Lilly Pond Wildlife Management Area: hunting, access and parking in Zone 4N
Lilly Pond Wildlife Management Area is 383 acres of MassWildlife land in Chesterfield and Goshen (Hampshire County), in Wildlife Management Zone 4N. MassWildlife says all of its WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping. Hunters took 727 deer in Zone 4N in 2025, and MassWildlife maps 2 parking areas for the property with room for about 5 vehicles.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: MassWildlife's Lilly Pond WMA fact sheet. Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary. Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates).
MassWildlife (Fish and Game) landState forest and park land (DCR)Lilly Pond WMAZone lineParkingHighway
| Size | 383 acres (MassWildlife) |
|---|---|
| Town | Chesterfield and Goshen |
| County | Hampshire |
| Wildlife Management Zone | Zone 4N |
| MassWildlife district | Western District |
| Parking (MassWildlife) | 2 lots, about 5 spaces |
| Deer taken in Zone 4N, 2025 | 727 (472 adult males) |
| Nearest town centers | Goshen (under a mile), Chesterfield (4 mi) and Cummington (4 mi) |
What is Lilly Pond WMA like?
MassWildlife describes it: "The Lilly Pond bog is undisturbed and surrounded by extensive intact hemlock-red maple-yellow birch-red oak woods. The bog mat at Lilly Pond is approximately 20 acres and has a floating dwarf shrub mat dominated by leatherleaf with scattered bog rosemary and bog laurel. Herbaceous species include pitcher plant, round-leaved sundew, Virginia cottongrass, and rose pogonia. A 20- to 30-meter-wide moat separates the mat from the upland woods. The southern portion of the bog grades into a very good example of a spruce-fir forest, which is then abutted to the east by a red maple shrub swamp. Lilly Pond is located less than half a mile east of nearly 2,700 acres of state-owned protected open space: MassWildlife's Westfield River Access Area and the Cummington Wildlife Management Area, DCR's Chesterfield State Forest, and the state-owned Westfield River Wilderness Area."
On wildlife: "On occasion, great blue herons nest in the dead snags emerging from the bog. Moose winter under the dense canopy of hemlocks at the east edge of the pond. The area provides excellent wildlife viewing and photography opportunities. There are some old trails and roads on the property that can be used for hiking. Lilly Pond contains a high-quality “Level Bog”, recognized by the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program as a priority natural community for protection."
Quoted from MassWildlife's Lilly Pond WMA fact sheet.
What does MassWildlife say about hunting Lilly Pond WMA?
"The bog provides ample cover and habitat for waterfowl. White-tailed deer and black bear also utilize the dense forest habitat. Aquatic furbearer species including beaver, river otter, mink, and muskrat are also found throughout the WMA."
How do you get into Lilly Pond WMA?
"There are three locations to park to access the WMA. On Ball Road and Loomis Road there are old log landings that are now usable as parking areas. Additionally roadside parking adjacent to the WMA is available at the end of Lilly Pond Lane."
| Parking | Spaces | Surface | Condition | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parking | 2 | Gravel | Fair | 42.44070 | -72.82929 |
| Parking | 3 | Grass | Poor | 42.43268 | -72.82138 |
From MassWildlife parking for recreation.
Highways within five miles: MA 112, MA 9, MA 143 and MA 116. Distances to the nearest town centers: Goshen under a mile, Chesterfield 4 miles, Cummington 4 miles and Ashfield 5 miles. Other WMAs nearby: Oak Hill (2 miles), Fisk Meadows (3 miles), Cummington (3 miles).
When can you hunt deer on Lilly Pond WMA in 2026?
Deer seasons follow Zone 4N: archery October 5 to November 28, shotgun November 30 to December 12, primitive firearms December 14 to 31. In 2025 the zone gave 263 deer to archers and 343 in shotgun season.
| Zone | WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Adult males, 2025 | Deer, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 4N | 367 | 727 | 472 | 612 |
Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates). Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary; MassWildlife 2024 Deer Harvest Summary.
What rules apply on Lilly Pond WMA?
Under 321 CMR 3.01, camping, fires and target practice need the Director's written permission, vehicles stay on roads open to traffic, and dogs must be leashed unless hunting or training with a licensed hunter.
Source: MassWildlife WMA regulations.
Questions hunters ask
Can you hunt on Lilly Pond WMA?
Yes. MassWildlife says all WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping; deer seasons follow Zone 4N, where the 2026 shotgun season runs November 30 to December 12 (MassWildlife WMA regulations).
What zone is Lilly Pond WMA in?
Zone 4N, as MassWildlife's fact sheet gives it. Hunters took 727 deer in Zone 4N in 2025, 472 of them adult males, after 612 in 2024 (MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary).
Where do you park for Lilly Pond WMA?
MassWildlife maps 2 parking areas: a lot (about 2 cars, gravel); a lot (about 3 cars, grass). Its fact sheet adds: "There are three locations to park to access the WMA. On Ball Road and Loomis Road there are old log landings that are now usable as parking areas. Additionally roadside parking adjacent to the WMA is available at the end of Lilly Pond Lane."
What can you hunt on Lilly Pond WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "The bog provides ample cover and habitat for waterfowl. White-tailed deer and black bear also utilize the dense forest habitat. Aquatic furbearer species including beaver, river otter, mink, and muskrat are also found throughout the WMA."
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Sources: MassWildlife fact sheet; MassWildlife Lands (MassGIS); MassWildlife parking for recreation; MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary; MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates); MassWildlife WMA regulations; public land MassGIS Protected and Recreational OpenSpace for state and Army Corps land; USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US 4.1) for federal land; towns U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 primary and secondary roads; U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer, towns (county subdivisions). FilledTag is not part of Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife).