List of Maine state parks
Encyclopedia
This list includes state park
s, State Reserved areas, and State Historic Areas in the U.S. state
of Maine
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State park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the federated state level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or recreational...
s, State Reserved areas, and State Historic Areas in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
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State Parks
- Allagash Wilderness Waterway State Park
- Aroostook State Park
- Baxter State ParkBaxter State ParkBaxter State Park is a large wilderness area permanently preserved as a state park, located in Piscataquis County in north-central Maine. The Park was established by 28 donations of land, in Trust, from Park donor Percival P. Baxter between the years of 1931 and 1962, eventually creating a Park of...
- Birch Point State Park
- Bradbury Mountain State ParkBradbury Mountain State ParkBradbury Mountain State Park is a state park in Pownal, Cumberland County, Maine. The land was acquired by the federal government of the United States in 1939 with the park being founded in the 1940s. Its borders were extended in the 1990s and 2000s across Maine Route 9 with the addition of the...
- Camden Hills State Park
- Cobscook Bay State ParkCobscook Bay State ParkCobscook Bay State Park is a state park, surrounded by the salt waters of Cobscook Bay, and located four miles south of Dennysville, Maine. The park contains of land and provides magnificent views of the ebb and flow of the tides. The name Cobscook is a Maliseet-Passamaquoddy word for boiling...
- Crescent Beach State ParkCrescent Beach State ParkCrescent Beach State Park is a state park in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, United States. Located outside of Portland, the Park opened in 1966.-References:...
- Damariscotta Lake State Park
- Ferry Beach State Park
- Fort Point State Park
- Grafton Notch State Park
- Holbrook Island Sanctuary State Park
- Lake St. George State Park
- Lamoine State Park
- Lily Bay State Park
- Moose Point State Park
- Mount Blue State ParkMount Blue State ParkMount Blue State Park is a popular recreation, camping, and swimming area run by the state of Maine located in Franklin County. Its facilities are situated on the shores of Webb Lake in Weld, near mountains Mount Blue, Little Jackson, and Tumbledown Mountain...
- Peacock Beach State ParkPeacock Beach State ParkPeacock Beach State Park is a state park in Richmond, Maine. Established in 2010, Peacock Beach is located on Pleasant Pond, on U.S. Route 201 between the Maine Turnpike and I-295, about south of Augusta.-References:...
- Peaks-Kenny State ParkPeaks-Kenny State ParkPeaks-Kenny State Park is a part of the Maine State Park System, most of which is located in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine. The park grounds are approximately , and include 56 campsites, flush toilets, hot showers, a picnic area, an amphitheater, and hiking trails. The park also includes a...
- Penobscot River Corridor
- Popham Beach State Park
- Quoddy Head State ParkQuoddy Head State ParkQuoddy Head State Park is a park located four miles off Maine State Route 189 in Lubec, Maine on the easternmost point of land in the continental United States...
- Range Ponds State Park
- Rangeley Lake State Park
- Reid State ParkReid State ParkReid State Park is a state park on Georgetown Island, in Sagadahoc County, Maine. There are several naturally sandy beaches which contrast with the usually rocky coast of Maine. The conditions make for excellent swimming during the summer months, with a natural inlet providing a somewhat warmer...
- Roque Bluffs State Park
- Shackford Head State Park
- Sebago Lake State ParkSebago Lake State ParkSebago Lake State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Maine. It is a popular recreation, camping, and boating area on Sebago Lake in the tourist area of Maine known as the Lakes Region. Located in Naples and Casco, Maine, it was opened in 1938 and was one of the original five state parks....
- Swan Lake State ParkSwan Lake State ParkSwan Lake State Park is a state park on Swan Lake in Swanville, Waldo County, Maine, USA. The park covers 67 acres....
- Swans Falls Campground
- Two Lights State ParkTwo Lights State ParkTwo Lights State Park is a State Park located on Cape Elizabeth, Maine. It is a popular point of destination for Maine residents and the many visitors who enjoy the state's rocky coast, named for two nearby lighthouses called the Cape Elizabeth Lights...
