BSP offices closed on Monday (12/29)
Baxter State Park’s Reservations Office and the reservation phone line are closed on Monday (12/29) due to a winter storm.
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BSP Offices Closed on Wednesday, 12/24
All state offices, including Baxter State Park’s Reservations Office, are closed on Wednesday (12/24) due to a winter storm.
Honoring John H. Cashwell
We join the forestry community in mourning the passing of John H. Cashwell. As Director of the Maine Forest Service (1987-1992), John served as a member of the Baxter State Park Authority. His leadership was instrumental to the Park in many ways, including in the Park’s first land purchase following Governor Baxter’s gifts (the area… Continue reading “Honoring John H. Cashwell”
PARK ROADS CLOSURE
Park roads are closed to vehicular traffic for the season. All Park roads are closed to snowmobiles at this time, and approaches to the Park gates are not maintained (not plowed or sanded).
Park headquarters in Millinocket is closed on Friday 10/17
The reservations phone line will remain open.
The Visitor Center is now closed for the season
NOTICE OF TRAIL CLOSURE
As of Friday, 10/17, all Katahdin and Traveler Loop trails are closed for the season.
All trails and roads in the Park are now open
TRAIL AND ROADS STATUS
Starting Friday, June 6th, the Tote Road will be open through the Park. Be advised of soft shoulders and the need to use caution while driving on the Tote Road. All Traveler Mountain trails and all Katahdin trails, except the Saddle Slide trail will be open starting June 6th.
SPRING ROAD STATUS
Tote Road: open from Togue Pond Gatehouse to the Macmanus Brook gate, just north of Nesowadnehunk Field, and from Matagamon Gate open to Trout Brook Crossing (just past South Branch Pond Road). Roaring Brook and all other roads are open. CAUTION: road shoulders may still be soft in many areas.