Parks & Public Lands in Aroostook County

Allagash Wilderness Waterway

Allagash

The 92-mile canoe trip of the East. Chain Lakes, Churchill Lake, rapids, portages, and the Allagash River running north to the St. John. Reserve campsites ahead; bring bug juice.

maine.gov · Phone: (207) 941-4014 · Directions

Fort Kent Blockhouse

Fort Kent

A surviving War of 1812 blockhouse and State Historic Site, the northernmost point of the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, marking the border dispute between Great Britain and the United States.

Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge

Limestone · Also serving Caribou, Caswell

5,252 acres on the former Loring Air Force Base, 13 miles of foot trails through northern hardwood forest, streams, ponds, wetlands, and grasslands. Moose, moose tracks, and boreal birds. Open year-round, half hour before sunrise to half hour after sunset.

fws.gov · Phone: (207) 454-7161 · Directions

Aroostook State Park

Presque Isle

Maine's very first state park, established 1938. 898 acres encompassing Quaggy Jo Mountain and Echo Lake, camping, hiking, 15 miles of groomed cross-country ski trails, swimming, and fishing. Off U.S. Route 1 south of Presque Isle.

maine.gov · Phone: (207) 768-8341 · Directions