- Vaughan Woods State ParkVaughan Woods State ParkVaughan Woods State Park is a state park in South Berwick, Maine, USA. It is located on the border of Maine and New Hampshire in southern York County. The park covers 250 acres and borders Salmon Falls, a 25 foot waterfall which also demarcates the border between South Berwick, Maine and...
- Warren Island State ParkWarren Island State ParkWarren Island State Park is a state park in Lincolnville, Waldo County, Maine. It was acquired by the state of Maine in 1959. It is located on . It contains nine campsites and two lean-to's....
- Wolfe's Neck Woods State ParkWolfe's Neck Woods State ParkWolfe's Neck Woods State Park is a state park in Freeport, Maine, USA. The land was donated to the State of Maine in 1969 by the Smith family of Freeport. It contains over of protected land and is popularly used for birdwatching, recreation, boating, cross-country skiing, hiking and...
Public Reserved Land
- Bald Mountain
- Bigelow Preserve
- Chain of Ponds
- Chamberlain Lake
- Cutler Coast
- Dead River
- Deboullie
- Dodge Point
- Donnell Pond
- Duck Lake
- Eagle Lake
- Four Ponds
- Gero Island
- Great Heath
- Holeb
- Little Moose
- Mackworth Island
- Mahoosuc Public Reserved Land
- Moosehead Lake
- Nahmakanta
- Pineland
- Richardson
- Rocky Lake
- Round Pond
- Scraggly Lake
- Seboeis
- Squapan
- Telos
- Wassataquoik
State Historic Sites
- Bible Point State Historic Site
- Colburn House State Historic SiteMajor Reuben Colburn HouseThe Major Reuben Colburn House was the home of Reuben Colburn, a patriot and shipbuilder of Pittston, Maine from 1765 to 1818. Colburn assisted George Washington and Benedict Arnold in the planning and provisioning of the invasion of Canada...
- Colonial Pemaquid State Historic SitePemaquid Archeological SitePemaquid Archeological Site, also known as Pemaquid Restoration and Museum or ME 058-1, is an archeological site and park near or at Pemaquid Beach in Bristol, Maine....
- Eagle Island
- Fort EdgecombFort EdgecombFort Edgecomb, built in 1808-1809, is a two-story octagonal wooden blockhouse and restored fortifications located on Davis Island in the town of Edgecomb, Lincoln County, Maine, United States. It is also known as Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site...
- Fort HalifaxFort Halifax (Maine)Fort Halifax was a U.S. colonial outpost on the Kennebec River at modern-day Winslow, Maine. It is a National Historic Landmark.-History:Fort Halifax was a fort on the north bank of the Sebasticook River. Its blockhouse, which survives, is the oldest blockhouse in the United States....
- Fort KentFort Kent (fort)Fort Kent is a site significant for its association with the Aroostook War.It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973, and is now known as Fort Kent State Historic Site...
- Fort KnoxFort Knox, MaineFort Knox, now Fort Knox State Park or Fort Knox State Historic Site, in Maine was built from 1844-1869. It is located on the western bank of the Penobscot River in the town of Prospect, Maine, about from the mouth of the river. It was the first fort in Maine built of granite...
- Fort McClary State Historic Site
- Fort O'Brien
- Fort PophamFort PophamFort Popham is a coastal defense land battery at the mouth of the Kennebec River in Phippsburg, Maine. It is located in sight of the short-lived Popham Colony and, like the colony, named for George Popham, the colony's leader...
- John Paul Jones State Historic Site
- Storer Garrison State Historic Site
- Katahdin Iron WorksKatahdin Iron WorksKatahdin Iron Works is a Maine state historic site located in the unorganized township of the same name. The state's property contains Gulf Hagas, a canyon on the West Branch of the Pleasant River that is a National Natural Landmark...
- Whaleback Shell MiddenWhaleback Shell MiddenWhaleback Shell Midden is a shell midden, or dump, consisting primarily of oyster shells located on the east side of the Damariscotta River in Maine. Other shell middens are located on the estuary in both Damariscotta and Newcastle...