Difficult
Mount Chase
3.4 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateEast Spur Overlook and Horse Mountain via Horse Mountain Trail
3.3 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateFive Ponds Trail to Trout Brook Mountain Trail Loop
3.1 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateShin Brook Falls
0.8 miTrailDifficulty: Easy
Campgrounds near Unit 5
9 found
Shin Pond Village Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundStair Falls Campsite
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundShin Pond Village Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundHaskell Campsite
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundUpper East Branch Campsite
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundBig Spring Brook Campsite
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundTrout Brook Farm Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSouth Branch Pond Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
On the books in Maine
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
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://www.maine.gov/ifw/hunting-trapping/hunting/laws-rules/index.html
- Draw / lottery ↗
https://www.maine.gov/ifw/hunting-trapping/hunting/species/moose/moose-permit.html
- GMU map ↗
https://www.maine.gov/ifw/hunting-trapping/wildlife-management-districts/index.html
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://www.maine.gov/ifw/hunting-trapping/hunting/harvest-information.html
- Hunter education ↗
https://www.maine.gov/ifw/programs-resources/educational-programs/safety-courses/index.html
- Buy a license ↗
https://moses.informe.org/cgi-bin/online/moses_v3/index
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 Maine agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/11/2026.