Unit 8
Public lands inside this unit
23 found
Barre Falls Dam
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaBuffumville Lake
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaEast Brimfield Lake
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaHodges Village Dam
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaJohn H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaWest Hill Dam
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaWestville Lake
ParkNat'l Recreation AreaGreat Thicket National Wildlife Refuge
1 sq miParkwildlife refugeBlackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park
ParkState ParkMoore State Park
ParkState ParkPurgatory Chasm State Reservation
ParkState ParkQuinsigamond State Park
ParkState ParkRutland State Park
ParkState ParkWells State Park
ParkState ParkBarre State Forest
ParkState ForestDouglas State Forest
ParkState ForestNorth Brookfield State Forest
ParkState ForestOakham State Forest
ParkState ForestSpencer State Forest
ParkState ForestSutton State Forest
ParkState ForestUpton State Forest
ParkState ForestWest Brookfield State Forest
ParkState ForestMass Central Rail Trail
Parkrecreation area
Trails near Unit 8
12 found
Appalachian Trail
2123.3 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultGoat Hill, Rice City and West Hill
27.1 miTrailDifficulty: Expert
Southern New England Trunkline Trail
23.5 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertRidge-Wallis-Mid State Trail
12.9 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertBigelow Hollow Pond, Mashapaug Lake and Breakneck Pond
11.8 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultBuck Hill Trail Loop via North South Trail
10.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultMidstate Trail Northbound- Barr Falls to Wachusett Meadows
10.5 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultTri-Point and Midstate Loop
10.4 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultNS Trail Wallum Lake to Richardson Trail
9.9 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultMidstate Trail Alternative Loop
8.5 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultQuabbin Reservoir via Gate 40
8.2 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultHodges Dam East Loop
7.9 miTrailDifficulty: Difficult
Campgrounds near Unit 8
12 found
Westville Recreation Area
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCamp Coldbrook Golf & RV Resorts
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundPine Lake Rv Resort & Cottages sturbridge mass
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundKings Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundIndian Ranch Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundQuinebaug Cove Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampground
Buffumville Lake (Group Shelters)
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWells State Park
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundCold brook Campground and Resort
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundWebster Sturbridge Family Campground
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundSutton Falls Camping Area
Pricing varies — check with the operatorCampgroundPout and Trout
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 8, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the Massachusetts agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 10/11/2026.