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