List of Maine state parks

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.

State parks NameCountyTownAreaEstab- lishedRiver / lake / otherImageRemarks acres haAllagash Wilderness Waterway Aroostook, Piscataquis1966Allagash RiverCanoeing, fishing, hunting, campingAndroscoggin RiverlandsAndroscogginTurnerAndroscoggin RiverCanoeing, multi-use trails along 12 miles of river frontageAroostook State ParkAroostookPresque Isle1938Echo LakeSwimming, hiking, campingBaxter State ParkPiscataquis1931Hiking on Mount KatahdinBirch Point State ParkKnoxOwls Head1999Penobscot BayPocket beachBradbury Mountain State ParkCumberlandPownal1939Mountain bikingCamden Hills State ParkKnox, WaldoCamden, Lincolnville1947Trails: hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, snowmobilingCobscook Bay State ParkWashingtonEdmunds Township1964Cobscook BayTide watchingCrescent Beach State ParkCumberlandCape Elizabeth1966Atlantic OceanSaltwater beach, hiking trailsDamariscotta Lake State ParkLincolnJefferson1970Damariscotta LakeSandy beachFerry Beach State ParkYorkSacoAtlantic OceanSandy beachFort Point State ParkWaldoStockton Springs1974Penobscot BayScenic vistas, fishingGrafton Notch State ParkOxfordGrafton Township1963Bear RiverHikingHolbrook Island Sanctuary State ParkHancockBrooksville1971Penobscot BayHiking, kayaking, swimming, birdwatchingLake St. George State ParkWaldoLiberty TownshipLake St. GeorgeCamping, swimming, boating, hikingLamoine State ParkHancockLamoine1949Frenchman's BayCamping, kayakingLily Bay State ParkPiscataquisGreenville1959Moosehead LakeFronts the state's largest lakeMackworth IslandCumberlandFalmouth1946Casco BayHiking, scenic vistasMoose Point State ParkWaldoSearsport1952Penobscot BayHiking, scenic vistasMount Blue State ParkFranklinWeld1955Webb LakeBeach, hiking, campingMount Kineo State ParkPiscataquisKineo TownshipMoosehead LakeTrails, vistasOwls Head Light State ParkKnoxOwls HeadPenobscot BayBeaches, lighthousePeacock Beach State ParkSagadahocRichmondPleasant PondLocally managedPeaks-Kenny State ParkPiscataquisDover-Foxcroft, Bowerbank1964Sebec LakeBeach, boating, campingPenobscot River CorridorPiscataquis, SomersetPenobscot RiverRemote, wilderness recreation, fishing, hiking, canoeing Popham Beach State ParkSagadahocPhippsburgAtlantic OceanSandy beachQuoddy Head State ParkWashingtonLubec1962Atlantic OceanHistoric lighthouseRange Ponds State ParkAndroscogginPoland1965Range PondsSandy beachRangeley Lake State ParkFranklinRangeley, Rangeley Plantation1960Rangeley LakeLakeside campingReid State ParkSagadahocGeorgetown1946Sheepscot BaySwimming, sandy beachesRoque Bluffs State ParkWashingtonRoque Bluffs1969Englishman BayHiking trailsSebago Lake State ParkCumberlandNaples, Casco1938Sebago LakeBoating, swimming, campingShackford Head State ParkWashingtonEastport1989Cobscook BayShoreline and inland hikingSwan Lake State ParkWaldoSwanvilleSwan Lake Swimming, canoeingTwo Lights State ParkCumberlandCape Elizabeth1961Casco BayHistoric lighthousesVaughan Woods State ParkYorkSouth Berwick1949Salmon Falls RiverOld-growth forestWarren Island State ParkWaldoIslesboro1959Penobscot BayAccess by private boatWolfe's Neck Woods State ParkCumberlandFreeport1969Casco BayOsprey watching

State historic sites NameCountyTownAreaImageRemarks acres haBible Point AroostookCampsite of the young Teddy Roosevelt on Mattawamkeag Lake Colburn House State Historic SiteKennebecPittstonHome of patriot and shipbuilder Reuben ColburnColonial Pemaquid State Historic SiteLincolnBristolSite of colonial settlement dating from the early 1600sEagle Island State Historic SiteCumberlandHarpswellCasco Bay home of explorer Admiral Robert Peary Fort Baldwin State Historic SiteSagadahocPhippsburgEarly 20th-century coastal defense fortification near the mouth of the Kennebec River Fort Edgecomb State Historic SiteLincolnEdgecombTwo-story, octagonal wooden blockhouse on Davis Island Fort Halifax State Historic SiteKennebecWinslowBritish colonial outpost on the Sebasticook RiverFort Kent State Historic SiteAroostookFort KentFortification built during the Aroostook War at the confluence of the Fish and Saint John rivers Fort Knox State Historic SiteWaldoProspectNineteenth-century coastal fortification on the Penobscot River Fort McClary State Historic SiteYorkKittery PointNineteenth-century coastal fortification at the mouth of the Piscataqua River Fort O'Brien State Historic SiteWashingtonMachiasportSite of fortification on the Machias River destroyed during both the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 Fort Popham State Historic SiteSagadahocPhippsburgCivil War-era coastal fortification at the mouth of the Kennebec River Fort PownallWaldoStockton SpringsIn Fort Point State ParkJohn Paul Jones State Historic SiteYorkKitterySite of the Maine Sailors' and Soldiers' Memorial by Bashka Paeff Katahdin Iron WorksPiscataquisT6R9Site of an ironworks in operation from 1845 to 1890Storer Garrison State Historic SiteYorkWellsA plaque commemorating the site of the Storer Garrison Whaleback Shell MiddenLincolnDamariscottaOyster shell midden on the Damariscotta River

Public reserved lands NameCountyTownAreaEstab- lishedRiver / lake / otherImageRemarks acres haBald MountainFranklinBigelow PreserveFranklin, SomersetBradleyPenobscotChains of PondsFranklinChamberlain LakePiscataquisCutler CoastWashingtonDay's AcademyPiscataquisDead RiverSomersetDeboullieAroostookDodge PointLincolnDonnell PondHancockDuck LakeHancock, WashingtonEagle LakeAroostookFour PondsFranklinGero IslandPiscataquisGreat HeathWashingtonHolebSomersetKennebec HighlandsFranklin, Kennebec Little MoosePiscataquisMachias River CorridorWashingtonMahoosucOxfordMoosehead LakePiscataquisMount AbramFranklinNahmakantaPiscataquisPinelandCumberlandRichardsonOxfordRocky LakeWashingtonRound PondAroostookSalmon Brook Lake BogAroostookScraggly LakePenobscotScopanAroostookSeboeis UnitPenobscot, PiscataquisSeboomookSomersetTelosAroostookTumbledownFranklinWassataquoikPenobscot

See also List of U.S. national parks Maine Wildlife Management Areas (WMA)

References

External links Official Maine State Parks search site