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The Baxter State Park Headquarters in Millinocket will be closed on Wednesday, 10/16. The Reservations phone line will remain open..

Due to recent bear activity, visitors are advised to be mindful of storing all food, trash, and scented items inside their locked vehicles with the windows rolled up. Coolers and covered truck beds are not bear proof.

In observance of Labor Day, the BSP Administrative Office will be closed on September 2, 2024.  The reservation office at Headquarters will be open from 8 am to 4 pm.

The National Weather Service is forecasting a heat wave this week, starting Tuesday. Please adjust you plans in the Park accordingly, as strenuous hiking in these conditions can be dangerous.

Don’t forget to bring a printed copy of your day use parking or camping reservation!

Check our daily conditions report for up-to-date information.

Roaring Brook Road suffered significant damage over the winter, and will be delayed in opening this spring. The first week of camping reservations, May 15 to May 23, have been cancelled, and there will be no vehicular access to the campground and to most trailheads along the road during this time. We are working to… Continue reading “Roaring Brook Road- delayed opening” →

The Park’s headquarters building in Millinocket, including the reservations office, will be closed to the public from April 29 to May 10th for training events. Reservations may still be made online and by phone during these two weeks.

Due to an issue with our reservation system cloud-based hosting service, we experienced an outage with visitor reservations on 4/22/2024. All services have been restored. We apologize for the inconvenience. BSP utilizes our website news page and Facebook to  alert visitors of outages and to provide updates. https://baxterstatepark.org/news/