List of Maine state parks

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This list includes 35 state parks, public reserved lands, and state historic sites in the U.S. state of Maine. They are operated by the Maine Department of Conservation, with the exceptions of Baxter State Park, which is operated by the Baxter State Park Authority, and Peacock Beach, which is under local management.

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Maine State Parks and Historic sites Green- State Parks Blue - Historic sites

State parks

NameCountyTownArea [1] Estab-
lished
River / lake /
other
ImageRemarks
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Allagash Wilderness Waterway Aroostook,
Piscataquis
24,1649,7791966 Allagash River Canoeing, fishing, hunting, camping
Androscoggin Riverlands Androscoggin Turner 2,6741,082 Androscoggin River Canoeing, multi-use trails along 12 miles of river frontage
Aroostook State Park Aroostook Presque Isle 8983631938Echo LakeSwimming, hiking, camping
Baxter State Park Piscataquis 209,50184,7821931
TJWikiBaxterKatahdin.JPG
Hiking on Mount Katahdin
Birch Point State Park Knox Owls Head 62251999 Penobscot Bay Pocket beach
Bradbury Mountain State Park Cumberland Pownal 7303001939
Bradbury Mountain State Park.jpg
Mountain biking
Camden Hills State Park Knox, Waldo Camden, Lincolnville 5,7102,3101947
CamdenFromOceanOutlook3ty13591.jpg
Trails: hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling
Cobscook Bay State Park Washington Edmunds Township8713521964 Cobscook Bay
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Tide watching
Crescent Beach State Park Cumberland Cape Elizabeth 242981966 Atlantic Ocean Saltwater beach, hiking trails
Damariscotta Lake State Park Lincoln Jefferson 197.71970Damariscotta LakeSandy beach
Ferry Beach State Park York Saco 11747 Atlantic Ocean Sandy beach
Fort Point State Park Waldo Stockton Springs 156631974 Penobscot Bay
Fort point light station.jpg
Scenic vistas, fishing
Grafton Notch State Park Oxford Grafton Township3,1291,2661963 Bear River
Screw Auger Falls (1601610453).jpg
Hiking
Holbrook Island Sanctuary State Park Hancock Brooksville 1,3455441971 Penobscot Bay Hiking, kayaking, swimming, birdwatching
Lake St. George State Park Waldo Liberty Township358145Lake St. George
Lake St George State Park Sign.jpg
Camping, swimming, boating, hiking
Lamoine State Park Hancock Lamoine 55221949 Frenchman's Bay
Lamoine State Park in winter image 1.jpg
Camping, kayaking
Lily Bay State Park Piscataquis Greenville 9243741959 Moosehead Lake Fronts the state's largest lake
Mackworth Island Cumberland Falmouth 100401946 Casco Bay Hiking, scenic vistas
Moose Point State Park Waldo Searsport 146591952 Penobscot Bay Hiking, scenic vistas
Mount Blue State Park Franklin Weld 7,4893,0311955 Webb Lake
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Beach, hiking, camping
Mount Kineo State Park Piscataquis Kineo Township800320 Moosehead Lake
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Trails, vistas
Owls Head Light State Park Knox Owls Head 135.3 Penobscot Bay
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Beaches, lighthouse
Peacock Beach State Park Sagadahoc Richmond 104.0Pleasant PondLocally managed
Peaks-Kenny State Park Piscataquis Dover-Foxcroft,
Bowerbank
8133291964Sebec LakeBeach, boating, camping
Penobscot River Corridor Piscataquis,
Somerset
12,5005,100 Penobscot River Remote, wilderness recreation, fishing, hiking, canoeing
Popham Beach State Park Sagadahoc Phippsburg 605245 Atlantic Ocean
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Sandy beach
Quoddy Head State Park Washington Lubec 5412191962 Atlantic Ocean
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Historic lighthouse
Range Ponds State Park Androscoggin Poland 7403001965Range PondsSandy beach
Rangeley Lake State Park Franklin Rangeley,
Rangeley Plantation
8703501960Rangeley Lake
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Lakeside camping
Reid State Park Sagadahoc Georgetown 7703101946Sheepscot Bay
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Swimming, sandy beaches
Roque Bluffs State Park Washington Roque Bluffs 2741111969 Englishman Bay Hiking trails
Sebago Lake State Park Cumberland Naples, Casco 1,3425431938 Sebago Lake
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Boating, swimming, camping
Shackford Head State Park Washington Eastport 87351989 Cobscook Bay
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Shoreline and inland hiking
Swan Lake State Park Waldo Swanville 6727 Swan Lake Swimming, canoeing
Two Lights State Park Cumberland Cape Elizabeth 41171961 Casco Bay
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Historic lighthouses
Vaughan Woods State Park York South Berwick 165671949 Salmon Falls River
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Old-growth forest
Warren Island State Park Waldo Islesboro 70281959 Penobscot Bay Access by private boat
Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park Cumberland Freeport 244991969 Casco Bay Osprey watching

