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.

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

State parks
Name County Town Area[1] Estab-
lished		 River / lake /
other		 Image Remarks
acres ha
Allagash Wilderness Waterway Aroostook,
Piscataquis		 24,1649,779 1966 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 898363 1938 Echo Lake Swimming, hiking, camping
Baxter State Park Piscataquis 209,50184,782 1931 Hiking on Mount Katahdin
Birch Point State Park Knox Owls Head 6225 1999 Penobscot Bay Pocket beach
Bradbury Mountain State Park Cumberland Pownal 730300 1939 Mountain biking
Camden Hills State Park Knox, Waldo Camden, Lincolnville 5,7102,310 1947 Trails: hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling
Cobscook Bay State Park Washington Edmunds Township 871352 1964 Cobscook Bay Tide watching
Crescent Beach State Park Cumberland Cape Elizabeth 24298 1966 Atlantic Ocean Saltwater beach, hiking trails
Damariscotta Lake State Park Lincoln Jefferson 197.7 1970 Damariscotta Lake Sandy beach
Ferry Beach State Park York Saco 11747 Atlantic Ocean Sandy beach
Fort Point State Park Waldo Stockton Springs 15663 1974 Penobscot Bay Scenic vistas, fishing
Grafton Notch State Park Oxford Grafton Township 3,1291,266 1963 Bear River Hiking
Holbrook Island Sanctuary State Park Hancock Brooksville 1,345544 1971 Penobscot Bay Hiking, kayaking, swimming, birdwatching
Lake St. George State Park Waldo Liberty Township 358145 Lake St. George Camping, swimming, boating, hiking
Lamoine State Park Hancock Lamoine 5522 1949 Frenchman's Bay Camping, kayaking
Lily Bay State Park Piscataquis Greenville 924374 1959 Moosehead Lake Fronts the state's largest lake
Mackworth Island Cumberland Falmouth 10040 1946 Casco Bay Hiking, scenic vistas
Moose Point State Park Waldo Searsport 14659 1952 Penobscot Bay Hiking, scenic vistas
Mount Blue State Park Franklin Weld 7,4893,031 1955 Webb Lake Beach, hiking, camping
Mount Kineo State Park Piscataquis Kineo Township 800320 Moosehead Lake Trails, vistas
Owls Head Light State Park Knox Owls Head 135.3 Penobscot Bay Beaches, lighthouse
Peacock Beach State Park Sagadahoc Richmond 104.0 Pleasant Pond Locally managed
Peaks-Kenny State Park Piscataquis Dover-Foxcroft,
Bowerbank		 813329 1964 Sebec Lake Beach, 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 Sandy beach
Quoddy Head State Park Washington Lubec 541219 1962 Atlantic Ocean Historic lighthouse
Range Ponds State Park Androscoggin Poland 740300 1965 Range Ponds Sandy beach
Rangeley Lake State Park Franklin Rangeley,
Rangeley Plantation		 870350 1960 Rangeley Lake Lakeside camping
Reid State Park Sagadahoc Georgetown 770310 1946 Sheepscot Bay Swimming, sandy beaches
Roque Bluffs State Park Washington Roque Bluffs 274111 1969 Englishman Bay Hiking trails
Sebago Lake State Park Cumberland Naples, Casco 1,342543 1938 Sebago Lake Boating, swimming, camping
Shackford Head State Park Washington Eastport 8735 1989 Cobscook Bay Shoreline and inland hiking
Swan Lake State Park Waldo Swanville 6727 Swan Lake Swimming, canoeing
Two Lights State Park Cumberland Cape Elizabeth 4117 1961 Casco Bay Historic lighthouses
Vaughan Woods State Park York South Berwick 16567 1949 Salmon Falls River Old-growth forest
Warren Island State Park Waldo Islesboro 7028 1959 Penobscot Bay Access by private boat
Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park Cumberland Freeport 24499 1969 Casco Bay Osprey watching

State historic sites
Name County Town Area[1] Image Remarks
acres ha
Bible Point Aroostook 2711 Campsite of the young Teddy Roosevelt on Mattawamkeag Lake
Colburn House State Historic Site Kennebec Pittston 62.4 Home of patriot and shipbuilder Reuben Colburn
Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site Lincoln Bristol 197.7 Site of colonial settlement dating from the early 1600s
Eagle Island State Historic Site Cumberland Harpswell 176.9 Casco Bay home of explorer Admiral Robert Peary
Fort Baldwin State Historic Site Sagadahoc Phippsburg 104.0 Early 20th-century coastal defense fortification near the mouth of the Kennebec River
Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site Lincoln Edgecomb 31.2 Two-story, octagonal wooden blockhouse on Davis Island
Fort Halifax State Historic Site Kennebec Winslow 0.750.30 British colonial outpost on the Sebasticook River
Fort Kent State Historic Site Aroostook Fort Kent 31.2 Fortification built during the Aroostook War at the confluence of the Fish and Saint John rivers
Fort Knox State Historic Site Waldo Prospect 12450 Nineteenth-century coastal fortification on the Penobscot River
Fort McClary State Historic Site York Kittery Point 2711 Nineteenth-century coastal fortification at the mouth of the Piscataqua River
Fort O'Brien State Historic Site Washington Machiasport 20.81 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 Civil War-era coastal fortification at the mouth of the Kennebec River
Fort Pownall Waldo Stockton Springs 31.2 In Fort Point State Park
John Paul Jones State Historic Site York Kittery 20.81 Site of the Maine Sailors' and Soldiers' Memorial by Bashka Paeff
Katahdin Iron Works Piscataquis T6R9 239.3 Site of an ironworks in operation from 1845 to 1890
Storer Garrison State Historic Site York Wells 00 A plaque commemorating the site of the Storer Garrison
Whaleback Shell Midden Lincoln Damariscotta 114.5 Oyster shell midden on the Damariscotta River

Public reserved lands
Name County Town Area[1] Estab-
lished		 River / lake /
other		 Image Remarks
acres ha
Bald Mountain Franklin 1,873758
Bigelow Preserve Franklin, Somerset 35,00014,000
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
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
Wassataquoik Penobscot 2,099849

See also

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