Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Numerous small streams, such as the Sheepscot River or
Cobbosseecontee Stream, offer plenty of paddling opportunities, espe-
cially in spring or after a good rain.
Hikers will find no shortage of day hikes. Most are short and relatively
easy as they ascend moderate hills like Mount Pisgah with its fire tower
in Winthrop or Monument Hill in Leeds. In most cases the views are as
spectacular as any from their larger cousins to the west.
Bald Mountain in Dedham, on the eastern end of this region, is also a
popular day hike.
WATCHABLE WILDLIFE:
The
Sunkhaze Mead-
ows
marsh near Old Town is a wildlife-watcher's
dream. You could spend days canoeing its many chan-
nels in search of great blue herons, muskrats, beavers
and moose.
Note: Maine has one area code - 207.
Parks & Preserves
State Parks
Peacock Beach State Park
, Richmond. Located on Route 201
just 10 miles south of Augusta, this 100-acre park with a fine
sand beach features good swimming with lifeguards. Open dur-
ing summer season. Small fee. Plenty of parking.
582-2813.
Range Ponds State Park
, Poland. Open seasonally. This 750-acre pond
is popular with swimmers and paddlers. Good fishing. Facilities include
beach, bathhouse, toilets, picnic ground and more than a mile-long na-
ture trail. There is a fee.
998-4104.
Wildlife Refuges
Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
, Milford. Es-
tablished in 1988, this 9,337-acre preserve is located along five
miles of Sunkhaze Stream.
