Author: Baxter State Park

See our winter basics page for additional information.

Winter camping in Baxter State Park (BSP) is permitted from December 1 to March 31, by reservation only. All reservations for winter camping must be made by completing our winter hiking/camping registration form and submitting it in person, by mail, or by email. Day users expecting to travel above treeline are also required to register… Continue reading “Reservations for winter open on Wednesday November 1st” →

Effective Monday 10/23/2023 and until further notice, Roaring Brook road will be closed in its entirety (and gated at Togue Pond Gatehouse) for road maintenance work.

All Katahdin and Traveler Loop Trails are closed at the trailheads to protect the fragile alpine environment.

The potential Federal Government shutdown does not impact the operations of Baxter State Park!  We will Remain open.

While state parks in Maine use an “off season” policy of first-come/first-served for camping starting in early September, Baxter State Park is not part of Maine’s state park system. Camping Reservations are required at Baxter through the end of the Season on 10/22/2023.

the recording is updated daily to include general information on trail status, water levels, road closures, fire danger, and other useful information for visitors

This includes trails around Abol Bridge, including approximately 3 miles of the Appalachian Trail, Abol Stream trail, and lower portions of Foss & Knowlton and Blueberry Ledges trails. Use of these trails under these conditions is dangerous- hikers risk being caught in swiftwater at stream crossings. The flooding is the result of water release from… Continue reading “CAUTION: Trails in the southern portion of the park are flooded, in places to waist deep or higher” →

The lower portion of the Saddle trail (between Chimney Pond Campgrounds and the Tableland, including the Saddle slide) is open effective Friday 6/23/2023. The Northwest Basin and North Peaks trails remain closed, except for the southernmost section of the Northwest Basin Trail—between the Saddle Trail and Caribou Spring—which is open to allow connecting to the… Continue reading “The lower Saddle Trail (the slide) opens on Friday, 6/23/2023” →