Maine State Parks
Maine State Parks (Bureau of Parks and Lands), run by Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands, has 35 state parks, 15 historic sites, 1 natural area or preserve, 10 state trails, 1 park unit in this directory. 1 park list no entrance fee.
The state reports 48 units (source); counts differ when the state includes or excludes areas such as trails, boat launches or undeveloped land. See coverage notes.
Fees, passes and reservations
Entrance fees and passes
No statewide pass information was found on the official site.
Reservations
Bookings use Maine State Park campground reservations (campwithme.com).
Book online800-332-1501 (Maine area codes); (207) 624-9950 (out of state)
Browse Maine parks by activity
All 62 parks and units
Listed by designation. Fees shown are the main entrance fee where the park posts one.
State parks (35)
Historic sites (15)
Natural areas and preserves (1)
State trails (10)
Other park units (1)
Coverage notes
Inventory source: State of Maine ArcGIS Online feature layer 'BPL Properties Points for MaineFoliage' (described as 'Maine State Parks, Public Lands and Historic sites for MaineFoliage'; owner courtney.marchelletta@maine.gov; data last edited 2024-09-25). We re-check it weekly and keep renamed, merged and closed parks traceable.
Not included: 30 Public Lands (code P), e.g. Bigelow Preserve, Cutler Coast, Deboullie, Nahmakanta (Public Reserved Lands run by BPL's public lands program for multiple uses (timber, wildlife, dispersed recreation), comparable to state forests, not state park units. Revisit if the maine.gov 'Find Parks and Lands' directory should be mirrored in full.); Penobscot Narrows Observatory (managed outside the state park system or not a visitor destination); Baxter State Park (Run by the independent Baxter State Park Authority, not BPL.); Peacock Beach State Park (managed outside the state park system or not a visitor destination).
Statewide information last reviewed Oct 29, 2026.