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.
Maine State Parks and Historic sites Green- State Parks Blue - Historic sites
State parks [ edit ] Name County Town Area[1] Estab- lished River / lake / other Image Remarks acres ha Allagash Wilderness Waterway Aroostook , Piscataquis 24,164 9,779 1966 Allagash River Canoeing, fishing, hunting, camping Androscoggin Riverlands Androscoggin Turner 2,674 1,082 Androscoggin River Canoeing, multi-use trails along 12 miles of river frontage Aroostook State Park Aroostook Presque Isle 898 363 1938 Echo Lake Swimming, hiking, camping Baxter State Park Piscataquis 209,501 84,782 1931 Hiking on Mount Katahdin Birch Point State Park Knox Owls Head 62 25 1999 Penobscot Bay Pocket beach Bradbury Mountain State Park Cumberland Pownal 730 300 1939 Mountain biking Camden Hills State Park Knox , Waldo Camden , Lincolnville 5,710 2,310 1947 Trails: hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling Cobscook Bay State Park Washington Edmunds Township 871 352 1964 Cobscook Bay Tide watching Crescent Beach State Park Cumberland Cape Elizabeth 242 98 1966 Atlantic Ocean Saltwater beach, hiking trails Damariscotta Lake State Park Lincoln Jefferson 19 7.7 1970 Damariscotta Lake Sandy beach Ferry Beach State Park York Saco 117 47 Atlantic Ocean Sandy beach Fort Point State Park Waldo Stockton Springs 156 63 1974 Penobscot Bay Scenic vistas, fishing Grafton Notch State Park Oxford Grafton Township 3,129 1,266 1963 Bear River Hiking Holbrook Island Sanctuary State Park Hancock Brooksville 1,345 544 1971 Penobscot Bay Hiking, kayaking, swimming, birdwatching Lake St. George State Park Waldo Liberty Township 358 145 Lake St. George Camping, swimming, boating, hiking Lamoine State Park Hancock Lamoine 55 22 1949 Frenchman's Bay Camping, kayaking Lily Bay State Park Piscataquis Greenville 924 374 1959 Moosehead Lake Fronts the state's largest lake Mackworth Island Cumberland Falmouth 100 40 1946 Casco Bay Hiking, scenic vistas Moose Point State Park Waldo Searsport 146 59 1952 Penobscot Bay Hiking, scenic vistas Mount Blue State Park Franklin Weld 7,489 3,031 1955 Webb Lake Beach, hiking, camping Mount Kineo State Park Piscataquis Kineo Township 800 320 Moosehead Lake Trails, vistas Owls Head Light State Park Knox Owls Head 13 5.3 Penobscot Bay Beaches, lighthouse Peacock Beach State Park Sagadahoc Richmond 10 4.0 Pleasant Pond Locally managed Peaks-Kenny State Park Piscataquis Dover-Foxcroft , Bowerbank 813 329 1964 Sebec Lake Beach, boating, camping Penobscot River Corridor Piscataquis , Somerset 12,500 5,100 Penobscot River Remote, wilderness recreation, fishing, hiking, canoeing Popham Beach State Park Sagadahoc Phippsburg 605 245 Atlantic Ocean Sandy beach Quoddy Head State Park Washington Lubec 541 219 1962 Atlantic Ocean Historic lighthouse Range Ponds State Park Androscoggin Poland 740 300 1965 Range Ponds Sandy beach Rangeley Lake State Park Franklin Rangeley , Rangeley Plantation 870 350 1960 Rangeley Lake Lakeside camping Reid State Park Sagadahoc Georgetown 770 310 1946 Sheepscot Bay Swimming, sandy beaches Roque Bluffs State Park Washington Roque Bluffs 274 111 1969 Englishman Bay Hiking trails Sebago Lake State Park Cumberland Naples , Casco 1,342 543 1938 Sebago Lake Boating, swimming, camping Shackford Head State Park Washington Eastport 87 35 1989 Cobscook Bay Shoreline and inland hiking Swan Lake State Park Waldo Swanville 67 27 Swan Lake Swimming, canoeing Two Lights State Park Cumberland Cape Elizabeth 41 17 1961 Casco Bay Historic lighthouses Vaughan Woods State Park York South Berwick 165 67 1949 Salmon Falls River Old-growth forest Warren Island State Park Waldo Islesboro 70 28 1959 Penobscot Bay Access by private boat Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park Cumberland Freeport 244 99 1969 Casco Bay Osprey watching
State historic sites [ edit ] Public reserved lands [ edit ] Name County Town Area[1] Estab- lished River / lake / other Image Remarks acres ha Bald Mountain Franklin 1,873 758 Bigelow Preserve Franklin , Somerset 35,000 14,000 Bradley Penobscot 9,113 3,688 Chains of Ponds Franklin 1,119 453 Chamberlain Lake Piscataquis 10,290 4,160 Cutler Coast Washington 12,238 4,953 Day's Academy Piscataquis 7,309 2,958 Dead River Somerset 7,031 2,845 Deboullie Aroostook 21,871 8,851 Dodge Point Lincoln 548 222 Donnell Pond Hancock 15,391 6,229 Duck Lake Hancock , Washington 25,220 10,210 Eagle Lake Aroostook 24,416 9,881 Four Ponds Franklin 6,018 2,435 Gero Island Piscataquis 4,051 1,639 Great Heath Washington 6,207 2,512 Holeb Somerset 20,155 8,156 Kennebec Highlands Franklin , Kennebec 6,076 2,459 Little Moose Piscataquis 15,055 6,093 Machias River Corridor Washington 10,026 4,057 Mahoosuc Oxford 31,807 12,872 Moosehead Lake Piscataquis 14,500 5,900 Mount Abram Franklin 6,214 2,515 Nahmakanta Piscataquis 43,966 17,792 Pineland Cumberland 646 261 Richardson Oxford 22,728 9,198 Rocky Lake Washington 11,150 4,510 Round Pond Aroostook 20,349 8,235 Salmon Brook Lake Bog Aroostook 1,857 752 Scraggly Lake Penobscot 9,092 3,679 Scopan Aroostook 20,135 8,148 Seboeis Unit Penobscot , Piscataquis 21,369 8,648 Seboomook Somerset 41,500 16,800 Telos Aroostook 22,962 9,292 Tumbledown Franklin 10,555 4,271 Wassataquoik Penobscot 2,099 849
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