State historic sites

NameCountyTownArea [1] ImageRemarks
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Bible Point Aroostook 2711Campsite of the young Teddy Roosevelt on Mattawamkeag Lake
Colburn House State Historic Site Kennebec Pittston 62.4 Colburn House State Historic Site.JPG Home of patriot and shipbuilder Reuben Colburn
Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site Lincoln Bristol 197.7 Stone Castle of Fort William Henry, Pemaquid Beach, ME.jpg Site of colonial settlement dating from the early 1600s
Eagle Island State Historic Site Cumberland Harpswell 176.9 EagleIslandsegl.jpg Casco Bay home of explorer Admiral Robert Peary
Fort Baldwin State Historic Site Sagadahoc Phippsburg 104.0 FortBaldwinMaine.jpg Early 20th-century coastal defense fortification near the mouth of the Kennebec River
Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site Lincoln Edgecomb 31.2 Fort Edgecomb Davis Island Maine-4.jpg Two-story, octagonal wooden blockhouse on Davis Island
Fort Halifax State Historic Site Kennebec Winslow 0.750.30 Fort Halifax, U.S. Route 201, Winslow (Kennebec County, Maine).jpg British colonial outpost on the Sebasticook River
Fort Kent State Historic Site Aroostook Fort Kent 31.2 Fort Kent, Fort Kent (Aroostock County, Maine).jpg Fortification built during the Aroostook War at the confluence of the Fish and Saint John rivers
Fort Knox State Historic Site Waldo Prospect 12450 FortKnoxPanorama.jpg Nineteenth-century coastal fortification on the Penobscot River
Fort McClary State Historic Site York Kittery Point 2711 Fort McClary blockhouse Kittery Maine.jpg Nineteenth-century coastal fortification at the mouth of the Piscataqua River
Fort O'Brien State Historic Site Washington Machiasport 20.81 MachiasportME FortOBrienView.jpg Site of fortification on the Machias River destroyed during both the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812
Fort Popham State Historic Site Sagadahoc Phippsburg 41.6 Fort Popham and the Atkins Bay arm of the Kennebec River.jpg Civil War-era coastal fortification at the mouth of the Kennebec River
Fort Pownall Waldo Stockton Springs 31.2 Fort Pownall, Maine.png In Fort Point State Park
John Paul Jones State Historic Site York Kittery 20.81Site of the Maine Sailors' and Soldiers' Memorial by Bashka Paeff
Katahdin Iron Works Piscataquis T6R9239.3 Katahdin Iron Works.jpg Site of an ironworks in operation from 1845 to 1890
Storer Garrison State Historic Site York Wells 00A plaque commemorating the site of the Storer Garrison
Whaleback Shell Midden Lincoln Damariscotta 114.5 Whaleback Shell Midden State Historic Site - 20070722 07999.JPG Oyster shell midden on the Damariscotta River

Public reserved lands

NameCountyTownArea [1] Estab-
lished
River / lake /
other
ImageRemarks
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Bald Mountain Franklin 1,873758
Bigelow Preserve Franklin, Somerset 35,00014,000
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Bradley Penobscot 9,1133,688
Chains of Ponds Franklin 1,119453
Chamberlain Lake Piscataquis 10,2904,160
Cutler Coast Washington 12,2384,953
Day's Academy Piscataquis 7,3092,958
Dead River Somerset 7,0312,845
Deboullie Aroostook 21,8718,851
Dodge Point Lincoln 548222
Donnell Pond Hancock 15,3916,229
Duck Lake Hancock, Washington 25,22010,210
Eagle Lake Aroostook 24,4169,881
Four Ponds Franklin 6,0182,435
Gero Island Piscataquis 4,0511,639
Great Heath Washington 6,2072,512
Holeb Somerset 20,1558,156
Kennebec Highlands Franklin, Kennebec 6,0762,459
Little Moose Piscataquis 15,0556,093
Machias River Corridor Washington 10,0264,057
Mahoosuc Oxford 31,80712,872
Moosehead Lake Piscataquis 14,5005,900
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Mount Abram Franklin 6,2142,515
Nahmakanta Piscataquis 43,96617,792
Pineland Cumberland 646261
Richardson Oxford 22,7289,198
Rocky Lake Washington 11,1504,510
Round Pond Aroostook 20,3498,235
Salmon Brook Lake Bog Aroostook 1,857752
Scraggly Lake Penobscot 9,0923,679
Scopan Aroostook 20,1358,148
Seboeis Unit Penobscot, Piscataquis 21,3698,648
Seboomook Somerset 41,50016,800
Telos Aroostook 22,9629,292
Tumbledown Franklin 10,5554,271
Tumbledown-mountain.jpg
Wassataquoik Penobscot 2,099849

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Outdoors in Maine: State Parks, Public Lands, and Historic Sites" (PDF). Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. September 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2017.