Unit 12
Public lands inside this unit
22 found
Cape Cod Canal
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaCape Cod National Seashore
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaMashpee National Wildlife Refuge
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaMassasoit National Wildlife Refuge
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaMonomoy National Wildlife Refuge
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaWaquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaCape Cod National Seashore
69 sq miParkNational SeashoreCape Cod National Seashore
ParkNational SeashoreMonomoy National Wildlife Refuge
13 sq miParkwildlife refugeEllisville Harbor State Park
ParkState ParkHawksnest State Park
ParkState ParkMyles Standish Monument State Reservation
ParkState ParkNickerson State Park
ParkState ParkPilgrim Memorial State Park
ParkState ParkQuashnet Woods State Reservation
ParkState ParkScusset Beach State Reservation
ParkState ParkSouth Cape Beach State Park
ParkState ParkBarnstable State Forest
ParkState ForestBrewster State Forest
ParkState ForestMyles Standish State Forest
ParkState ForestShawme-Crowell State Forest
ParkState ForestCape Cod Rail Trail
Parkrecreation area
Trails near Unit 12
12 found
Appalachian Trail
2123.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultCape Cod Rail Trail
23.0 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateCape Cod Canal Bikeway
14.1 miTrailDifficulty: EasyPlymouth Wishbone Walking Trail
13.6 miTrailDifficulty: Difficult
Shining Sea Bikeway
10.6 miTrailDifficulty: EasyNickerson State Park Long Trail
9.4 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultWest Barnstable Conservation Area MTB Loop from Crooked Cartway
9.2 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultMaple Swamp Loop
8.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultSandy Neck Nature Trail
7.5 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateBarnstable Harbor and Great Marsh of West Barnstable
7.5 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateOtis 151 Trails
7.3 miTrailDifficulty: Difficult
Old Colony Rail Trail
6.6 miTrailDifficulty: Moderate
Campgrounds near Unit 12
12 found
Nickerson State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundShawme Crowell State Forest
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundJohns Pond Campground at Otis Trailer Village
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSweetwater Forest
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWaquoit Bay National Estuarine
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundAtlantic Oaks Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundMaurices Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSandy Neck Beach Park Primitive Campsites
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundOld Chatham Road RV Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundDunes' Edge Campground - Provincetown Camping
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Le Count Beach House
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundAdventure Bound Camping Resorts Cape Cod: North Truro
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
On the books in Massachusetts
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
Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://www.mass.gov/hunting-regulations
- Draw / lottery ↗
https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-for-an-antlerless-deer-permit
- GMU map ↗
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/wildlife-management-zone-map
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/harvest-reporting
- Hunter education ↗
https://www.mass.gov/massachusetts-hunter-education-program
- Buy a license ↗
https://www.mass.gov/buy-fishing-or-hunting-licenses
Authoritative source
Outdoors does not publish hunting regulations directly. For current season dates, bag limits, legal weapons, draw deadlines, and license costs in unit 12, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Massachusetts agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/11/2026.